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1936
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Born in Bartica, Essequibo, British Guyana, South America
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1957 - 1959
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Regent Street Polytechnic, Chelsea School of Art
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1959 - 1962
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Slade School of Arts, London University, Royal College of Art
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Awards, Fellowships, Grants
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2007 Honorary Doctorate in Fine Art at University of Wolverhampton
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2005 Royal Academy of Arts, London elected member
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1992 & 1998 Pollock Krasner Award
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1977 Arts Council of Great Britain Award
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1975 New York State CAPS Award
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1973 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
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1972 Visiting Artist Program, New York State Council of the Arts
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1968-69 Artist in Residence, New York State Council of the Arts, Critics Choice Program
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1967 Painting Prize, Edinburgh Open 100, Edinburgh, Scotland
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1967 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
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1966 First World Festival of Negro Art, Dakar, Senegal Grand Prize for Contemporary Art
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1963 Calouste-Gulbenkian Foundation, Painting Purchase Award Shakespeare Quarto-Centenary, Stratford on Avon, England, three canvases commissioned: 15'x10', 15'x35', 15'x10'
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1962 Royal College of Art, Silver Medal
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1962 Associate of the Royal College of Art (MFA)
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1969-72 Contributing Editor and Critic for Arts Magazine
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1965 Vice-Chairman of the London Group
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1962 Member of the London Group
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1958-63 Founder of the Young Commonwealth Artists Group with Billy Apple, Jonathan Kingdon, the late Neil Stocker and others
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1984 Artist in Residence, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine
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1975-86 Tutor, Byam Shaw School of Painting and Sculpture, London
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1975-76 Lecturer, School of Visual Arts, New York
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1974-75 Artist in Residence, Rhode Island School of Design
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1970-71 Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston
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1969-70 Assistant Professor, Douglass College, Rutgers University, NJ
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1968-69 Instructor, Columbia University, New York
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1964-66 Lecturer, Reading University
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1963-83 Tutor, Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London
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Selected Public and Corporate Collections
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American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, New York
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Arts Council of Great Britain
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Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, FL
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
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Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
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Currier Gallery, Manchester, NH
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Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
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De Menil Foundation, Houston TX
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Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
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New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
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Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase, NY
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Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Toledo, OH
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Port Authority of New York, World Trade Center, NY
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Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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Rivercross Tenants Corporation, New York
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Royal College of Art, London
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, West Indies
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London Borough of Southwark
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
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Herbert Art Gallery And Museum, Coventry, England
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Carmen & G.R. N'Nambdi Collection. University of Delaware, “The Paul R Jones Collection”
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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London
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2009 |
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Forthcoming: British Subjects, Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, Group Exhibition |
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2008 |
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Forthcoming: ROLLO PREVIEW 08 – ROLLO Contemporary Art, Group exhibition |
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2008 |
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Forthcoming: BIG PAINTINGS – Bournemouth Institute (TEXT AND TALK programme) (later travelling to Wolverhampton) |
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2008 |
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Forthcoming: REDEMPTION SONG, ‘Bridgetown to Brighton’, Brighton Jubilee Library |
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2008 |
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Forthcoming: FRANK BOWLING LATEST WORKS, Solo Show at ROLLO Contemporary Art |
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2008 |
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Forthcoming: BIG PAINTINGS, Wolverhampton University Art Gallery (travelled from Bournemouth Institute) |
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2008 |
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Forthcoming: Recent Works, Solo Show at Poussin Gallery, London |
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2007 |
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Peg Alston Fine Art Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2007 |
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Frank Bowling RA Poured Paintings, Arts Club London in collaboration with ROLLO Contemporary Art (3rd May – 1st June) (solo) |
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2006 |
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Frank’s Colour: Paintings by Frank Bowling RA, Royal Academy Hush Casson Room for Friends (solo) |
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2006 |
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Frank Bowling The White Paintings, Art Sway (solo) |
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2006 |
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Frank Bowling ROLLO Contemporary Art, an exhibition celebrating Frank Bowling’s election to the Royal Academy (solo) |
