Frank Stella was born in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1936. He studied art history and painting at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and continued his studies at Princeton University, where he graduated in 1958 with a B.A. degree in history.

In 1970 his first retrospective exhibition opened at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 1987 he was honoured with a second retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Other major solo exhibitions include: ICA Gallery, London (1985), The National Museum of Art, Osaka (1988), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid (1995), Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (2000).

The artist has received many awards: the New York City Mayor’s Award for Arts and Culture (1981), the Award of American Art from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1985), Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government (1989), the Gold Medal of the National Arts Club in New York (2001).