Stanley Whitney

“I think my work is really who I am. And I think, you know, I grew up with freedom, freedom, freedom. So I paint a lot of freedom.”

 

Visual artist and colorist, Stanley Whitney talks about his life as an artist and as a person. He uncovers what it means to be a black abstract painter, firmly rooted in the United States.

Stanley Whitney is a painter based in New York City and Parma, Italy. His work is held in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Canada, and the Guggenheim Museum. View Stanley Whitney's work online here.