Leamon Green facts for kids
Leamon Green, born in 1959, is an American visual artist who creates amazing art using many different materials and styles.
Quick facts for kids
Leamon Green
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| Born | 1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Temple University, Cleveland Institute of Art |
| Known for | Visual art |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Wallace |
About Leamon Green
Leamon Green was born in 1959 in a town called Anniston, Alabama. He studied art at several different schools. He earned a special degree called a Master of Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1985. Before that, he got a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio in 1982. He also studied at Concord College from 1977 to 1979.
In 2007, Leamon Green received a special award called a Fulbright award. This award allowed him to travel to Tanzania in Africa. He lived there for a year, teaching art and creating new works.
Today, Leamon Green is a professor in the fine arts department at Texas Southern University in Houston. He teaches young artists there. His wife's name is Susan Wallace.
You can find some of Leamon Green's artwork in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. This is a big museum where many important artworks are kept.
Art Exhibitions
Leamon Green has shown his art in many special shows called exhibitions. These shows can be just for his work (solo exhibitions) or include art from many different artists (group exhibitions).
Solo Exhibitions
Here are some of the places where Leamon Green has had his own art shows:
- Leamon Green: Recent Work, Beeville Art Museum, a show you could see online, 2020
- Is the Way Closed, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2017
- Look At Them, O'Kane Gallery, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, Texas, 2016
- Ancestral Legacies, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas, 2016
- Leamon Green, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2015
- Made in Tanzania, New Artwork, Alliance Francaise, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008
- Ancestral Images, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, 2003
- Step into the Footsteps of Your Ancestors, University Museum, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, 2001
- Hear What They Do Not Say, African American Museum, Dallas, Texas, 1998
Group Exhibitions
Leamon Green has also been part of art shows with other artists:
- Miniatures, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, 2003
- Circle of Friends, Artscan Gallery, Houston, 2002
