Kent Lovelace

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About the Artist:

Kent Lovelace was born in 1953 and raised in the eastern hills of the San Francisco bay area. He moved to the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s and now resides on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle. In 2005, Kent built Black Sheep Studio on Whidbey Island where he now paints and creates full-time.

Kent was educated as an artist in Colorado, Chicago and Seattle. While developing his career as a professional artist, Kent also founded and developed Stone Press Editions, a fine art original print workshop and publishing company. He is a master lithographer in the classic sense, combining Old World printmaking craftsmanship and contemporary techniques with aesthetic sensitivity. For more than twenty years Kent was the principal lithographer for artists Robert Bateman, Jacob Lawrence, Dale Chihuly and numerous others. Kent is also a vital member of the Northwest art community. He was the president of the Seattle Gallery Association and is currently an active teacher and visiting speaker.

Kent’s paintings and prints have been exhibited in universities and fine art galleries in North America, Japan and Europe. His work is featured in private, public and corporate collections throughout the world.

EDUCATION
1979 MFA University of Washington
1976 Apprenticeship Landfall Press, Chicago, IL
1976 BFA University of Colorado

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
President and Master Lithographer, Stone Press Editions, Inc. 1979-2005
Board of Directors, Allied Arts of Seattle
President, Seattle Gallery Association, 1984-1988
Instructor, Pratt Fine Art Center
Visiting Instructor, Gage Academy
Winn Devon and Canadian Art Print

SELECTED COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Birmingham Art Museum
U.S. Embassy, Bogota, Columbia
Neiman Marcus
Evergreen Hospital, Bellevue, WA
Port of Seattle
United Airlines
Encyclopedia Britannica
Swedish Hospital
King Broadcasting
Nintendo
Preston Thorgrimson
King County Arts Commission
City of Seattle
AT&T
Washington State Supreme Court
Standard Oil of Illinois
Peter Steinbruck
Providence Hospital, Seattle
Safeco Insurance
King Broadcasting
Washington Bar Association
St. Peters Hospital
Qwest

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Dana Gallery, Missoula , MT
Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA

2008
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Susan Street Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum, ID

2007
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle WA
Vineyard Gallery, San Luis Obisbo, CA
Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA
Susan Street Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2006
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Susan Street Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2005
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Sutton Gallery, Missoula, MT
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

2004
Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland
Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA