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James Lutes
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Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Painting and Drawing. Professor, Painting and Drawing (1983). BA, 1978, Washington State University; MFA, 1982, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Exhibitions: Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago; Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle; Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Belgium; Ecole Superieure Des Beaux-Arts deTours, France; Whitney Biennial, NY; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Documenta IX, Kassel, Germany; The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago. Collections: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; Domain de Kerguehennec, France; Spago, Los Angeles. Awards: Illinois Arts Council Grants; National Foundation for the Arts; Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award; Awards in the Visual Arts.