THE WORK OF DONALD LOCKEResume
Born September 1930, Stewartville, Guyana
Died December 2010, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
EDUCATION:
1969
1959-64
1954-57
1947-50
Post Graduate Award, Ceramic Research, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
Edinburgh University, Scotland (in conjunction with Edinburgh College of Art)
MA Honors Degree in Fine Art (equivalent to American PhD)
Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, England. Teaching Certificate in Art Education, Supplementary Certificate in the Visual Arts with Museum and Drama (equivalent to American MA). Studied painting under William Scott, sculpture under Bernard Meadows, and ceramics under James Tower.
Guyana Teacher’s Certificate, Ministry of Education, Guyana (equivalent to American BA)
AWARDS:
1996
1996
1988
1986
1979
1979
1978
1977
1970
1969-70
1962-63
1961
1960
1959
1959
1956
1954
1953
1949
Hambidge Fellowship, GA
Committee for Olympic Development in Atlanta, Sculpture Commission
Mid-Atlantic Art Foundation Fellowship, Critic-in-Residence at Aljira Arts, Newark, NJ
Biennial Purchase Award, Studio Museum in Harlem, NY
Guggenheim Fellowship in Sculpture
Artist in Residence, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
British Council Exhibition Grant
British Council Exhibition Grant to the United States
Traveling Fellowship to Brazil, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
British Council Bursary, Ceramic Research, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
Edinburgh University Grant for historical research in Florence and Ravenna, Italy
Lowenstein Fellowship for Research, The Hague, Netherlands
Cousins Prize for Art, Edinburgh University, Scotland
Scholarship to Edinburgh University, Scotland, from Guyana Ministry of Education
“Abstract Painting of the Year” Guyanese Art Group Annual Exhibition, Georgetown, Guyana
Scholarship to Bath Academy of Art, England, from Guyana Ministry of Education
British Council Scholarship to Bath Academy of Art, England
Gold Medal First Award, Working People’s Art Class, Guyana
Prize for Painting, WPAC Annual, Georgetown, Guyana
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2021
2009
2005
1997
1994
1989
1978
1978
1978
1977
1975
1972
1971
“Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 50s-Now,” Tate Britain, London
“Pork Knocker Dreams: Recent work by Donald Locke,” New Art Exchange, Nottingham, England
Traveling invitational: “Back to Black: Art, Cinema and the Racial Imaginary,” an international survey of black art of the 60s and 70s; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London; The Art Gallery, Walsall
“THE BOX,” Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands
“RECENT AMERICAN PAINTING,” One of seven artists; the official American representation at the INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF PAINTING, Cuenca, Ecuador
“An Historical Survey: AFRO-ASIAN ART IN BRITAIN SINCE THE WAR, 1945-1985,” The Hayward Gallery, London. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain
International Biennial of Art, Campione D’Italia, Italy
36th International Competition of Artistic Ceramics, Faenza, Italy
VIth International Biennial of Ceramics, Vallauris, France
World Festival of Black Art, Lagos, Nigeria
International Biennial of Sculpture, Budapest, Hungary
International Exhibition of Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
XIIth Sao Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2016
2016
2008
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
2000
1999
1994
1991
1986
1985
1984
1983
1981
1980
1979
1978
1978
1978
1977
1977
1975
1972
“A Conspiracy of Icons: The Art of Donald Locke,” High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
“Donald Locke: The Plantation Series-Paintings and Sculptures from the 1970s,” Skoto Gallery, NY, NY
“DONALD LOCKE: Master Works/Recent Works,” Skoto Gallery, NY, NY
Retrospective, “Bending The Grid,” Aljira Arts Center, Newark, NJ
“Donald Locke: The Road to El Dorado, Twelve Years in Atlanta,” The 9th Masters Series, City Gallery East, Atlanta, GA
“From The Altars of El Dorado,” Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
Aljira Arts Center, Newark, NJ, “PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE: 20 Year Retrospective”
“Southern Mansions,” Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta, GA
“Iconography of Timehri Man,” 60 canvases, Kubatana Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Retrospective, NationsBank Plaza, Atlanta, GA
“The Topography of Memory,” Chastain Gallery, City of Atlanta, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Retrospective of 1974-1984,” Tucson Museum of Art, AZ
Featured Artist, Flagstaff Festival of Arts, Northern Arizona University
“Arizona Squares,” Arizona Desert, Phoenix and Yuma, photographers James Cowlin and Brenda Stephenson
