Kerry James Marshall
- Introduction
- Kerry James Marshall (born October 17, 1955) is an American artist and professor, known for his paintings of Black figures. He previously taught painting at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2017, Marshall was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. He was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama and moved in childhood to South Central Los Angeles. He now lives in Chicago, Illinois. A retrospective exhibition of his work, Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, was assembled by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago in 2016.
- Wikidata
- Q832432
- Introduction
- Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1955, Kerry James Marshall painted representations of Black individuals in his large-scale narrative works. Marshall received a BFA from Otis Art Institute in 1978, and he has served as an associate professor of art at the University of Illinois, Chicago since 1993.
- Nationalities
- American, African American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Collagist, Painter
- Names
- Kerry James Marshall, Kerry Marshall
- Ulan
- 500116210
Exhibitions
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214: Surface Tension
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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The Long Run
Nov 11, 2017–May 5, 2019
MoMA
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
MoMA
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Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection
Apr 22, 2009–Jan 4, 2010
MoMA
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Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection
Apr 22, 2009–Jan 4, 2010
MoMA
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Kerry James Marshall Study for Blue Water, Silver Moon 1991
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Kerry James Marshall Rythm Mastr: Every Beat of My Heart 1999–2000
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Kerry James Marshall Rythm Mastr: Bulletin! 1999–2000
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Kerry James Marshall Rythm Mastr: Tower of Power 1999–2000
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled 2002
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled 2003
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled 2003
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled 2004
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled 2004
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled 2004
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Kerry James Marshall Study for Vignette 2004
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled (Stono Drawing) 2012
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled (Club Scene) 2013
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Kerry James Marshall 1st Row Tables for 2. Study for Untitled (Club Scene) 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Foreground Tables. Study for Untitled (Club Scene) 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Mid Tables. Study for Untitled (Club Scene) 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (Club Scene) 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (Club Scene) 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled (policeman) 2015
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Kerry James Marshall Satisfied Man 2015
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (Club Scene) c. 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (Club Scene) c. 2013
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (policeman) c. 2015
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (policeman)) c. 2015
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (policeman) c. 2015
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Kerry James Marshall Untitled study for Untitled (policeman) c. 2015
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