William Leavitt (artist)
William Leavitt (born 1941) is a
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Leavitt is a contemporary to artists like
Leavitt is represented by Greene Naftali Gallery, New York.
Awards and honors
Leavitt received the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for New Genres in 1991, the J. Paul Getty Fellowship in 1993, a Guggenheim Grant in 1998,[8] and a United States Artists fellowship in 2012.[9] among other awards.
Personal life
Born in Washington, D.C., Leavitt moved to Los Angeles in 1965.[1] There, he shuns the spotlight—living and working with his wife, also a painter, in two small cabins near Silver Lake, atop a hill accessible only by foot.[3] In addition to painting, photography, and installation work, the multi-talented Leavitt writes plays, builds theatrical sets, and handcrafts cellos on which he performs with local groups.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-933751-18-4.
- ^ MOCA, LA. "William Leavitt: Theater Objects". MOCA, LA. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Pagel, David (March 6, 2011). "William Leavitt: Multi-tasker at heart". LA Times. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "William Leavitt C.V." (PDF). Margo Leavin Gallery. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Griffin, Jonathan. "California Dreaming (Art Monograph)". Frieze magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Klonarides, Carole Ann. "William Leavitt, Allen Ruppersberg, and Mungo Thomson". X-Tra. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Knight, Christopher (March 16, 2011). "Art review: 'William Leavitt: Theater Objects' at the Museum of Contemporary Art". LA Times. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ MOCA, L.A. (February 1, 2011). "Previewing William Leavitt: Theater Objects". The Curve. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Finkel, Jori (2 December 2012). "Artists Alison Saar, Kerry Tribe, William Leavitt are USA fellows". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
- William Leavitt collection at the MOMA, images [1]
- William Leavitt installations at MOCA, video of preview of 2011 Theater Objects show on YouTube