UT Dallas is staging an art exhibition in honor of late art historian and influencer, Rick Brettell
The late Rick Brettell, who served as art critic for the Dallas Morning News from 2013 to 2018, left a legacy at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he taught for 22 years. And made a name for himself as a rainmaker.
Brettell served as the prestigious Chair of Art and Aesthetics Studies and as the founding director of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, for which he raised $ 17 million. In 2016, he established a $ 150,000 art prize, awarded every two years, funded by his girlfriend, the late Margaret McDermott. The Richard Brettell Award in the Arts encompasses the disciplines of visual arts, music, literature, performance and architecture / design.
Brettell was also the driving force behind UTD’s acquisition of the Barrett Collection, which consists of 400 rare Swiss artworks. And he led UTD’s acquisition of the Crow Museum of Asian Art, which will soon be present on the UTD campus as well as in the Dallas Arts District, where it opened in 1998.
Phyllida Barlow, Untitled Maquette, 2003, mixed media for the exhibition: BRETTELL An Artist s Homage to the Dynamic Influence of Rick Brettell at UTD 9/10/21 10/9/21. A personal reception will take place: Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. in the UTDallas SP / N Gallery. Gallery.
In honor of Brettell, who died of cancer in 2020 at the age of 71, UTD has put together a live and virtual art exhibit that pays homage to what he created at UTD. “Brettell: An Artist’s Homage to the Dynamic Influence of Rick Brettell” promises a varied selection of works by “some of the many artists who found their way into his personal circle of influence and support, mostly in a mutual friendship”.
These include Frances Bagley, Phyllida Barlow, James Magee, Vicki Meek, Pamela Nelson and Ruben Nieto.
The live portion of the show will take place September 10 through October 9 at the SP / N Gallery, 3020 Stewart Drive, Richardson, 75080. For more information, visit ah.utdallas.edu/events. The virtual component is accessed via the same link. A public reception will take place on Sunday, September 12th, from 2pm to 6pm.
Peter Barrickman, The Lodger, 2009, oil on canvas, Rick and Caroline Brettell Collection. (Portrait of Rick) for the exhibition: BRETTELL An Artist s Homage to the Dynamic Influence of Rick Brettell at UTD 09/10/21 09/10/21. A personal reception will take place: Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. in the UTDallas SP / N Gallery.
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