Guggenheim Fellowship Project: “The Room – an Environment with Fifteen Black Surfaces,” Arizona State University, Tempe
Inaugural Exhibition, Foyer Gallery, Sir John Cass School of Art, London, England
Anthony Shaw Showcase Gallery, London, England
West Norwood Library, London, England
Galleria Lorenzelli, Milan, Italy
The Gallery, Hampstead, London
Special Demonstration Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
“Retrospective of 1965-1975,” Commonwealth Institute, London
Private Sponsorship of First Exhibition in England, collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomasson, Berkshire, England
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2004
2004
2003
1998
1997
1996
1996
1994
1994
1992
1992
1992
1991
1989
1988
1988
1987
1987
1986
1986
1984
1983
1983
1981
1981
1980
1979
1978
1976
1976
1975
1973
1973
1971
1971
1970
1969
1968
1964
1963
1962
1958
1957
1954
1947-1954
“Transitions II,” six artists, MOCA-GA – Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia
“Talking Furniture Design: The Language of Contemporary Southeast Artists,” Museum of Design, Atlanta, GA
The Atlanta Biennial, Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Black Arts Festival, Bender Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
“New Bronze Sculptures,” two artists, Timothy Tew Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“An American Renaissance: Paintings in the Spirit of the American South,” curated by Dr. Maria Lluisa Borras of Barcelona, part of the Cultural Olympiad 1996, Atlanta, GA
“The Valentine Project,” Gallery Without Walls, Newark, NJ
“Dimensions of Guyana,” (with Frank Bowling) Camille Love Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“ATLANTA BIENNIAL – INTO THE LIGHT,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Timothy Tew Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Three Atlanta Artists,” Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta, GA
“From Jericho to Peachtree,” Four Artists, Low Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Inaugural Exhibition, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe AZ
“ABCA,” Artists of the Black Community – America, Arizona Bank Galleria, Phoenix, AZ
“Sculpture: Monumental and Miniature,” Tempe Fine Arts Center, AZ
“They Came to America,” Arneson Fine Art, Vail, Colorado
“Sculpture in Bronze,” Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
“Contemporary Perspectives by Afro-American Artists,” Arizona State University
HALE WOODRUFF BIENNIAL, Studio Museum in Harlem, NY
Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
“Window to the West,” Austin Gallery and Marilyn Butler Fine Art, Scottsdale AZ
“Window to the West,” Austin Gallery and Marilyn Butler Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
“THE CIRCUS,” Rosenthal Galleries, Chicago (including Miro, Chagall, and Calder)
“ABCA,” Artists of the Black Community – America, Arizona Bank Galleries, Phoenix, AZ
Ianuzzi Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
Two person exhibition, Amalgam Gallery, London
“ONE FROM THIRTY,” Amalgam Gallery, London
Katie Horsman Commemorative Exhibition, New 57 Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
The London Group, Camden Arts Centre, London, England
Nicholas Treadwell Gallery, London, England
Eight person Inaugural Exhibition, Amalgam Gallery, London, England
CHESTER FESTIVAL OF ART, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city, Chester, England
“Caribbean Artists in Britain,” Commonwealth Institute, London, England
Treadwell Gallery, London, England
Pace Gallery, London
“THE 1967 GROUP,” John F. Kennedy Library, Georgetown, Guyana
“THE 1967 GROUP,” British Council Library, Georgetown, Guyana
Guyana National Exhibition, Georgetown, Guyana
New Vision Gallery, London, England
West Indian Federation Commemorative, Paperback Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Working People’s Art Class (WPAC) Annual, Georgetown Guyana
“Drawing and Painting,” Carnegie Library, Georgetown Guyana
Working People’s Art Class (WPAC), Victoria Institute, London, England
Annual Exhibitions, Working People’s Art Class (WPAC), Georgetown, Guyana
Public Collections:
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Glasgow Art Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
Guyana National Collection, Georgetown, Guyana
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, GA
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Mayor’s Office, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brasilia, Brazil
Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Tate Britain Museum, London, England
Tubman Museum of African American Art, Macon, GA
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
York Art Gallery, York Museum, York, England