Mark Kendall (artist)

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Mark Kendall
Born(1982-10-13)13 October 1982
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality American
Alma mater School of Visual Arts,
Vanderbilt University
Awards
Website http://www.markkendall.net/

Mark Kendall (born 1982) is an American artist and filmmaker. He was a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow, [1] a 2015 MacDowell Colony Fellow, [2] and the recipient of a 2016 Pew Fellowship in the Arts. [3]

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Early life and education

Kendall was born in Minneapolis and raised in the Philadelphia area. He received both his B.A. (2005) and M.A. (2008) from Vanderbilt University, [4] and a Master of Fine Arts from New York's School of Visual Arts (2011). [4] He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents. [5]

Work

Kendall's work as a filmmaker blends documentary and fictional techniques, exploring a range of social, political, and cultural issues in unexpected ways that question conventions of value. [6]

In 2011, Kendall was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) for their inaugural “Emerging Visions” Fellowship program at the 2011 New York Film Festival. [7]

His feature directorial debut, La Camioneta , [8] premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival [9] and marked him as “a name to watch” in Variety. [10] During its theatrical release, the film was selected by Stephen Holden as a New York Times Critics' Pick [11] and named as one of IndieWire's “Top Docs of 2013”. [12]

Recognition

Kendall was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014 and the Pew Fellowship in 2016.

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References

  1. ↑ Boucher, Brian (2014-04-10). "Guggenheim Foundation 2014 Fellows Include Mary Reid Kelley, La Toya Ruby Frazier". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Mark Kendall - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. ↑ avanyur (2016-12-06). "Grants & Grantees". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. 1 2 "Campus Circle - Mark Kendall Rides La Camioneta". Campus Circle. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Berlinale Talents - Mark Kendall". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  6. ↑ admin (2016-11-30). "Mark Kendall". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. ↑ "Emerging Artists and Top Independent Filmmaker Mentors Announced for RBC's "Emerging Visions" Program". IFP. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  8. ↑ "Bigger Picture". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  9. ↑ Cheryl, Allison. "Take a ride on "La Camioneta" with Ardmore filmmaker Mark Kendall at BMFI Oct. 22". Main Line Media News. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  10. ↑ Barker, Andrew (2012-11-10). "La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  11. ↑ Holden, Stephen (2013-05-30). "Retired in America, Reborn in Guatemala". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  12. ↑ Greene, Steve (2013-08-08). "The Top Documentaries on Criticwire's Best Indies of 2013 List". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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