kfrorup

KENDRA FRORUP Artist biography “Collecting is part of the making,” states sculptor Kendra Frorup about her work. Frorup was Born and brought up in Nassau, Bahamas and uses her memories of this time in her art. After a childhood in the Bahamas, she welcomed the opportunity to study in the United States and began to create representational images that showed a commonality with her culture. Frorup earned her BFA in Sculpture at the University of Tampa and her MFA in Sculpture at Syracuse University. She is currently Assistant Professor in sculpture at the University of Tampa. Frorup’s Work is Major International Collections including The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Unesco International through Andorra Recent selected exhibitions Include The sixth National Exhibition, National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas “The Global Caribbean: Focus on Caribbean Landscape,” Little Haiti Cultural Complex, Art Basel Venue, Miami, Florida and Musée International des Arts Modestes in Sète, France and Solo exhibition, “The Inner Temple Project,” National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas. The Second International Penang Printmaking Exhibition, The Penang State Art Gallery Penang, Malaysia. “From my Bahamian heritage comes a sense of identity, sensibility, and even a strong work ethic.” Frorup combines cultural motivation and a through investigation of materials and their evocative qualities in her sculpture. She utilizes casting, carving and found objects such as cocoanuts, industrial materials and teacups. Frorup has been described by Gil DeMeza, one of her former professors at the University of Tampa, as “the collector.” He said that her “unique ability to take the old, the used and discarded and turn them into other worldly, incalculably exquisite moments in time is a magical talent. Her creations are works, which exhibit both poignancy and invigorating humor. Her outgoing, friendly demeanor is as infectious as is her art while giving us pieces that are at once funny, elegant, scary and crude. She is a dreamer of the first magnitude. With respect to her work, the viewer is never left disappointed or hungry.” Frorup states that the “objects used within the artwork maintain their integrity to reflect where they have been and the artwork I create reflects who I am.” Frorup states that the “objects used within the artwork maintain their integrity to reflect where they have been and the artwork I create reflects who I am.”