Leamon Green (born 1959) is an

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who works in different types of media.

Biography

Green was born in 1959 in the town of

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. His education includes a Master of Fine Arts at

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, Philadelphia (1985), a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the

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, Ohio (1982) and a Studio Arts Degree from Concord College (1977–79). In 2007, he was awarded the

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award to travel to

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, where he lived and taught for a year. He is currently an associate professor of the fine arts department at

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. His wife is Susan Wallace, who taught

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to 2015 Art History Bowl Texas State Champions Patrick Smith (Captain), Imran Hyder (Second Chair), Aditya Deshpande (Third Chair), and Leo Gao (Substitute). Green's work is held in the collection of

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Solo exhibitions

*''Leamon Green: Recent Work'', Beeville Art Museum, virtual exhibition, 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'',

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, Houston, Texas, 2016 *''Leamon Green'', Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2015 *''What She Said'', Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2011 *''Tug'', Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2009 *''Made in Tanzania, New Artwork'', Alliance Francaise, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008 *''Embrace'', Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2005 *''Lock + Key'', Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2004 *''Ancestral Images''
Galveston Arts Center
Galveston, Texas, 2003 *''Portraits or Objects'', Thomas & Hall Fine Art, Dallas, Texas, 2003 *''Leamon Green'',

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, Texas City, Texas, 2002 *''Step into the Footsteps of Your Ancestors'', University Museum,

, Houston, Texas, 2001 *''Leamon Green'', Kathleen Coleman Gallery, Houston, Texas, 2000 *''Leamon Green: Works on Paper'',

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, Dallas, Texas, 1999 *''Lay it On'', MD Modern, Houston, Texas, 1999 *''Hear What They Do Not Say''
African American Museum
Dallas, Texas, 1998 *''Patterns'', Visual Arts Gallery, Memorial Student Center,

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, College Station, Texas, 1997 *''This Time Around'', Barnes Blackman Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1996

Selected group exhibitions

*''Miniatures'', Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, 2003 *''Circle of Friends'', Artscan Gallery, Houston, 2002

References

External links

Official site
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