Leo Twiggs

Leo Franklin Twiggs (born 1934 in St. Stephen, South Carolina) is an American painter.

He developed the Fine Art Department at South Carolina State University, where he taught from 1973 until 1998. Twiggs received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Claflin University in 1956 and his Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1964. In 1970, Twiggs became the first African American student to receive a Doctorate of Arts (Ed.D) from the University of Georgia. He has presented higher than fifty one-man shows during his career.

Twiggs established his BA summa cum laude from Claflin University, later studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and standard his MA from New York University, where he studied past Hale Woodruff, the respected African American painter and muralist. He established his doctorate in art education from the University of Georgia. As professor of art at South Carolina State University, he developed the Art Department and I.P. Stanback Museum. Twiggs was named professor emeritus in 2000. He was the first visual artist to receive the Verner Award (Governor’s Trophy) for outstanding contributions to the arts in South Carolina.

Twiggs' paintings are ended in a variation of the batik process which he began experimenting subsequent to in 1964. This process of painting allows him to Make the magic of subtle textures. His selected subject business has included the iconography of the American Civil War, the Confederate flag, Blues music, and rivers. Twiggs' work deals later than the role of relics, images, and icons in the culture of the South Eastern United States.