Stanley Lewis (b. 1941) graduated from Wesleyan University in 1963, and received his MFA from Yale University in 1967. The Museum in the Katzen Art Center, American University, Washington, D.C. hosted a major retrospective of his work in 2007. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Altman Prize from the National Academy of Art, National Academy Award for Excellence, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Art. He is represented by Betty Cuningham Gallery in NYC.

This lecture coincides with the exhibition of work by Stanley Lewis at NYSS Main Gallery, on view from October 3-November 13.