Paul Stopforth
Encyclopedia
Paul Stopforth is a South Africa
n artist. His politically charged work was suppressed in his native country by the apartheid government and he left for the United States
in 1988. He recently retired from his position as Lecturer on Visual and Environmental Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University
, where he began teaching in 1996. He is currently full time visiting faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Stopforth studied at the Johannesburg College of Art and the Royal College of Art
in London
. He frequently works with mixed media
on paper
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n artist. His politically charged work was suppressed in his native country by the apartheid government and he left for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1988. He recently retired from his position as Lecturer on Visual and Environmental Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he began teaching in 1996. He is currently full time visiting faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Stopforth studied at the Johannesburg College of Art and the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He frequently works with mixed media
Mixed media
Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.There is an important distinction between "mixed-media" artworks and "multimedia art". Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct...
on paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
.
External links
- Official website
- Curriculum vitae
- Paul Stopforth at David Krut Projects
- Portrait: Stopforth, an interview with Zoe M. Savitsky in The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates...