Bettye Stull

Bettye J. Stull
Born (1931-06-13) June 13, 1931 (age 95)
Wheeling, West Virginia
OccupationArts Curator
SpouseRobert J. Stull

Bettye J. Stull (June 13, 1931 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a curator, arts educator, and collector and is a figure in the Columbus Black arts community, known for her mentorship of young Black women, including artist April Sunami and activist Jessica Byrd. In her work as staff curator at the King Arts Complex, she was the founding director of the Elijah Pierce Gallery. Her other African and African-American art shows have appeared at the Ohio Craft Museum, the McCoy Community Arts Center, the Cultural Arts Center and several other area venues. She served as an art advisor for the Long Street Bridge “Culture Wall,” a collaboration between the City of Columbus, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, and the Ohio Department of Transportation, which created an arts-based solution to the problem of urban neighborhoods divided by freeways.

Personal life

Stull was married to ceramicist Robert J. Stull, a professor of art at Ohio State University, from 1971 until his death in 1994. He was Dean of the Fine Arts department from 1979 to 1984.

Awards and honors

References

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  3. ↑ "Jessica Bird". Netroots Nation. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cultural Arts Center exhibit showcases friendship rooted in art". Columbus Dispatch. Gannett. July 2, 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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  6. ↑ "Stull, Robert J (1935-7/7/1994) Stull, Bettye". My History. Columbus Metropolitan Library. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Jami. "The Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 2011 Community Arts Partnership Individual Award Winners". Greater Columbus Arts Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "African Ceremonial Objects and their Influence on Contemporary African American Artists at the OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM". Ohio Craft. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "2019 Lincoln Theater Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony". Lincoln Theatre. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.