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Artist Statement:
In my artwork, I seek to
celebrate life: the simple and
spectacular images all around
us. Art patrons admire my
intense use of color and
texture to enhance daily life
and communicate my emotional
reaction to beauty. I consider
my style to be unique to me
but I have been influenced by
the work of Paul Cezanne,
Vincent Van Gogh, Claude
Monet, Pierre Bonnard and Jan
Vermeer. I am currently an
Assistant Professor of Art at
Radford University where I
have taught for sixteen years.
I primarily create large
impasto oil paintings, but I
also work in pastels. I have
paintings in private
collections in eleven
different states. My art has
been exhibited throughout the
USA, and I have won local,
national & international
awards in both mediums,
including awards from Dorothy
Gillespie, May Stevens, Frank
Webb, and Daniel Greene. ...
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Artist Galleries:
TOWHEE HILL STUDIO HOURS 3-5
Tuesdays and Thursdays or BY
APPOINTMENT Radford, VA
THE GALLERY, Radford, VA
FINE ARTS CENTER FOR THE NEW
RIVER VALLEY Pulaski, VA
OVER THE MOON, Floyd, VA
THE BELL GALLERY, Floyd, VA
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Artist Reviews:
At the Artist's Reception at
Celebration'85 in Salem, VA,
well-known artist and author
Frank Webb was extremely
enthusiastic about Kendall's
work and made the remark that
there was not one square inch
in her paintings that were not
the result of weaving of oil
paint. Her ...
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Collections:
Collections: I have paintings
in private collections in
Virginia, North Carolina, New
Orleans, Texas, Florida,
Washington, D.C., New Jersey,
Pennsylvania,Indiana,and New
York.
Most galleries that I work out
of do not send the patron's
name with the check and
therefore I do not have an
accurate ...
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Commissions:
Private Commissions:
Portraits: Miss Rebecca
Yearout, Radford, VA
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Mahin, Radford, VA
Mrs. Connie Stone,
Radford, VA
Mrs. Peggy Shaw,
Radford, VA
Genre Scenes: Mrs. Jonnie
Collins, Radford, VA
Mrs. Laura
Hammond, Radford, VA
Mr. and
Mrs.Morris, Blacksburg, VA
Landscapes: George Filz,
Blacksburg, VA
Esther Youngs, ...
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Exhibitions for Kendall Kessler:
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Come see my work in Towhee Hill Studio. Also, I am currently represented in the Radford University Faculty show. I am now on the "Round The Mountain Trail". Hours are 12-2 Tuesdays and Thursdays or by appointment.
Although I have been in many national and international competitions I no longer compete on the national and international level. I do compete regionally and recently won an Honorable Mention at the Blacksburg Sidewalk Show 2006, Purchase award at "Expressions" 2005 in Martinsville, First place in Oils at the Montgomery Museum Fine Arts Festival, September 2004, Second Place Overall at the Blacksburg Sidewalk Show, June 2004 and First Place in Oils at "Expressions" in Martinsville, VA, 2003. At the Montgomery Museum Fine Arts Festival esteemed Roanoke artist Ann Glover likened my work to that of famed 20th colorist Pierre Bonnard. When Ann awarded first place in oils to me she said," How could I not give you first place?" My painting, "New River Trestle" was chosen to be on the cover of the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce 2008-2009 Business Directory and Buyer's Guide.
