Gerald Lovell was born in 1992 in Chicago, Illinois, to Puerto Rican and African American parents. Lovell is a is a self-taught artist who began his career after he left the graphic design program at the University of West Georgia. Lovell is represented by P·P·O·W, New York and his work has been displayed at national institutions such as the Harvey B Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, The Houston Museum of African American Culture, and Swim Gallery, Los Angeles.
Lovell has strong ties to the Atlanta art community and has displayed work at local galleries including MurMur, The Gallery | Wish, Hammonds House Museum, Mason Fine Art, and Notch8 Gallery.