Kevin Appel
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Life and work
Kevin Appel was born in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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. He received his BFA from Parsons School of Design http://www.parsons.edu/, New York
New York
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in 1990 and his MFA from the University of California http://www.ucla.edu/ in 1995.
He makes semi-abstract paintings of translucent stripes, squares and rectangles in sterile off-white hues, or depicting wood veneer.
He has shown in “Drawing Now: Eight Propositions” at the New York Museum of Modern Art http://www.moma.org/, “Drive-By” at South London Gallery
South London Gallery
South London Gallery, founded 1891, often known by the acronym SLG, is a public-funded gallery of contemporary art in Camberwell, London - exhibiting artists included Alfredo Jaar, Ryan Gander and Chris Burden...
http://www.southlondongallery.org/, “New Paintings from LA” at Galerie Peter Kilchmann http://www.kilchmanngalerie.com/zh/index.php in Zurich
Zürich
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and “Quartzose” at Galleri Tommy Lund in Denmark
Denmark
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He is represented by Marianne Boesky http://www.marianneboeskygallery.com in New York, Angles Gallery http://www.anglesgallery.com in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
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and Wilkinson Gallery http://www.wilkinsongallery.com in London.
Collections
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles County Museum of ArtThe Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
, California - Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los AngelesThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall...
, California - Portland Art MuseumPortland Art MuseumThe Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892, making it the oldest art museum on the West Coast and seventh oldest in the United States. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, the Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in...
, Oregon - Saatchi Collection, London