Robert Pruitt

Robert A. Pruitt received a BA in studio art from Texas Southern University, Houston, in 2000 and an MFA with a concentration in painting from the University of Texas, Austin, in 2003.

Pruitt has exhibited his work locally, nationally, and internationally, most notably at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; Dallas Museum of Art, TX; Whitney Museum of American Art 2007 Biennial and the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City.

Pruitt has participated in residencies at institutions including Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, ME; Artpace San Antonio, TX; Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE. He has received numerous awards including the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Joan Mitchell Foundation Artist Grant, Artadia Award, a project grant from Creative Capital, and the William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts Award

Pruitt's practice centers on rendering large-scale figurative portraits. He projects into those images a juxtaposing series of experiences and material references, denoting a diverse and radical Black past, present, and future. He also works with sculpture and animation.

 Pruitt lives and works in New York City. 
—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records

Artist Info


Born

1975

Houston, TX

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Heritage

African American