Check Out These Related Links:Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mr. Lawrence has been living in New York City since the mid-1980's.
Mr. Lawrence received his BFA degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1975. He also attended The San Francisco Art Institute, in San Francisco, California, and Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
After college, Mr. Lawrence studied independently with Sally Brown, a regional artist, and was included in several “alternative-space exhibitions” in St. Paul. His first one-man show was at the Riverside Café in Minneapolis.
The first show of his work in New York was at the Hudson Guild Gallery in 1991 “The Artist as Innovator,” curated by Durriyya Abdullah. That show was followed up by several shows sponsored by the Art Initiatives Gallery.
In 1998, Mr. Lawrence was chosen to participate in the Smithtown Township Arts Council 23rd Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, curated by Tracey Bashkoff, of the Guggenheim Museum – New York; and Alyn Cosgrove, Director of the Nardin Gallery, also of New York.
Mr. Lawrence’s work has been frequently included in curated shows sponsored by ArtGroup for Gay and Lesbian Artists. In 1999, his work was selected to be part of “Leslie Lohman Selects” at the Leslie-Lohman Foundation Gallery in SoHo.
In July of that year, Mr. Lawrence was included in a exhibition entitled “Autobiography.” The show was sponsored by the Appleton Art Center in Appleton, Wisconsin and curated by program director, Judy Cusick.
For a list of the most Mr. Lawrence's most recent shows, see Exhibitions.
Mr. Lawrence works out of a studio at 208 West 29th Street in New York. Studio visits are by appointment only. To arrange an appointment, please leave an E-mail message at Lawrence_Stanton@MSN.com
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Minneapolis College of Art & Design: http://www.mcad.edu
Leslie Lohman Foundation: http://www.leslielohman.org
ArtNetwork: http://artmarketing.com
Peter Hocking artist site at http://www.clarkelane.com
Ali Walsh artist site at http://homepage.mac.com/aliwalsh
Avisen-Avk Art Gallery at http://www.avisen-avk.com/iuk.htm