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Selected Works36

Museum Acquisitions

14 Institutions
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
Met
Met
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
High Museum
Arkansas Arts Center
Studio Museum
Studio Museum
Studio Museum
Rose Art Museum
Williams College Museum of Art
Hunter Museum of American Art
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Block Museum

Previous Sales 4

Rago Arts and Auction Center
Untitled
Untitled
Bought In
May 2026
Phillips
The Threes
The Threes, 1999
$12,600
Sep 2021
MoAD Benefit Auction · Artsy
Heart Beat
Heart Beat, 2000
Bidding closed
Charcoal and found objects on wood
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 14 (Assegai: Spear Of My Nation)
Spell no. 14 (Assegai: Spear Of My Nation), 2021
No longer available
Conté on paper with attached found object

For Sale 11

DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
The Red and the Black
The Red and the Black, 2021
Price on request
Vintage telephone, chair, shelf, and books
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Cardinalis
Cardinalis, 2021
Price on request
Table with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
The Red VII
The Red VII, 2021
Price on request
Conté on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
The Red VIII
The Red VIII, 2021
Price on request
Conté on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 4 (The Spirit Is Never At Home)
Spell no. 4 (The Spirit Is Never At Home) , 2019
Price on request
Conte on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 1 (Pas de Deux)
Spell no. 1 (Pas de Deux), 2019
Price on request
Conte on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 7 (The Somebodiness of Me)
Spell no. 7 (The Somebodiness of Me) , 2019
Price on request
Conte on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 8 (Will Work For Sunlight)
Spell no. 8 (Will Work For Sunlight) , 2019
Price on request
Conte on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 9 (Diamond Cuts Diamond)
Spell no. 9 (Diamond Cuts Diamond) , 2019
Price on request
Conte on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no. 12
Spell no. 12, 2021
Price on request
Conté on paper with attached found object
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
Spell no.17 (Richesse Noire)
Spell no.17 (Richesse Noire), 2021
Price on request
Conté on paper with attached found object
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Market16 auction results

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Galleries2

#140 DC Moore Gallery
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#240 Arthur Roger Gallery
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Prizes & Awards1

MacArthur Fellowship
Winner Year unknown
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Education5

Cooper Union
Manhattanville College
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Baltimore, MD, USA
New York University (NYU)
New York, NY, USA
Parsons School of Design (New School)
New York, NY, USA
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News2

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Kathleen Goncharov, a curator known for her work at Just Above Midtown gallery and the Boca Raton Museum of Art, died at her home in Boca Raton, Flori…
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How the Studio Museum in Harlem Reshaped the Art World
The Studio Museum in Harlem, founded in 1968 in a rented loft above a liquor store, will open its first purpose-built 82,000-square-foot building on W…
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Past Exhibitions7

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Mint Museum of Art

Whitfield Lovell: Passages

Whitfield Lovell

2730 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207, USA

Jan 1, 2024

Whitfield Lovell: Passages June 29 – September 22, 2024 Mint Museum Uptown

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Boca Raton Museum of Art

Whitfield Lovell: Passages

Whitfield Lovell

501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432, USA

Jan 1, 2023

Whitfield Lovell: PassagesWed, Feb 15, 2023 - Sun, May 21, 2023 More Info

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Whitfield Lovell: Le Rouge et Le Noir

Whitfield Lovell

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Oct 16, 2021 — Dec 18, 2021

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Whitfield Lovell: What's Past is Prologue, Early Works 1987-1998

Whitfield Lovell

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 4, 2017 — Jun 23, 2017

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Whitfield Lovell: Distant Relations, Selections from the Kin Series

Whitfield Lovell

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 19, 2015 — Mar 21, 2015

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Hunter Museum of American Art

Whitfield Lovell: Deep River

Whitfield Lovell

10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA

Jan 1, 2013

Whitfield Lovell — 2013

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Whitfield Lovell: Kith and Kin

Whitfield Lovell

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Oct 2, 2008 — Nov 8, 2008

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Art Fair Appearances5

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Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2020
The Armory Show — New York
2014
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Recent Activity16

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kathleen goncharov curator dead
Jan 2, 2026
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How the Studio Museum in Harlem Reshaped the Art World
Sep 15, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024
Dec 2, 2024
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2024
Apr 11, 2024
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: Passages
Jan 1, 2024
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: Passages
Jan 1, 2023
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2022
Apr 7, 2022
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: Le Rouge et Le Noir
Oct 16, 2021
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2020
Mar 4, 2020
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: What's Past is Prologue, Early Works 1987-1998
May 4, 2017
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: Distant Relations, Selections from the Kin Series
Feb 19, 2015
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2014
Mar 6, 2014
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: Deep River
Jan 1, 2013
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Exhibition
Whitfield Lovell: Kith and Kin
Oct 2, 2008
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Whitfield Lovell born
Jan 1, 1959
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