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KENNETH NOLAND Born KENNETH NOLAND Born: 1924, Asheville, N.C Died: January 5, 2010 1946-48: Studies at Black Mountain College, North Carolina. 1997: Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree from Davidson College, Davidson, N.C. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York 2009 Kenneth Noland: Shaped Paintings, Leslie Feely Fine Art, New York 2008 Earning his Stripes, Leslie Feely Fine Art, New York, April something 2006 Ameringer/Yohe Gallery, New York “360 Degrees on the Wall” 2005 Fumagalli Gallery, Bergamo, Italy 2004 Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas 2003 Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, New York, October 16-November 22. [Catalogue] 2002 Ameringer Howard Yohe Fine Arts Gallery, New York, April 18-May 24. [Catalogue] Kenneth Noland: Themes and Variations, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida, March 1-June 14; The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine, June 30-October 13. [Catalogue] 2001 Noland’s Nolands, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont, July- August. Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, October 4-November 5. 2000 Galeria Metta, Madrid, January 3-February 3. Ameringer Howard Gallery, New York, December 7, 2000-January 20, 2001. 1999 Meredith Long Gallery, Houston, Texas, March 3-24. 1998 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, September 10-October 17. 1995 Kenneth Noland: A Selection of Paintings, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, March 4-25. 1993 William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, North Kenneth Noland: The Circle Paintings 1956-1963, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 14, 1993-January 9, 1994; Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, March 31-May 5. [Catalogue] 1992 Meredith Long & Company, Houston, January 9-25. 1991 Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York, May 15-June 29. Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., Berlin, November 1-December 7. 1990 Meredith Long & Co., Houston, January 9-February 2. Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, February 7-March 3. Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Beverly Hills, October 9-November 17. Appreciating Noland, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, November 17, 1990-January 6, 1991. [Catalogue] 1989 Kenneth Noland: An Important Exhibition of Paintings from 1958 to 1990, Salander- O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York, October 4-November 11. [Catalogue] 1988 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, January 28-February 20. Gallery One, Toronto, December 10, 1988-January 4, 1989. 1987 Galerie Joan Prats, New York, May. Galerie Don Stewart, Montreal, October 2-20. 1986 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, April 3-26. [Catalogue] R. H. Love Modern, Chicago, May 3-June 21. [Catalogue] Gallery One, Toronto, May 17-June 4. Satani Gallery, Tokyo, November 25-December 20. 1985 Galerie Joan Prats, Barcelona, April-May. Kenneth Noland: Paintings of the 1960’s: Chevrons and Stripes, André Emmerich Gallery, New York, October 31-November 30. Museo de Bella Artes, Bilbao, Spain, September. Kenneth Noland, The Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, November 9, 1985- January 4, 1986. Diputación de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, December. 1984 Noland in Paris, Galerie de France, Paris, June 14-July 28. [Catalogue] University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, August-September. [Catalogue] Reinhard Onnasch Galerie, Berlin, September 22-November 3; Galerie Wentzel, Cologne, November-December. [Catalogue] André Emmerich Gallery, New York, December 6-29. 1983 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, March 3-April 2. [Catalogue] Kenneth Noland: Winds, Vientos, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico, D.F., June- September. [Catalogue] 1982 Galerie Wentzel, Cologne, Germany, March. André Emmerich Galerie, New York, May 6-28. 1981 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, May 27-June 26. [Catalogue] Waddington Galleries, London, October 7-31. 1980 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, November 1-19. [Catalogue] 1979 Waddington Galleries, London. July 10-August 4. [Catalogue] 1978 Meredith Long & Co., Houston, October. 1977 Kenneth Noland: A Retrospective, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, April 15-June 19; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (jointly), October 1-November 27; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, January-February 26, 1978; Denver Art Museum, Denver, March 24- May 7, 1978. [Catalogue] André Emmerich Gallery, New York, December 10, 1977-January 11, 1978. [Catalogue] 1976 Galleria Morone 6, Milan April 8-May 10. [Catalogue] Kenneth Noland: An Exhibition of Paintings from 1958-1973, David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, April 10-May 5. Galerie André Emmerich, Zürich, October 9-November 13. Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, October 16-November 12. Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, October 23-November 13. Galerie Wentzel, Hamburg, November 12, 1976-January 29, 1977. [Catalogue] André Emmerich, New York, November 15-December 6. 