John Outterbridge bio

John Outterbridge, bio

Born in 1933 in Greenville, NC
Lives in Los Angeles

John Outterbridge’s art is influenced by themes that refer to his African and African American heritage, his family, his community and his experiences. His work--assemblage in which he manipulates found objects--reflects his interest in folk art forms.

Selected solo exhibitions

1993	John Outterbridge: A Retrospective, California African-American Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Selected group exhibitions
1994	ARTCORE, Los Angeles, CA
1993	Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum or Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1992	Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach CA
1989	California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA

Public Art Commissions

Metrorail, Los Angeles, CA

Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena

NOW Info | The Artists | Video Interviews at netropolitan.org | Teachers

A LACMALab Exhibition
Free at Boone Children's Gallery, LACMA West, NE corner of Fairfax and Wilshire, L.A. 90036
September 7, 2000, through September 3, 2001
E-mail: LACMALab@lacma.org