AWARDS
2009 First Place, Art From the Heart, Fineartamerica.com contest
2009 First place, Love and Fighting, Fineartamerica.com contest
2009 Tied for First Place, Express to the Fullest, Fineartamerica.com contest
2009 Second Place, Oil Paintings, Any Style, Fineartamerica.com contest
2008 Painting, "New River Trestle" chosen for cover of Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce 2008-2009
2006 Honorable Mention, Art Along the Alley, Blacksburg, VA
2005 Purchase Award, "Expressions", Lynwood Artist's Annual Show, Piedmont Fine Arts Center, Martinsville, VA
2004 1st Place, Montomomery Museum Art Festival, Christiansburg, VA
2004 2nd Place, Blacksburg Sidewalk Show, Blacksburg, VA
2003 1st Place, Oils, Lynwood Artists Juried show, Martinsville, VA
2002 3rd Place, Over-all Blacksburg Sidewalk Show, Blacksburg, VA
2000 3rd Place, Blacksburg Sidewalk Show, Blacksburg, VA
1997 Best in Show, Fincastle Arts Festival, Fincastle, VA
1997 Merit Award, Lynwood Artists Annual Show, Martinsville, VA
1996 Merit Award, Lynwood Artists Annual Show, Martinsville, VA
1995 1st Place, Lynwood Artists Juried Show, Martinsville, VA
1994 Merit Award, Lynwood Artist Annual Show, Martinsville, VA
1991 Border to Border Drawing Competition, Clarksville, TN(slide is now a permanent part of Austin Peay Station University's collection)
1991 1st Place Oil Painting, Paris Art Fair, Paris, TX
1990 Judges Award, League of Roanoke Artists, "Showcase of the Arts"
Roanoke, VA
1990 Merit Award, Lynwood Artists Annual Show, Martinsville, VA
1990 Award, Lynchburg Annual Juried Art Show, Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, VA
1990 American Artist Award, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Sacramento, CA Juror: Daniel Greene
1989 2nd Place Pastels, Hilltop Gallery Art Center, International Juried Show, Nogales, AZ
1985 Merit Award, Celebration'85 Salem, VA
1982 Purchase Award, Radford University Juried Student Show, Juror: Dorothy Gillespie, May Stevens
SHOWS
2009 Radford University Faculty show, Radford, VA
2008 "Evening Light Brown Insurance Agency, Blacksburg, VA, July
2007 "Dreamscapes" Mill Mountain, Coffee & Tea, Blacksburg, VA December
2007 "A Single Moment" FNB Christiansburg, VA July
2007 "Art Tour Ten" Towhee Studio, Radford, VA June
2007 Two Artist Show, Blood Donor Center, Blacksburg, VA May
2007 "Fancy Gap and Other Scenes" The Gallery, Radford, VA January
2006 "Art Tour Ten" Premiere show, Towhee Studio, Radford,VA November
2006 "Art Along the Alley", Blacksburg, VA August 26
2006 "Summer View", Blacksburg Public Library, Blacksburg, VA July
2006 "Expressions", Martinsville, VA, June
2006 "Sidewalk Art Show", Roanoke, VA, June
2006 "Surface Beauty", NRVAC, Blacksburg, VA January
2005 "The Color of Light", Mish Mish Gallery, Blacksburg, VA,July
2005 "Expressions", Marinsville, VA July
2005 Sidewlk Art Show, Roanoke, VA, June,
2005 "The Mark of the Brush", Wallace Gallery, Blacksburg, VA
2005 Radford University Faculty Show, Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford VA
2004 "Pawleys Plus" VTLS Corporate Research Center, Blacksburg, VA
2004 "Mountains and More" See Mark Optical Blacksburg, VA
2004 "Color and Light" First National Exchange Bank of Christiansburg
2003 "Creative Beauty" Montgomery Regional Hospital Blacksburg, VA
2002 "Serendipity" First National Exchange Bank of Blacksburg
2001 "Natural Beauty", First National Bank of Christiansburg, Christiansburg, Va
2000 "The Color Pink", Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg, VA
1999 "Blue Ridge Colors", Corporate Research Center, Blacksburg, VA
1998 "Color and Light", Waste Policy Institute, Blacksburg, VA
1996 "Water and Flowers", Cranwell International Center, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA
1995 "Panoramas", Agora Gallery, New York, NY
1994 "Nature's Enchantment, Agora Gallery, New York NY
1994 "Exhibition 280", Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
1993 "Shades of Pastel 93", Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
1993 North Vallery Art League 1993 National Juried Show, Redding, CA
1992 United Pastelists of America Holiday International Art Show, Upper Nyack, NY
1992 Paris Art Fair, Professional Division. Paris , TX
1990 Rappahannock Regional 1990, Focus on Realism. Fredericksburg, VA
1989 Chimerical Gregg Art Gallery Group Show. La Puentes, CA
1987 Tenth Annual North Dakota National juried Exhibition. Minot, ND
1986 Three Rivers Arts Festival. Pittsburg, PA
1986 Siesta Key Gallery's 2nd National Miniature Painting Exhibiton and Awards Show, Siesta Key, FL
1984 New Orleans Art Association's 10th National Art Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
1984 Springfield Art League's 65th National Fine Art Exhibition. Springfield, MA
1984 Phoenix Gallery's International Small Fine Art Exposition. Atlanta, GA
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