Cullen Washington Jr.
Cullen Washington, Jr. is an African-American contemporary abstract painter. Washington lives and works in New York.
Early life and education
Cullen Washington, Jr. was born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1972. As a child, he loved science, but also knew he wanted to be an artist at a young age. He grew up in a very supportive environment, where not only his parents but his two sisters encouraged him to develop his artistic skills. At the age of 9, he presented his first art exhibition at his elementary school in Alexandria, which made his interest in art grow even more rapidly.He earned his MFA degree from School of the [Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts|Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston], and BFA degree from Louisiana State University.
Career
Exhibitions
His work has been exhibited at The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Saatchi Gallery in London, and the Museum of [Science and Industry (Chicago)|Museum of Science and Industry] in Chicago.From January to March 2020, the University of Michigan Museum of Art exhibited Washington's work in a show titled Cullen Washington, Jr.: The Public Square. Though scheduled to be active through May, the exhibition was cut short when the museum closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the museum put Washington's work on their website as an online exhibition.