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Faith Ringgold

Faith Ringgold

1930
Born in Harlem, NY.
Lives and works in Englewood, NJ.

Education

1959
MA, Fine Art, City College, New York, NY
1955
BS, Fine Art, City College, New York, NY

Honorary Doctorates

2013
Royal College of Art, London, England, April.
2007
Lafayette College, Easton, PA, May.
2005
Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ, May 26.
2004
Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT, May 23.
2001
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 19.
The William Paterson University of New Jersey, May 15.
2000
Marygrove College, Detroit, MI, May 13.
1999
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY, June 8.
Bank Street College of Education, University of the State of New York, May 27.
1997
Molloy College, Rockville Center, NY, May 17.
Wheelock College, Boston, MA May 16.
1996
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, May 14.
Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, September 26.
1994
Rhode Island School of Design, June 4 .
1993
California College of Arts and Crafts
1992
State University of New York, State University College at Brockport, NY, May 17.
1991
The City College, The City University of New York, NY
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1987
The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
1986
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Public Collections

American Craft Museum, New York, NY
The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
The Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA
Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, UT
Brooklyn Children’s Museum, NY
Chase Manhattan Bank Collection, NY
Columbus Museum, Columbus, OH
Cornell Fine Arts Museum of Art at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Dallas Museum of Art
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
Glenstone Museum, Potamac, MD
Harvard Art Museums, Boston, MA
High Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
The Newark Museum, NJ
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Perez Art Museum Miami, FL
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
The Philip Morris Collection, New York, NY
Phoenix Museum of Art, AZ
Saint Louis Art Museum, MO
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Worcester Art Museum, MA

Selected Public Commissions

2008
Fannie Lou Hamer, created for the production of “Hamer” a movie celebrating the life of American voting rights activist, civil rights leader and philanthropist.
People Portraits: Creativity Styling Performing Playing Sports, 52 mosaics installed in the Civic Center Station, Los Angeles, CA.
A Day in Newark’s 350th Year Celebration, commissioned by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.
2004
Coming to Jones Road: Under a Blood Red Sky #5, commissioned by the Print Gallery collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
2003
Tar Beach Mosaic, commissioned by the Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ.
On the Steps of Low Library, commissioned by Columbia Women in Business, Columbia University, New York, NY.
1999
Working Women, was commissioned by the United States Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
1996
Harlem Heroes and Heroines, commissioned by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, installed in the 125th street 7th Avenue IRT subway station, New York, NY.
The Crown Heights Children’s History Story Quilt, commissioned for the library at Public School 22, Brooklyn, NY.
Eugenio Maria de Hostos: The Man and his Dream, commissioned for De Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY.
Oklahoma Children’s Commemorative Story Quilt, commissioned for the Helios Foundation in collaboration with Grace Matthews, Phoenix, AZ.
1993
The Black Family Dinner Quilt, commissioned by the Collection of the National Council of Negro Women, Washington, DC.
4 Good Years and Then 4 More, commissioned for the Collection of William Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR.
1990
Freedom Of Speech, commissioned for the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
1989
100 Years at Williams College Quilt 1889 to 1989, commissioned for the Collection of the Clark Museum, Claremont, CA.
1970
For the Women’s House, commissioned for the Singer Women’s Facility, Riker’s Island, NY.

Awards and Honors

2017
Medal of Honor for Fine Arts, National Arts Club, New York, NY.
2016
Hall of Fame Award, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), New York, NY.
2015
AAUW Alumnae Recognition Award, American Association of University Women (AAUW), San Diego, CA
Award for the Artists Fellowship Foundation, New York, NY.
2014
Award from the National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY.
2013
Legends Award, National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA.
Lifetime Achievement Award, Medgar Evers College, Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action, Brooklyn, NY.
2011
Thelma Golding Award, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Cultural Arts Award, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
Barbara Boggs Award, Womanspace, Forrestal, NJ.
2011 Celebrating Women® Award, The New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF), New York, NY.
Distinguished Feminist Award, 99th annual conference at the Met Museum, New York, NY.
2010
Black Art History Makers Award, 51st National Conference of Artists of New York, New York, NY.
2009
LitWorld Story Power Award, New York, NY.
2008
National Women’s History Project, Women’s Art: Women’s Vision, AIR Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2007
Leadership Award, Congressional Black Caucus Spouses, Washington, DC.
Wisdom Award, National Visionary Leadership Program, Washington, DC.
2006
Golden Legacy Visual Arts Award, Harlem Arts Alliance, Harlem, NY.
Teacher of the Year, NYC Teachers Association, New York, NY.
James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art Honoree, Howard University, Washington, DC.
2005
Amistad Center for Art & Culture President’s Award, Hartford, CT.
Moore College of Art and Design’s Visionary Women Award, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA.
2004
The American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, New York, NY.
National Visionary Leadership Project, Washington, DC.
2002
California Art Educators Association Living Artists Award, Los Angeles, CA.
2000
Artistic Contribution to American Culture, The African American Art Advisory Association of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX.
1999
Image Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), New York, NY.
1998
Key to the City of Oakland, presented at the Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA.
Pro Choice Activist Award, National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL), Washington, DC.
1997
Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, Hummelstown, PA.
Person of the Year, The New Jersey Arts Center, Newark, NJ.
1995
Spirit of Woman Award, presented by the National Museum of Women of the Arts, Washington, DC.
Townsend Harris Medal, City College of NY Alumni Association, New York, NY.
1994
Womens Caucus for Art Honor Awards Exhibition, 15th Annual, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing, NY.
Women’s Caucus for Art Honor Awards Exhibition
Women’s Caucus for the Arts Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts, Queens Museum, NY.
1993
Faith Ringgold Day, Proclamation – Office of the Mayor City of Newark, NJ, March 28, 1993
Jane Addam’s Peace Association Picture Book Award for Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky, New York, NY.
1992
Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration: Tar Beach
Caldecott Honor Book: Tar Beach
1991
Artist of the Year, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, NY.
1990
Foundation Award, La Napoule Art Foundation, France.
Annual Youth Friends Award, School Arts League, New York, NY.
Painting Award, La Napoule Art Foundation, France.
1989
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Award, Baltimore, MD.
National Endowment for the Arts Award for Painting (NEA), Washington, D.C.
1988
New York Foundation for Arts Award for Painting (NYFA), New York, NY.
National Endowment for the Arts Award for Painting (NEA), Washington, D.C.
1987
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for painting
1984
Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, New York, NY.
1978
National Endowment for the Arts Award for Sculpture (NEA), Washington, D.C.
1976
Travel Grant to West Africa, The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Washington, D.C.
1971
The Creative Artists Public Service Award for Painting