Mel Kendrick

(American, born 1949)

august 1991 black oil with chopsticks by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

August 1991 Black Oil with Chopsticks, 1991

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untitled (drop out) by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Untitled (Drop Out), 2019

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untitled by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Untitled, 2017

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untitled by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Untitled, 2015

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untitled by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Untitled, 2016–2019

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6 green blocks by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

6 Green Blocks, 2004

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untitled by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Untitled, 2022

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white squares (with mending plates) by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

White Squares (with Mending Plates), 1993

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red holes 4 by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Red Holes 4, 2017

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untitled (green) by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Untitled (Green), 2022

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cutting corners by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

Cutting Corners, 2024

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the anchor by mel kendrick

Mel Kendrick

The Anchor, 2024

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Biography

Timeline

1949
Born in Boston, MA
1971
B.A., Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
1973
M.A., Hunter College, New York, New York
1978
National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship
1981
National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship
1994
National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship
2002
American Academy of the Arts, Award and Purchase Prize

Exhibitions

2018
Mel Kendrick Selected Exhibitions in 2018:
Sculpture Milwaukee, Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
Grit and Sensitivity, Alta Ham Fine Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
Paper/Print: American Hand Papermaking, 1960s to Today, IPCNY, New York, NY
Poetry: From Sappho to the Beats, Arion Press, San Francisco, CA
2017 - 2018
Mel Kendrick Selected Exhibitions in 2017-2018:
Disorderly Conduct: American Painting and Sculpture, 1960-1990, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC
2017
Mel Kendrick Selected Exhibitions in 2017:
Mel Kendrick: Woodblock Drawings, David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Mel Kendrick: Early Woodprints | Recent Sculpture, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Mel Kendrick, Sarah Moody Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (solo exhibition)
2016
Mel Kendrick Selected Exhibitions in 2016:
Mel Kendrick: Cell Drawings, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY (solo exhibition)
drawing ROOM: Curated by Markus Dochantschi, David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY
Sculptural Drawings: Mel Kendrick, John Newman, Chris Macdonald, Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art, New York, NY
2015
Mel Kendrick Selected Exhibitions in 2015:
Mel Kendrick: sub-stratum, David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Mel Kendrick: Marker #1 and Marker #2, Grant Park - Queen’s Landing, Chicago, IL (solo exhibition)
Piece Work (organized by Robert Storr), Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
2011
Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY. “jacks”. (solo)
2003
"Drawings in Wood," Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York, NY
2002
Mel Kendrick: Core Samples." Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH
1999
"Monumental Prints," catalogue essay by Elaine Gustafson, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
1997
"Drawings and Sculpture", catalogue with essay by Nancy Princenthal, September

Public Collections

Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
Storm King Art Center, Storm King, NY
St. Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO
Prudential Life Insurance Company, Newark, NJ
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL