Watch: ArtTalk featuring Curle Raven Holton with the Philips’ Mill Community Association
ArtTalk: Curlee Raven Holton with the Phillips' Mill Community Association
January 21, 2026
Laura Womack and Curlee Raven Holton discuss Holton’s career as a painter and printmaker, with a particular focus on printmaking as a medium of politics. They discuss how his work uses symbolism and provocative figurative representations to engage viewers in conversations about race, poverty, class, and isolation.
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Curlee Raven Holton is a celebrated American artist whose multifaceted career as a printmaker, painter, educator, and cultural leader has made a lasting impact on contemporary art. With professional exhibitions spanning over 40 solo shows and more than 100 group exhibitions, his work has been featured at prestigious national and international venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Egypt’s 7th International Biennale, and cultural institutions in Mexico, Costa Rica, and beyond. His prints and paintings are held in major public and private collections, such as the Library of Congress, Yale University Art Gallery, Philadelphia Art Museum, and the National Gallery, reflecting his broad artistic reach and enduring relevance. Holton’s practice tackles themes of narrative, identity, race, and society with intellectual depth and a refined command of printmaking, drawing, and painting techniques, bringing both public and personal perspectives into dialogue through his work.
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