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2006 |
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Frank Bowling: Full of Light, GR N’Nambdi New York City (solo) |
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2006 |
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Frank Bolwing: Full of Light, G. R. N’Nambdi Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2005 |
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Frank Bowling: Full of Light. A survey exhibition featuring paintings from 1978 to 2004, G. R. N’Nambdi Gallery, Detroit, MI (solo) |
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2005 |
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Frank Bowling recent works, Peg Alston Fine Arts Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2004 |
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The Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (solo) |
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2004 |
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Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia (solo) |
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2004 |
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N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2004 |
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Heidi Cho Gallery, Chelsea, New York (solo) |
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2004 |
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Broadbent Gallery, London, England (solo) |
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2004 |
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This Was Tomorrow: Art and the Sixties. Tate Britain, London |
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2004 |
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Something to look forward to: an exhibition featuring abstract art by 22 distinguished Americans of African descent. Curated by Bill Hutson. The Philips Museum of Art, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, touring to Heckscher Museum, Long Island, California African-American Museum, Los Angeles, Lowe Museum, University of Miami |
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2004 |
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Illusion. Savacou Gallery, New York |
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2004 |
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A Century of African American Art: The Paul R. Jones Collection. University of Delaware |
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2003 |
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Not just for Christmas: Visual Art with life and soul, Outfitters Gallery, Margate, Kent |
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2003 |
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Outfitters Gallery, Margate. Kent 2003 G. R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI (solo) |
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2003 |
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Delibar, Charterhouse Street, London (solo) |
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2003 |
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Aljira, A Center for the Arts, Newark, NJ 2003 Skoto Gallery, Chelsea, New York (solo) |
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2003 |
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London Group, Woodlands Gallery, Greenwich, London |
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2003 |
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Faultlines: Contemporary African Art and Shifting Landscapes, a project for the 50th Venice Bienniale 2003 Curated by Gilane Tawadros, Director Intsttute of International Visual Arts, London |
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2003 |
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Confluence, Pilgrim Gallery, London |
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2003 |
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“The Painted Path”, Broadbent Gallery, Notting Hill, London |
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2002 |
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Tate Unseen, living artists from, Tate Storeroom, London, England |
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2002 |
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Six American masters, Bowling, Carter, Clark, Huston, Loving, Pindell, Sugar Hill Art Center, Harlem, N.Y. |
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2002 |
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No Greater Love, Abstraction, Jack Tilton / Anna Kustera Gallery, SoHo, New York |
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2002 |
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Group Show 2002, Peg Alston Fine Arts, New York |
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2002 |
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Forms of Abstraction 111. Abstract works from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. Bowling, Clark, Edwards, Gilliam, Hunt, Hutson, Loving, Pindell, Whitten, G. R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit |
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2002 |
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Peg Alston Fine Art Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2001 |
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UFA Gallery, Chelsea, New York (solo) |
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2001 |
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Rohde und Nerlich, Berlin, Germany (solo) |
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2001 |
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Georgetown Gallery of Art, Washington DC (solo) |
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2001 |
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KATONAH Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, Jazz and Visual Improvisation 2001 N’Namdi Gallery, Take Five, Chicago, IL. 2001 Art Chicago 2001, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
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2000 |
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In A Marine Light. The Custom House Gallery, Mill Dam, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England |
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2000 |
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African American Abstraction, City Gallery East, Atlanta, Georgia |
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2000 |
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19th & 20th Century: African American Art, Kenkeleba Gallery, New York |
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2000 |
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Peg Alston Fine Art Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2000 |
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George N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2000 |
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George N’Namdi Gallery, Birmingham, MI (solo) |
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1999 |
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UFA Gallery, Chelsea, New York (solo) |
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1998 |
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Rush Arts Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1998 |
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The Fanelli Show, O.K. Harris Gallery, New York |
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1998 |
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The African-American Fine Arts Collection of the New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton New Jersey |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Space, Time & Object: Black Abstractionists, IRADAC [The Institute For Research On the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean]. City University of New York [CUNY] |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Skylight Gallery Holiday Exhibition, Skylight Gallery Brooklyn |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Celebration [Significant Smaller works], Judith Klein Gallery, New York |
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1997 - 1998 |
