| introduction
Louis Delsarte was born in Brooklyn New York in 1944. He earned
a BFA from Pratt institute in 1977.
He has
been honored as artist in residence at the Studio Museum in
Harlem, Howard University in DC, Metropolitan Museum of Art,
NY, Bob Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NY, Towson University
in MD, The Experimental Printmaking Institute at Lafayette
College, Arts Exchange in Atlanta, GA, Brandywine Printmaking
Workshop in Washington, DC., and The Faculty Resource Network
at New York University.
Delsarte
has been creating murals since 1967. Another significant mural
nearby can be found in the Church Ave. subway station in Brooklyn,
N.Y.
A U.S.
postage stamp featuring a Delsarte painting will be released
in August 2005.
A major
exhibit of Delsarte's work will be opening in September 2005
at The African American Museum in Wichita, Kansas,
Delsarte's
work can be found in many public and private collections including
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cocoran Museum of Art,
Fort Lauderdale Museum, Kansas City Art Museum, The Camille
Hanks Cosby Museum at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, The
Paul Jones Collection at University of Delaware, The Hammond
House Museum, Atlanta, and New york University.
He is
currently represented by The Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans,
Louisiana and is Professor of Art at Morehouse College in
Atlanta, GA. He maintains studios at StudioPlex and Art Exchange
in Atlanta. |