Leamon Green

In creating his compositions, Leamon Green gathers a number of source photos that capture many cultural and global references. This collection allows him to infuse his works with contemporary and historical topics that coalesce around the concept of identity. By alluding to these varying, yet familiar objects, patterns, and situations, Green’s intention is for the audience to identify with the subject and recognize the difficulty in defining identity as one specific thing. Green’s consideration on the multidimensional nature of identity is illustrated within his more recent body of work. During an occasion when he was looking at the Uffizi Gallery museum collection online, the famous marble sculpture Wrestlers stood out. For Green, the image had triggered thoughts of this 1st century representation being a metaphor for present day race relations in this country—a metaphor reflected in his series of works of the same name. Leamon Green earned his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art (Cleveland, OH) and his MFA from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA). In 2006, he was one of nine finalists named for the Hunting Art Prize. Green was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant in 2007 and completed his Fellowship at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania from August 2007 to July 2008. His work has been featured in various institutions, including the African American Museum (Dallas, TX), the Galveston Arts Center (Galveston, TX), and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston). In 2017, Green was part of group show, Steamrolled VII, 2017: A Print Odyssey, at Williams Tower (Houston). This year, he has had a solo exhibition at the Beeville Art Museum (Beeville, TX). Leamon Green currently serves as Interim Chair/Associate Professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Texas Southern University.
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On Upward Isabel II

On Upward Isabel II, 2019, acrylic, silkscreen, 32 x 22"

Theia Brines - Light...

Leamon Green, "Theia Brines - Light/Sight - Small", 2021, linoleum cut , silkscreen on paper, i.s. 17 x 17"/ f.s. 25 1/4 x 25 1/4"

Africa House View

Africa House View, 2020, etching, 16 x 24"

Ascension

Ascension, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 44 x 30"

Boatman

Boatman, 2019, acrylic, silkscreen, 30 x 22"

Dance Lesson

Dance Lesson, 2018, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 32 x 22"

Figure Study Ujamaa

Figure Study Ujamaa, 2020, acrylic, silkscreen, 30 x 22"

On Upward Isabel I

On Upward Isabel I, 2019, acrylic, silkscreen, 32 x 22"

Refugees

Refugees, 2020, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 44 x 30"

Resilient

Resilient, 2020, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 30 x 44"

Rope Hands

Rope Hands, 2019, relief, 24 x 12"

Wrestler I

Wrestler I, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 30 x 22"

Wrestler II

Wrestler II, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 22 x 30"

Wrestler III

Wrestler III, 2019, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen, 30 x 22"

Lost

Leamon Green, "Lost", 2019, acrylic on board, 20 x 16"

Mamy Wata Blue

Mamy Wata Blue, 2017, relief, 21 1/2 x 14 3/4"

Iesha Fate

Iesha Fate, 2016, lithograph, 13 x 9"

TZ Scene 1

TZ Scene 1, 2017, watercolor, 16 x 23"

Big Apparition

Big Apparition, 2015, woodcut, 60 x 36"

Punu Mask

Punu Mask, 2010, lithograph, AP, 14 x 10"/ f.s. 22 x 18"

Training

Training, 2016, watercolor, 16 x 23"

Patriarch, Phyllis, Mende

Patriarch, Phillis, Mende, 2007, charcoal with xerox transfer, 35 1/2 x 30"

Man Confederate Bill

Man Confederate Bill, 2007, acrylic, charcoal, silkscreen on paper, 29 1/2 x 22"

Goddess and Child

Goddess and Child, 2008, mixed media, 11 x 15"

Man with Spartacus

Man with Spartacus, 2010, charcoal, 56 x 47"

Converse - Temple

Converse - Temple, 2010, mixed media, 11 x 15"

What She Said Study ...

What She Said Study (Orange), 2011, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18"

What She Said Study ...

What She Said Study (Yellow), 2011, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18"

Leamon Green, "...

Leamon Green, "Mask Three", 2011, lithograph, ed. 1/20, 12 x 17"

Massai (Dance...

Massai (Dance Performance I), 2014, drypoint print, chine-collé, watercolor, i.s. 15 1/4 x 20 1/2" / f.s. 20 1/2  x 26 1/2"

Boxer 1

Boxer 1, 2015, charcoal, silkscreen, 30 x 22"

Boxer 3

Boxer 3, 2015, charcoal, silkscreen, 30 x 22"

Consult

Consult, 2015, acrylic, silkscreen, 21 x 21"

Spider Stool

Spider Stool, 1998, mixed media, 52 x 40 1/2 x 1 1/2"

Perseverance

Perseverance 2013 acrylic, silkscreen frame: 41 1/2 x 28"

Sold Inventory

In Line

In Line, 2016, lithograph, 13 x 19"

Tanzanian Dancers 7

Tanzanian Dancers 7, 2013, charcoal frame, f.s. 26 x 33 3/4"/ i.s. 22 x 30"

Wandering Boys

Wandering Boys, 2013, woodcut frame, f.s. 42 x 48 1/2" / i.s. 36 x 42"

Bagaymoya Girls &...

Bagamoya Girls & Three Graces, 2015, acrylic, silkscreen, 20 3/4 x 29"

Acropolis Girl Olowe

Acropolis Girl Olowe, 2005, mixed media on paper, 42 x 30"

Tug - Chained

Tug - Chained, 2011, mixed media, 15 x 18"

Chamwino Drummers

Chamwino Drummers, 2011, mixed media, 12 x 18 3/4"

Elder Woman Connections

Elder Woman Connections, 2006, acrylic, charcoal, transfer on paper, 10 x 22"

End of the Rope

End of the Rope, 2008, charcoal, 46 x 32"

Powers, Grace Ladies

Powers, Grace Ladies, 2010, mixed media, 30 x 22"

Converse - Tall Grass

Converse - Tall Grass, 2010, mixed media, 11 x 15"

Purple Dress

Purple Dress, 2008, watercolor, 11 x 15"

Hat on Lap, Retired

Hat on Lap, Retired, 2010, mixed media, 11 x 15"

Self Team

Self Team, 2008, watercolor, 11 x 15"

Self-Sufficient Man

Self-Sufficient Man, 2011, lithograph, ed. Artist Proof, 27 x 18"

Sun Shirt

Sun Shirt, 2008, mixed media, 11 x 15"

TZ Team II

TZ Team II, 2008, acrylic, 28 x 20"

Capital Boys

Capital Boys, 2004, mixed media, 11 x 22"

Capital Mound

Capital Mound, 2004, mixed media, 11 x 11"

Isabel Study

Isabel Study, 2004, mixed media, 15 x 10"

Man at Post

Man at Post, 2004, mixed media, 15 x 11"

Young Man at Post

Young Man at Post, 2004, mixed media, 11 x 11"

Reachin Landins

Reachin Landins, 2004, mixed media, 30 x 22"

Woman at Capital

Woman at Capital, 2004, mixed media, 42 x 42"

Royal Elder Man

Royal Elder Man, 2005, mixed media on paper, 42 x 30"