Frank Stella

Works

The Pequod Meets the Virgin - Frank Stella
The Pequod Meets the Virgin - Frank Stella

The Pequod Meets the Virgin

1988

Mixed media on magnesium and aluminum

407 x 464 x 121 cm

Exhibitions

Sep 10, 1999 - Sep 30, 1999
Apr 3, 1993 - May 1, 1993

Biography

1936
Born ,May 12 in Malden,Massachusetts.

1954
phillips Academy , Andover, Massachusetts. Studied painting with Patrick Morgan.

1958
Princeton University,Princeton, New Jersey,Studied painting with William Seitz and Stephen Green.

1963
Artist-in-Residence:Dartmouth College, summer session

1969
Visting artist: Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.

1983
Residentship: American Academy of Ars and Letters, Rome,Italy,September 1982-June 1983 .

1984
Charles Eliot Norton Professorship of Poetry, Harvard University,Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1985
Receives Award of American Art from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia

1986
Awarded honorary degree by Brandeis University, Waltham,Massachusetts.



Solo Exhibitions
1960
"Frank Stella", Leo Castelli Gallery,New York, September 27-Octorber 15

1961
"F.Stella", Galerie Lawrence, Paris, France, November

1962
"Frank Stella" Leo Castelli Gallery,New York,April 28-May 19

1963
"Frank Stella", Ferus Gallery ,Los Angeles, California, February 18 ,1963-closing date unknown .

1964
"Frank Stella" Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York, January 4- Frbruary 6 "Frank Stella" Galerie Lawrence, Paris,France, May 12- June 2 "Frank Stella/Recent Paintings", Kasmin Limited,London, Englan,September 29- Octorber 24

1965
"Frank Stella in an Exhibition of New Work, Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, California, January 26-February

1966
"Frank Stella" Leo Castelli Gallery,New York,March 5- April 6 "Frank Stella" David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,April 15-May 8 "Frank Stella" A Selection of Paintings and Recent Drawings"Kasmin Limited, London,England, November 11-December 3

1967
"Frank Stella" Galerie Bischofberger,Zurich, Switzerland, February 17- March 18 "Frank Stella" Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, November 25-December 23

1968
"Frank Stella: Recent Paintings"David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 7- April "Frank Stella" lrving Blum Gallery, Los Angeles,California, March "Frank Stella/Recent Paintings" Kasmin Limited, London, England, December

1969
"Frank Stella" lrving Blum Gallery, Los Angeles, California, November 4, 1969-closing date unknown "Frank Stella" Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, November 18-December 6

1970
Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York, dates unknown, Galerie Renee Ziegler, Zurich,Switzerland ,dates unknown Joseph Heiman Gallery, St.Louis, Missouri, dates unknown

1971
lrving Blum Gallery (drawing,watercolors) Los Angeles, California, dates unknown. Hasen Fuller Gallery,San Francisco, California, dates unknown. Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York,dates unknown. "Frank Stella", David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto,Ontario, Canada, April 8-April 27 Kasmin Limited, London ,England,dates unknown.

1973
Leo Castelli Gallery,New York,January 6- January 27. lrving Blum Gallery,Los Angeles, California, dates unknown. Knoedler Contemporary Art, New York, dates unknown. Janie C. Lee Gallery, Dallas, Texas unknown

1974
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston, Texas, dates unknown

1975
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York,dates unknown "Frank Stella: High-Relief Aluminum Paintings" Ace Venice,Venice,California,November "Frank Stella: Recent Paintings" Daniel Templon, Paris,France,October 21-November 15 "Variations on the Concentric Square 1962-1974" Janie C. Lee Gallery,Houston, Texas, September 27, 1975-closing date unknown

1976
Andre Emmerich,Zurich ,Switzerland,dates unknown. "Frank Stella: Recent Paintings" M, Knoedler & Co, Inc. ,New York October 2-October28 "Frank Stella: An Historical Selection" David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, Ontario,December 4 ,1976 -January 4