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A year in the Life of Present Modernism, curated by Piri Halasz, Tribes Gallery New York |
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1997 - 1998 |
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"In The Spirit", Cinque Gallery New York |
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1997 |
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University Gallery, Bradford, Yorkshire (solo) |
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1997 |
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The YAA Asantewaa Arts Centre, Paddington, London (solo) |
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1997 |
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The Cut Gallery, Waterloo, London (solo) |
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1997 |
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South Hill Park Arts Centre, Paddington, London (solo) |
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1997 |
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Midland Art Centre, Birmingham (solo) |
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1997 |
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De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex (solo) |
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1997 |
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Christiane Nienaber Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1997 |
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Center for Art & Culture, Skylight Gallery, Restoration Plaza Brooklyn, New York (solo) |
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1997 |
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Camille Love Gallery, Atlanta Georgia (solo) |
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1996 - 1997 |
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For the Young Collector, a k a Small Gems, curated by Randy Bloom, Tribes Gallery. New York |
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1996 |
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The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London |
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1996 |
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Harlech Biennale, Wales |
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1996 |
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City Gallery, Leicester (solo) |
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1995 |
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The Cut Gallery, Waterloo, London (solo) |
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1995 |
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AFTU / Bill Hodges Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1995 |
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Skoto Gallery, New York City (with Larry Mohr) |
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1995 |
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"Abstract in Black", School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD |
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1994 |
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Skoto Gallery, New York City (with Richard Baye) |
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1994 |
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Clove Gallery, Butlers Wharf, London |
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1994 |
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"Gala", Brenau University, Gainsville, GA |
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1994 |
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"Dimensions of Guyana", Frank Bowling and Donald Locke, Camille Love Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1993 |
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National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC (solo) |
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1993 |
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Heimatmuseum, Eckernforde, Schleswig Holstein, Germany (solo) |
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1991 |
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Wilmer Jennings at Kenkeleba, New York (solo) |
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1989 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1989 |
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"Bowling through the Decade", University Art Gallery, Reading (solo) |
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1989 |
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"Bowling through the Decade", The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (solo) |
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1988 |
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The Senate House, University of Liverpool (solo) |
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1988 |
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Municipal Art Gallery, Limerick, Ireland (solo) |
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1988 |
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Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland (solo) |
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1988 |
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Castlefield Gallery, Manchester (solo) |
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1986 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1986 |
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Serpentine Gallery, London (solo) |
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1986 |
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Arcade Gallery, Harrogate (solo) |
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1983 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1982 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1981 |
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Vecu, Antwerp, Belgium (solo) |
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1980 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1979 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1978 |
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Frank Bowling Retrospective, Polytechnic Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne (solo) |
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1977 |
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William Darby, London (solo) |
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1977 |
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Selected Paintings (solo) |
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1976 - 1977 |
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Acme Gallery, London (solo) |
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1976 |
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Watson / de Nagy and Company, Houston, TX (solo) |
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1976 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1975 |
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William Darby, London (solo) |
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1975 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1974 |
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Noah Goldowsky Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1973 - 1974 |
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Gallery Center for Inter American Relations, New York (solo) |
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1973 |
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Noah Goldowsky Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1971 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (solo) |
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1966 |
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Terry Dintenfass, New York (solo) |
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1963 |
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Grabowski Gallery, London (solo) |
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1962 |
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Grabowski Gallery, London (solo) |
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Links to further information |
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