Kent Lovelace was born in Washington D.C. in 1953. He received his BFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1976 and his MFA in from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1979. His graduate studies were under the direction of world renowned artist Jacob Lawrence. His recent travels have him painting in the Dordogne region of France, the Italian Umbria, and the Big Hole in western Montana. Kent's own artwork can be found in most major public and private collections throughout the Pacific Northwest and many others nationwide.