Kellard in his apartment, ca. 1990, with "The Promise."
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of artist Adrian Kellard’s death. In a recent post, I quoted some of the entries in the exhibition guest book to give an anecdotal sense of the effect his art and life have on our visitors. On this anniversary day, we share a brief reflection from Kellard’s close friend, artist photographer Regina DeLuise:
“To be human is to know loss. On some level I’ve never really felt without Adrian, although I long to hear his voice.
Today is the day he died. To have spent the fall season involved with The Learned Art of Compassion has made this Nov 14th most remarkable for me. Adrian’s life was one filled with passion, dedication and love. Even though he died young, his life felt complete to me. Knowing his work needed to be in the world has been running parallel to my own personal aspirations, rather like living two lives. This exhibition represents a birth to me, a true future for the life’s work of my dear friend.
– Regina DeLuise”
N.B. A recently posted episode of the MOCRA Voices podcast features Regina DeLuise and others reminiscing about Kellard. Click here for more information and to listen to the podcast.
– David Brinker, Assistant Director
Sweet remembrance. Amazing artist. Beautiful work.
Thank you,
- Nelson Santos, Visual AIDS
Comment by Nelson Santos — November 14, 2011 @ 3:39 pm