Murry DePillars

Murray DePillars (1938–2008) was a Chicago-born artist and educator and a member of AfriCOBRA.{{cite news |last1=Komp |first1=Catherine |title=Murry DePillars Exhibit Highlights Role as Visionary Artist, Scholar and Educator |url=https://vpm.org/news/articles/2573/murry-depillars-exhibit-highlights-role-as-visionary-artist-scholar-and-educator |accessdate=8 October 2020 |agency=WCVE News |date=February 9, 2017}} Educated in Chicago's public schools, DePillars earned Associate in Arts degree in Fine Arts from Kennedy-King Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education, a Master of Arts degree in Urban Studies from Roosevelt University, and a Ph.D. in Art Education from The Pennsylvania State University.{{cite web |title=Another great library has burned down Murry N. DePillars, Ph.D. (1938 – 2008) |url=https://www.blackacademypress.com/2015/02/anothergreatlibraryhasburneddown/ |website=Black Academy Press |accessdate=8 October 2020}} He was assistant dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of the Arts from 1971 to 1976, and dean of the school from 1976 until 1995.{{cite web |title=Longtime VCU School of the Arts dean dies |url=https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/Longtime_VCU_School_of_the_Arts_dean_dies |website=VCU News |accessdate=8 October 2020}} Among other places, his work has been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art; The Studio Museum of Harlem; The Mississippi Museum of Art; The Orlando Museum of Art; The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago; the World Expo in Spokane; the Fay Gold Gallery in Atlanta; and the Joysmith Gallery & Studio in Memphis.