Lovell Williams, D'Angelo
American, b. 1992
(Courtney Asztalos, American, b. 1988; Michael Hicks, American, b. 1982)
BiographyD’Angelo Lovell Williams creates photographs that convey intimacy between Black and queer individuals. Williams’ photograph, As Close, 2019, is part of a body of work that confronts and explores notions of identity, finding belonging, and implications of outsiders’ perceptions relative to the queer Black community. Williams completed their BFA from Memphis College of Art (2015) and MFA from Syracuse University (2018), and they are a 2018 Skowhegan School of Art alum. Their book, Contact High, was published by Mack in 2022, and their work was included in the 2020 exhibition and related publication, Young Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists. They have held four solo exhibitions at Higher Pictures Generation, New York. Williams was diagnosed with HIV in January 2020. They live and work in New York City.