CURLEE RAVEN HOLTON'S SPECIAL INTERESTS include printmaking, African American art history, drawing, and painting.

He has mounted more than 30 one-person shows and has participated in more than 75 group exhibitions, including the Seventh International Biennale at the National Center of Fine Arts, Cairo, and shows at Centro de Cultura Casa Lamm Gallery, Mexico City. His works are in the collections of several universities, foundations, and corporations, including Cleveland Museum of Art; Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Villanova University, and Morehouse College.

Holton has participated in several residencies and special projects and has served as curator for a dozen exhibitions. He has also authored many articles and essays and presented numerous papers.

Since founding the Experimental Printmaking Institute in 1996, Holton has provided many students the opportunity to collaborate closely with professional artists through more than 30 residencies. Christopher Michaud '03 learned traditional and digital printmaking in an EXCEL Scholars project with Holton. He guided Maureen Charleroy '01 in an independent study on printmaking and bookmaking.

Holton joined the faculty in 1991. He was the 1999 recipient of Lafayette's Carl R. and Ingeborg Beidleman Research Award, recognizing excellence in applied research or scholarship.