Maya Stovall

Maya Stovall (born 1982) is an American conceptual artist and anthropologist. Stovall is best known for her use of ballet and public space in her art practice.[1][2][3] She is an assistant professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and lives and works in Detroit and LA County.[4][5]

Life and education

Stovall was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1982.[6] She read her doctorate in anthropology at Wayne State University, supervised by Ph.D. committee chair Andrew D. Newman and dissertation advisors Lee D. Baker, Biba Bell, Stephen Chrisomalis, and Ariel Osterweis.[7] She was born and grew up in Detroit, where she graduated from Cass Technical High School.[2] She graduated from The University Of Chicago, where she studied economics at Chicago Booth, and Howard University.[8][9]

Exhibitions

Stovall's work was included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial.[10][11] Her work was included in the 2017-2018 Studio Museum in Harlem 'F' Series installment, Fictions.[12][13][14] Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions at Aka Artist Run (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), [15] Atlanta Contemporary,[16] Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis,[17] Cranbrook Art Museum,[18] Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture,[19] Independent NYC,[20] Jessica Silverman Gallery (San Francisco), [21] Library Street Collective (Detroit),[22] Maryland Institute College of Art,[23] Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada,[24] Newbridge Projects (New Castle Upon Tyne, U.K.),[25] Pop Montreal,[26] Pulitzer Arts Foundation,[27] Reyes | Finn (Detroit),[28] and the San Francisco Art Institute.[29]

Collections

Stovall's work is included in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art[30][31] and the collection of the Cranbrook Art Museum.[32]

References
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  2. "Liquor stores create frame for Detroit artist". Detroit News.
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  6. Pogrebin, Robin (17 November 2016). "Here Comes the Whitney Biennial, Reflecting the Tumult of the Times" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. "Liquor Store Theatre: Ethnography and Contemporary Art in Detroit - ProQuest". ProQuest 2030525889. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Alumni Connections - No. 149 - January 2017". The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  9. Howard University (2004-01-01). "The Bison: 2004". Howard University Yearbooks.
  10. "Maya Stovall: MANIFESTO". whitney.org.
  11. Smith, Roberta (16 March 2017). "Why the Whitney's Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation" – via NYTimes.com.
  12. "Fictions Artists Announced". The Studio Museum in Harlem. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  13. Cotter, Holland (2017-12-27). "From the Personal to the Political, 19 Artists to Watch Next Year". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  14. Nkuleko, Nkosi (2018). "Mirror, Mirror: Nkosi Nkuleko after Maya Stovall" (PDF). Ekphrastic Poetry Reading.
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  16. Studio, Familiar. "Vivid Memories of a Blurred Past". Atlanta Contemporary. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  17. "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis". www.grahamfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  18. "Maya Stovall: Liquor Store Theatre Performance Films". Cranbrook Art Museum. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  19. "Maya Stovall: Under New Ownership". Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  20. "Corktown gallery Reyes Finn is latest arts exhibitor working in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  21. "2017 | Jessica Silverman Gallery". jessicasilvermangallery.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  22. "HOMEMADE". Library Street Collective. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  23. Art, Maryland Institute College of (2018-03-07). "On Public Display". Maryland Institute College of Art. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  24. "MOCA's show Believe rewards our faith and patience | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  25. "| PMP | FILM SCREENING | Performance in Public / Public in Performance". The Newbridge Project. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  26. "Maya Stovall - Pop Montreal". www.google.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  27. "Shell and Glimpse". Pulitzer Arts Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  28. "AT LARGE (Part 1 and 2) | REYES | FINN | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  29. "Maya Stovall: Under New Ownership | SFAI". www.sfai.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  30. "Maya Stovall". www.whitney.org.
  31. "Whitney Museum Acquired 417 Works Recently, Faith Ringgold, Derrick Adams, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Julie Mehretu are Among the Artists Represented". Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  32. "November Exhibitions: 18 New Shows Feature African American Artists Nick Cave, Ellen Gallagher, Sam Gilliam, Mark Bradford, Nina Chanel Abney, Kehinde Wiley, and More". Retrieved 2019-04-12.
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