Kent Lovelace

Kent Lovelace was born in 1953 and raised in the
eastern hills of the San Francisco bay area. He moved
to the Pacific Northwest in the 1970’s and now resides on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle.

In 2005, Kent built Black Sheep Studio on Whidbey Island where he now paints and creates full-time.

He was educated as an artist in Colorado, Chicago
and Seattle. While developing his career as a
professional artist, Kent also founded and developed
Stone Press Editions; a fine art original print work-
shop and publishing company.

He is a master lithographer in the classic sense, combining Old World printmaking craftsmanship and contemporary techniques with aesthetic sensitivity.
For more than twenty years Kent was the principal lithographer for artists Robert Bateman, Jacob Lawrence, Dale Chihuly and numerous others.

Kent is a vital member of the Northwest art community. He was the president of the Seattle Gallery Association and is currently an active teacher and visiting speaker.

Kent’s paintings and prints have been exhibited in universities and fine art galleries in North America, Japan and Europe. His work is featured in private, public and corporate collections throughout the world.