Richard Stenhouse
Exhibited Artist
Education:
Bachelor of Art, UNC Charlotte (1970)
Master of Fine Arts, UNC Greensboro
As the son of an architect, Richard Stenhouse began his college studies at NC State University, in preparation to follow his father’s path (UNC Charlotte had yet to establish its architecture program at the time). But after several years of architecture school and work in the profession, he left Raleigh and came to UNC Charlotte, earning an art degree in 1970.
Even as a student, Richard was recognized for his remarkable talent, and works created while he was enrolled in the program were purchased and are now in the collections of UNC Charlotte, the Weatherspoon Gallery in Greensboro, and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. The Mint Museum also holds seven of his works in its collection, and he was the first UNC Charlotte alum to have a solo exhibition at the Mint.
Richard was represented by the prominent Charlotte galleries Hodges Taylor (in the 1980s) and Jerald Melberg (late 1990s-2000s), which led to national and even international recognition. In 1984, he participated in a show in Rome’s Palazzo Venezia and in 1986 he received an NEA Fellows Grant through the Southern Arts Federation.
Though he did not pursue architecture as a career, that field has continued to shape his work, as demonstrated in “Far Away,” his work for the Generations exhibition in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Art & Art History.