Cullen Washington Jr.

Cullen Washington Jr. (born 1972) is an African-American contemporary abstract painter. Washington lives in New York.

Early life and education Cullen Washington Jr. was born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1972. As a child, he loved science, but also knew he wanted to be an artist at a young age. He grew up in a very supportive environment, where not only his parents but his two sisters encouraged him to develop his artistic skills. At the age of 9, he presented his first art exhibition at his elementary school in Alexandria, which made his interest in art grow even more rapidly. The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Saatchi Gallery in London, and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Though scheduled to be active through May, the exhibition was cut short when the museum closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the museum put Washington's work on their website as an online exhibition. He describes his work as "non-representational."