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Current Exhibition

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Mel Kendrick
B.D.F., 1995
wood, pipe, cast rubber
82 1/2 x 77 x 49 inches
Courtesy of the artist
March 28–May 14, 2006 

Mel Kendrick

• Sussel Gallery

DEDICATION
Wednesday, March 29
4:00–4:30 p.m.
Dedication of Double Core, on the College Mall in front of Scovel Hall. Cookies and punch will be served.
(Rain Location: Scovel Hall Lobby)

OPENING RECEPTION
Wednesday, March 29
7:00–8:30 p.m., Art Museum
Mel Kendrick will give a gallery talk during the opening reception from 7:30–8:00 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public.

» Mel Kendrick exhibition brochurePDF
» Press Release

  The Exhibition

In 2004, through the generosity of The Howland Memorial Fund, Akron, Ohio, a new work of public art for The College of Wooster campus was commissioned. Double Core, 2006 (see press release above) by the New York City-based sculptor Mel Kendrick, will be installed in front of Scovel Hall in March 2006.

To celebrate this new addition to the campus, six works by Kendrick, ranging in date from 1991–2005, will be exhibited in the Art Museum along with working models of Double Core. Associated events related to the exhibition and the dedication of Double Core are above.

Also on view from March 28–May 14, 2006 in the Burton D. Morgan Gallery is an exhibition of prints selected from the John Taylor Arms Print Collection. Titled Working the Land: 20th-Century Rural America, this exhibition was organized in conjunction with the College’s Sustainable Wooster/ Sustainable World symposium, funded by an Environmental Analysis and Action Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

  About The Artist

Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1949, Mel Kendrick received his B.A. in 1971 from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, and M.A. in 1973 from Hunter College, New York, New York. Selected solo exhibitions since 1980 include those at the Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York, New York, 2003; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 2002; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, 1999; Grand Arts, Kansas City, Missouri, 1996; John Weber Gallery, New York, New York, 1995, 1992-93, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1983, 1980; Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 1994; Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1990, 1988, 1985, 1983; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro North Carolina, 1992; Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1990, 1988; Salama-Caro Gallery, London, England, 1989; St. Louis Art Museum, 1987; and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986. Kendrick‘s work has been the subject of two traveling exhibitions, and he has participated in over 80 group exhibitions since 1980. The artist has received three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and an American Academy of the Arts Award and Purchase Prize.

Kendrick’s work is represented in the collections of numerous major museums such as The Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri; Storm King Art Museum, Storm King, New York; The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York.

  Acknowledgments

We are indebted to Mel Kendrick for his insight and artistic vision that resulted in Double Core. The artist’s energy throughout the project was contagious, and his high standards and professionalism resulted in a work of public art that The College of Wooster can be proud of both now and into the future.

We thank The Howland Memorial Fund, Akron, Ohio, for their generous gift that made Double Core possible, and the Fund’s Trustees, The Akron Community Foundation, and John Frank, whose enthusiasm for this project enriched and enlivened the process.

My heartfelt gratitude goes to those on the committee who oversaw the commissioning process. Committee members included John Siewert, Assistant Professor of Art History; David Gedalecia, Professor of History; Sara Patton, Vice President of Development; and R. Stanton Hales, President. To Walter Zurko, Professor of Art, a personal and professional thank you for his generous support and feedback. I am also most appreciative of John Siewert‘s illuminating essay on Mel Kendrick’s art in this brochure.

Our gratitude goes to Beau Mastrine, Director, Campus Grounds, and Peter Schantz, Director, Physical Plant, who handled the many site details for the installation of Double Core.

And this exhibition could not have taken place without the indispensable efforts of Doug McGlumphy, Museum Preparator, and Joyce Fuell, Administrative Coordinator. Thank you for your dedication to this project and the exhibition.

Kitty McManus Zurko 
Director/Curator
The College of Wooster Art Museum

 


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