V. L. Cox
V. L. Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Henderson State University (BFA) |
| Known for | Mixed media |
| Notable work | End Hate installation series |
| Website | www |
V. L. Cox (born 1962) is an American multimedia artist based in Arkansas and New York.[1]
Early life and education
V. L. Cox was born on August 14, 1962, in Shreveport, Louisiana. She originally attended Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas to study engineering but later transferred to Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, receiving a BFA in computer graphics in 1991. Her father was an illustrator and engineer, and her great-grandmother from Washington, Arkansas, Louise Virginia Betts Pilkington, was a painter who graduated in 1909 from Lindenwood College for Women in St. Charles, Missouri with a degree in fine art, and whose work is now in the permanent collection of the Historic Arkansas Museum.[1]
Career
Cox started out doing corporate work, pursuing her artistic endeavors on the side. Most notably, in 1995, she designed, constructed, and painted sets and backdrops for the Los Colinas Film Studios and Dallas Theater productions of The Nutcracker, Phantom of the Opera, and Walker, Texas Ranger. The following year, she designed and painted the theme and background for the National Civil Rights Humanities Awards in Memphis, Tennessee, where Leah Rabin, widow of slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, presented the Award for Freedom.[2] By 1997, she was able to quit her corporate job and become a full-time artist.[1] In 2020, Cox was one of twenty artists in the nation to be featured in "Ministry of Truth: 1984/2020," a New York City billboard project providing “a platform for artists to comment on the current state of US politics and increasing polarization just in time for the election.”[3]
Awards
- Selected for the 1999 Women's Works, Chicago, Illinois. Juried by Susan Sensemann (1999).
- Selected for the 50th Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas (2007)
- U.S. State Department Invitation, Art in Embassies Program, Democratic Republic of Congo (2008)
- Arkansan of the Year, Arkansas Life (2015)
- Distinguished Alumni Exhibition/Artist, Henderson State University (2015)
- Best Artist, Best of Arkansas, Arkansas Times (2019).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 O'Neal, Rachel (May 10, 2020). "Artist V. L. Cox Opens Doors to Let Everyone In". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, High Profile Section. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ↑ "About page of Website of V. L. Cox". V. L. Cox. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ↑ Sharp, Sarah Rose (September 8, 2020). "An Orwell-inspired Billboard Project Considers the State of US Politics". Hyperallergic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
Further reading
- "V.L. Cox's Search for Forgotten Rationality". Little Rock Soiree. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- "V.L. Cox". CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 17, 2021.