Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art

Bringing focus to African-American art and its essential place in the history of American art.

  • Browse
    • Browse Artworks
    • Browse Artists
    • Collection Slideshows
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Artwork Copyright
  • Exhibitions
    • Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Complete List of Loans & Testimonials
  • Educational Resources
    • PFF African American Art History Curriculum
    • Publications
    • Videos
      • Shuga & Wata
  • News
    • Collection Updates
    • Press
  • Contact
  • Create an Exhibition
  • Log In

Curlee Holton

1951-present

Works in the Collection

Cleansing of the Soul
2008

Add to Your List

View Your List

Bred for Pleasure
1995

Add to Your List

View Your List

Biography

Curlee Raven Holton is a printmaker and painter whose work has been exhibited professionally for over twenty-five years in more than thirty one-person shows and over eighty group shows. Holton earned his M.F.A. with honors from Kent State University and his B.F.A. from Cleveland Institute of Fine Arts in Drawing and Printmaking. Since 1991 he has taught Printmaking and African American Art History at Lafayette College in Easton, PA and is also the founding director of the Experimental Printmaking Institute. Works produced by EPI have been included in such prestigious collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The High Museum; Allentown Art Museum; and Yale University of Art Gallery.

His exhibitions have included prestigious national and international venues such as Egypt’s 7th International Biennale; Taller de arts Plasticas Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico; the Cleveland Museum of Art; and the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work is in many private and public collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio; The Discovery Museum of Art and Science, Bridgeport, Connecticut; the West Virginia Governor’s Mansion; the Foundation of Culture Rodolfo Morales, Oaxaca, Mexico; Yale University Art Gallery; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pennsylvania; and the Library of Congress

© Copyright 2025 Petrucci Family Foundation | Artwork Copyright Information

Join The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art


Login to The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art


Lost Password?

Reset Password

Enter the username or e-mail you used in your profile. A password reset link will be sent to you by email.



Loading...

Don't have an account? Sign Up Already have an account? Login