1977
"Frank Stella: Metal Reliefs from the Year 1976" Hans Strelow and Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne, Germany, February 4-March 12 Galerie M. Bochum, Bochum,West Germany ,dates unknown. "Frank Stella: Paintings, Drawings and Prints, 1959-77" Knoedler Kasmin Gallery, London ,England,December 8, 1977-closing dats unknown "Frank Stella :Paintings and Recent Prints"John Berggruen Gallery,San Francisco, California, November 23-December 31

1979
"Indian Birds, Painted Metal Reliefs" Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,January 6-January 27 "Frank Stella :8 Drawings :1976 Sketch Sinjerli Variation:1977 Exotic Bird Series"Akira Ikeda Gallery(former name Galerie Valeur), Nagoya, Japan,November 5-November 30

1980
"Frank Stella: Paintings and Prints" Galerie Ninety-Nine,Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, Frbruary 16- March 8 Koh Gallery, Tokyo,Japan,March 17-April 30 "Frank Stella:Recent Works" Akira Ikeda Gallery(former name Galerie Valeur),Nagoya, Japan,May 12- May 24 "Frank Stella "Getler/Pall Gallery, New York,October 21-November 15 "Frank Stella:Polar Co-ordinates 1980. Eight Drawings", Akira Ikeda Gallery,Nagoya,Japan,August 4-August 23 "Frank Stella: Works on Paper" Knoedler Kasmin Ltd.Lodon,England,April

1981
"Frank Stella/Works:Paintings,Drawings and Maquettes" Akira Ikeda Gallery,Nagoya,Japan,June 1-June 27 "Frank Stella: Metal Reliefs",M. Knoedler & Co.Inc. New York,October 28-November 18 "Frank Stella:New York" Hans Strelow.Dusseldorf,Germany,December 10, 1981-January 16

1982
"Frank Stella :New Reliefs "Akira Ikeda Gallery ,Kagoya,Japan,March 8-March 31 "Frank Stella :Recent Work".Akira Ikeda Gallery,Tokyo,Japan.March 8-March 31 "Exhibition of S.A. Mines" Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,October 30-November 20

1983
"Frank Stella:Recent Work" Knoedler Zurich,Switzerland,December 14, 1983-January 21 1984(Traveled to: Galerie Wurthle, Vienna,Austria,February 23-March 29)

1985
" Frank Stella:Relief Paintings" M. Knoedler & Co.Inc.New York, January 26-February 23 "Frank Stella" The Greenberg Gallery,St,Louis, Nissouri, November 9,1985-January 4

1986
"Frank Stella:New Reliefs"Akira Ikeda Gallery,Tokyo,Japan,May 6-May 31

1987
"Frank Stella:The Pre-Black Paintins: 1958"Gagosian Gallery,New York,March 28-May 30 "Frank Stella:New York "Hans Strelow,Dusseldorf,West,Germany,May 8-June 11

1988
"Frank Stella" James Corcoran Gallery,Santa Monica, California, dates unknown "Frank Stella "Akira Ikeda Gallery ,Taura,Japan ,November 5,1988-April 30,

1989
"Frank Stella :New York "M.Knoedler & Co.Inc.New York,February 4-March 2

1990
"Frank Stella: Les annees 80" Marianne & Pierre Nahon,Galerie Beaubourg ,Paris,France,Frbruary 3-March 10 "Frank Stella Black and Metallic Paintings,1959-1964"Gagosian Gallery,New York,September 15-October 20 "Frank Stella:New Works"Heland Wetterling Gallery,stockholm,Sweden,November 19. 1990- January 15 ,1991.