1975 Kenneth Noland: Early Circle Paintings, Visual Arts Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York, January 6-31. [Catalogue] Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, March 6-April 21. Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, October 23-November 8. André Emmerich Gallery, New York, November 15-December 6. [Catalogue] 1974 Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston, March 2-April 6. Galerie Wentzel, Hamburg, May 17-June 12. David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, June 1-29. Jack Glenn Gallery, Corona del Mar, July 1-31. The Waddington Galleries II, London, July 10-August 4. Rutland Gallery, London, November 12-December 14. 1973 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, February 17-March 7. [Catalogue] Waddington Galleries, London, July 10-August 4. Galerie André Emmerich, Zürich, September 7-October 20. 1972 Galerie Mikro, Berlin, April 28-August 15. 1971 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, October 9-November 3. [Catalogue] 1970 Kasmin Ltd. and The Waddington Galleries, London, June 9-July 4. 1969 Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York, April 5-30. Galerie René Ziegler, Zürich, December 12, 1969-January 31, 1970. 1968 Kasmin Ltd., London, June 7-July 6. 1967 David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, September 14-October 19. André Emmerich Gallery, New York, November 11-30. 1966 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, February 22-March 13. Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles, November 8-26. 1965 The Jewish Museum, New York, February 4-March 7. [Catalogue] David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, February 21-March 16. Kasmin Ltd., London, April 2-May 2. 1964 Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf, May 22-June 19. André Emmerich Gallery, New York, November 10-28. 1963 Kasmin Ltd., London, April 18-May. [Catalogue] André Emmerich Gallery, New York, April 23-May 16. [Catalogue] Galerie Lawrence, Paris, April 23-May 16. [Catalogue] 1962 Galerie Charles Lienhard, Zürich, March. [Catalogue] Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf, March 30-April 30. André Emmerich Gallery, New York, April 10-May 5. [Catalogue] 1961 André Emmerich Gallery, New York, March 14-April 1. [Catalogue] The New Gallery, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, April 18-May 15. [Catalogue] Galerie Neufville, Paris, April 25-May 27. 1960 Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., January 5-21. Galleria dell’Ariete, Milan, November 3-18. [Catalogue] 1959 French & Co., Inc., New York, October 14-November 7. [Catalogue] 1958 Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., January 31-February 22. Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, October 14-November 6. 1957 Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, January 2-19. Margaret Dickey Gallery of Art, District of Columbia Teachers College, Washington, D.C., January 7-30. 1953 Dubin Gallery, Philadelphia, September-October 13. 1952 Dupont Theatre, Washington, D.C. 1951 Dubin Gallery, Philadelphia. 1950 Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, D.C., December 3-22. 1949 Galerie Creuze, Paris, April 23-May 5. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2012 Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Frank Stella, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, October 25 – November 24 2004 The Heroic Century: Masterpieces from the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 21, 2003-January 4, 2004; Berlin, Germany, February 20- September 19, 2004. [Catalogue] 2003 Gyroscope, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., August 1- December. 1985 Selections from the William J. Hokin Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, April 20-June 16. Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910-1980, New York: Museum of Modern Art, October 7, 1985-January 7, 1986 [Catalogue] 1982 A Private Vision: Contemporary Art from the Graham Gund Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, February 7-April 4. [Catalogue] 1976 Two Hundred Years of American Painting, Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, June 30- July 28; Museum of Modern Art, Belgrade, August 14-September 11; Galleria d’Art Moderna, Rome, September 28-October 26; National Museum of Poland, Warsaw, November 12-December 10; Baltimore Museum of Art, at the Maryland Science Center, January 16-February 6. Acquisition Priorities: Aspects of Postwar Paintings in America, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 1976-January 16, 1977. [Catalogue] Surface, Edge and Color, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, December 8, 1976-January 12, 1977. 1974 The Great Decade of American Abstraction, Modernist Art 1960-1970, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 15-March 10. [Catalogue] 1971 The Structure of Color, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, February 25- April 18. [Catalogue] 1970 Color, University of California at Los Angeles Art Galleries, Los Angeles, February 16-March 2. [Catalogue] Ellsworth Kelly, Morris Lewis, Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, September 12-October 26. [Catalogue] Color and Field, 1890-1970, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York,
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