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La Monte Westmoreland: A Retrospective 1974 - 2018 curated by Dr. Mika Cho.
La Monte Eugene Westmoreland, a distinguished Cal State LA alumnus, earned his BA and MFA degrees in Studio Arts at Cal State LA. He has been an active artist for the past forty plus years. His work has been included in over 170 prestigious art collections nationally and internationally and has appeared in over 50 books and catalogs. Additionally, art magazines, periodicals and newspapers have published numerous articles and reviews of his art.
La Monte Westmoreland’s art is humanistic and is personally connected to his African American experience. The focus of his art encompasses the social, political and humorous perceptions of his African American life experiences. His selection of a variety of pop icons that illustrate the racial stereotypes that represent black imagery, such as watermelons, Cream of Wheat man, Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima and others.
La Monte Westmoreland has provided leadership in the visual arts by serving as an art educator at the secondary, college and university levels. He has provided artistic leadership as curator and art gallery director. La Monte Westmoreland has served on the Board of Directors for several art organizations. He was honored by Washington Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin, where he was born and raised, inducted him into their Hall of Fame as an Artist and Art Educator and an art scholarship was offered in his name.