1991
"Frank Stella "Casino knokke,knokke,Belgium,June 23- September 6 "Frank Stella:Concentric Squares 1962-74"Rubinspangle,New York,October 19 -November 16

1992
"Frank Stella: Works from 1972-1991"Evelyn Amis Gallery,Boca Raton ,Florida ,February 13-April 7 "Frank Stella New Work :Projects & Sculpture" Knoedler & Company ,New York ,October 10-November 11





Selected Group Exhibition
1959
"Selection"Tibor de Nagy Gallery,New York,April 25 "Opening of the New Gallery" Leo Castelli Gallery, New York,October 6- October 17

1960
"Summary 1959-1960 "Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,May 31-June 25 "New American Painting ",Galerie Neufville,Paris,France ,May 3-May 31

1961
"Group Show"Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,September 22-October 14

1962
"Woks by John Chamberlain,Edward Higgins,Frederick kiesler,Roy Lichtenstein,Robert Moskowitz,Robert Rauschenberg,Frank Stella ,Cy Twombly"Leo Castelli Gallery, New York ,April 7-21 "John Chamberlain/Frank Stella"Leo Castelli Gallery,New York,October 16-November 7

1963
Works by John Chamberlain ,Edward Higgins,Frederick Kiesler ,Roy Lichtenstein ,Robert Moskowitz ,Robert Rauschenberg,Frank Stella,Cy Twombly "Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,April 2-April 18

1964
"A View of NY Painting ,including Major Works by Jasper John,Robert Rauschenberg,Andy Warhol,Ellsworth Kelly ,Frank stella,Roy Lichtenstein and Larry Poons"Ferus Gallery ,Los Angeles,California,January " Group Show "Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,February 8-March 12,1964"Works by Bontecou,Chamberlain,Daphnis,Higgins,Johns, Lichtenstein ,Rauschenberg,Scarpetta,Stella,Twombly,Tworkov" Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,June 6-June 30 "Hard Edge" Galerie Denise Rene,Cologne,Germany,January 1964-closing date unknown .

1965
"Group Show"Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,October 2-October 21

1966
"Seven Decades 1895-1965/Crosscurrents in Modern Art :1955-1965"Cordier and Ekstrom,New York ,April 26-May 21 "Group Show"Leo Castelli Gallery,New York,June 14-June 30

1967
"Leo Castelli /Ten Years" Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,February 4-February 26 Painting and Sculpture from the Gallery Collection", lrving Blum Gallery ,Los Angeles ,California,December "Kunstmarkt 67" Gurzenich ,keulen,Galerie Springer,,Berlin,Germany ,dates unknown

1968
"Jack Bush ,Helen Frankenthaler,Morris Louis,Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski,Frank Stella,Robert Murray"Galerie du Siecle,Montreal,February

1969
"Opening Exhibition" Lawrence Rubin Gallery ,New York,February 1-February 26 "Drawings"Galerie Heiner Friedrich,Munich,Germany "Group Show"Lawrence Rubin Gallery,New York,September 12-October 1 "Group Show"Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,September 20-October 11

1970
"New Acquisitions.Fourteen Important Works by Andre Flavin,Kelly,Lichtenstein ,Noland,Stella,Warhol"Dayton's Gallery 12,Minneapolis, Minneasota,May 6-June 6 "Stella and Olitski" LoGiudice Gallery,Chicogo,llinois "L'art Vivant aux Etats-Unis" Fondation Maeght,Paris,July 16-September 30 "Benefit for Referendum '70' Leo Castelli Gallery,New York ,September 1-September 26

1971
"Group for March" Noah Goldowsky,New York "Formen und Structuren der Farbe " Galerie Hans Strelow,Dusseldorf ,Germany ,November 27-December 23 Kelly ,Lichtenstein ,stella"Galerie Buren ,Stockholm,January 9-closing date unknown

1972
"Collection X" Espace Cardin I,Paris,November 5-October 10 "Group Show" Leo CastelliGallery ,New York,September 30-October 21

1973
"Group Show"Knoedler Contemporary Art,New York "Drawings"New Gallery,Cleveland,Ohio. "Inventory" Janie C. Lee Gallery ,Dallas,Fort Worth,Texas. "Venice Biennale Benefit Show" Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,October 18-November 11 "Maitres de I' Abstraction Americane Aujourd'hui"Daniel Templon,Paris.

1974
"Ten Painters in New York"Michael Walls Gallery,New York "America on Paper" Galerie Beyeler,Basel,Switzerland "U.S.A on Paper" The Mayor Gallery,London,England "In Three Dimensions"Leo Castelli Gallery(Downtown),New York,September 21-October 12 "L'art present"Palais Galliera,Paris ,France ,October 2-November 10.

