Artis Lane Artist
The work of artis lane.
Artis lane artist. Lane is an american artist who was born in canada and naturalized to the us and has lived in the west most of her life. Artis lane born artis shreve is a black canadian sculptor and painter. Portraits social or moral and metaphysical. By the age of fifteen she was painting portraits of her classmates and after graduating from high school she was awarded a scholarship to the ontario college of art in toronto.
An oil on canvas portrait of michelle by listed artist artis lane. When she was two years old lanes family moved to ann arbor michigan where lane attended school and began to distinguish herself as an artist. Learn about the artist and find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks the latest news and sold auction prices. The parks sculpture was the first work by a black woman artist to be exhibited at the national portrait gallery in washington dc.
Artis lane was born in north buxton in southern ontario canada on may 14 1927. I work on three levels of consciousness. View artis lanes artworks on artnet. She specializes in sculptures including the famous rose parks bronze paintings and printmaking.
It is signed in the lower right and dated 1972.