Jean Lacy
Jean Lacy | |
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| Born | Laura Jean Lacy 1932 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | (aged 90) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | North Texas State University BA Southern University, 1956, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Art Students League of New York, 1956–57 Otis Art Institute, 1958, Los Angeles |
| Spouse | Reverend Nathanial Lacy |
| Awards | Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award |
Jean Lacy (1932 – March 25, 2023) was an American museum education specialist and visual artist who worked primarily in mixed media and collage.[1]
Lacy was of African American heritage, and believes her family is descended from indentured Africans at Jamestown Colony.[2] Her work is inspired by creation myths and religious stories, the Civil Rights Movement, and African American culture. From 1975-77 she held the position of curator of education and exhibitions at the Museum of African-American Life and Culture in Dallas, Texas. From 1977-88 she served as the director of the African American Cultural Heritage Center of the Dallas Independent School District.[3][4]
Lacy died in Dallas on March 25, 2023, at the age of 90.[1]
Exhibitions
[edit | edit source]In 2009, Lacy had a solo exhibition, Divine Kinship: Ancient Forms and Social Commentary, the Art of Jean Lacy, at the Tyler Museum of Art.[5][6] Her work has been included in the group exhibitions including Black Artists/South at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama; the National Urban League Expo in Houston, TX, and in the African American Artists of Dallas exhibition at Southern Methodist University Gallery.
Collections
[edit | edit source]Lacy's work is in the collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[7][8]
Public Art
[edit | edit source]Lacy was commissioned to create a stained glass window honoring Rosa Parks at the Sanctuary of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. She has also received commissions for stained glass windows in Houston.[9]
Awards, honors
[edit | edit source]In 1995, Lacy received the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award.[10]
References
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- 1932 births
- 2023 deaths
- African-American artists
- American women artists
- American women educators
- University of North Texas alumni
- Art Students League of New York alumni
- Otis College of Art and Design alumni
- Artists from Washington, D.C.
- Educators from New York City
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women
- Museum educators