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Artist
Frank Bowling
b. 1934, Bartica, British Guiana · Guyanese-British · Based in London, United Kingdom
- Royal College of Art, London (Gold Medal, 1962)
- Slade School of Fine Art (1959)
- Poured Acrylic Painting
- Color Field
- Map Paintings
- Stitched Canvas
Frank Bowling moved from figurative painting toward large abstractions shaped by staining, pouring, map imagery and an experimental material process. Based between London and New York, he helped expand the terms through which Black artists could participate in abstraction.
Painting
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Artist Frank Bowling: "Colour is about feeling, right?”
Louisiana Channel17 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1970Middle Passage
- 1971Texas Louise
- 1969–70Night Journey
- 1968Who’s Afraid of Barney Newman?
- 1967Map Painting I
- 1969Dan Johnson’s Surprise
- 1966Mirror
- 1989Sacha Jason Guyana Dreams
- 1984–86Spreadout Ron Kitaj
- 2010sCrossings
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
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