1975
"High-Relief Aluminum Paintings"Ace Venice Gallery ,Venice,California,November "Group Exhibition"Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,June 7-September 20

1976
"Survey-Part I" Sable-Castelli Gallery Ltd. Toronto,Ontario,Canada. "Aspects of 20th Century Art"David Jones Ltd,Sydney ,Australia,May 10-May 29

1977
"Less is More" Sidney Janis Gallery,New York ,April 7-May 7 "Recent Work"Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,June 15-September 17

1978
"Castelli at Greenberg" Ronald Greenberg ,Gallery,St.Louis,Missouri,January 15-February 28 "Summer Group Show "Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York ,July 5-September 23 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition "Galerie Daniel Templon,Paris ,October 7-November 16 "Grids "Pace Gallery ,New York,December 16, 1978-January 2.1979

1979
"Paper ,Clay & Tapestry: Explorations into new Media" contribution to "Beginnings'79" Thomas Segal Gallery ,Boston ,April 28-June 2 "Generation:Twenty Abstract Painters Born in the U.S. Between 1929 and 1946"Susan Caldwell Gallery ,New York ,February 2-March 3

1980
"Leo Castelli:A New Space "Leo Castelli Gallery ,New York,February 19-March 15 "Three by Four"Blum Helman Gallery ,New York,December 13,1980-closing date unknown

1982
"New Works Gallery Artists" Leo Castelli Gallery,New York,June -September 19 "A Curator's Choice: A Tribute to Dorothy C. Miller" Rose Esman Gallery,New York ,February 4-March 6

1983
"Abstract Painting" M. Knoedler Zurich AG.Zurich.April 23-June 4 "Artists Chose Artists II"CDS Gallery ,June 7 July 16

1984
"Metals ,Modules & Paint" Galerie Maeght Lelong, New York ,September 18-October 27 "Acquisition Priorities for the Private Collector/An Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings & Sculpture "William Beadleston ,Inc,New York ,October 25-November 20 "Black/Painting & Sculpture"Akira Ikeda Gallery ,Nagoya,Japan ,December 3-December 27

1985
"Modern American Masters(Helen Frankenthaler,Nancy Graves,Ellsworth kelly,Robert Motherwell,Robert Rauschenberg ,Frank Stella),Janie C.Lee Gallery ,Houston ,Texas, April 10-, 1985-closing date unknown "actual Size ,An Exhibition of Small Paintings and Sculptures" Larry Gagosian Gallery ,Los Angeles,California,September 24-October 16

1986
"Recent Acquisitions"Donald Young Gallery ,Chicago ,lllinois,January 31

1987
"Ten Abstract Painters" John Berggruen Gallery ,San Francisco,California,November 11-December 12 "New Work by Kosuth,Morris,Oldenburg,Serra,Stella,Therrien "Leo Castelli,New York,May 9

1988
"30th Anniversary of Leo Castelli Gallery",Akira Ikeda Gallery,Tokyo,January 12-February 5 "Works on Paper" John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco,California,September 8-October 8 "New York by Terence La Nove,Steven Sorman,Frank Stella" Tyler Graphics Ltd.Mount Kisco ,New York,December 3,1988 January 31 "Donald Judd.Roy Lichtenstein ,Frank Stella"Daniel Templon ,Paris,France,December 3-31

1990
"Heland Wetterling Gallery Shows Knoedler Gallery Artists" Wettering Gallery,Stockholm,Sweden,April 7-24

1991
"Robert Rausenberg/Frank Stella"Duson Gallery ,Seoul ,Korea,February 8-28 "Beyond the Frame "Rubinspangle,New York,November 17-January 5 "Who Framed Modern At or the Quantitative Life of Roger Rabbit" Sidney Janis Gallery,New York,January 10-February 16

1992
"Important Works on Paper "Meredith Long & Company.Houston ,Texas ,July 30 -August 31