Elise Kendrick: Salon Noir

Elise Kendrick: Salon Noir

Project Uplift presents the Frist Art Museum’s first micro-exhibition, Elise Kendrick: Salon Noir. 

This exhibition includes artwork by Nashville artist Elise Kendrick that explores and pays homage to the beauty of African American women, their unique hairstyles, and the Black salon experience. Under the direction of student curator Jonathan Diggs, Salon Noir offers an immersive experience within a common, accessible space: the elevator (Ninth Avenue Elevator).

About the Artist
Like many Nashvillians, Elise R. Kendrick is a transplant to Music City. Originally from the suburbs of Gahanna, Ohio, she developed her love of creativity while spending her summers in theater and art camps as a youth and sharing time with her mother doing arts and crafts at the kitchen table. Early on, her parents encouraged her quirky attitude, as well as her unconventional approach to life, which made it easier to pursue art on the collegiate level. While attending Tennessee State University, one of Nashville’s historically Black colleges and universities, she received her bachelor of science degree in art with a concentration in jewelry and metals. After college, she began painting seriously. 

Visit HERE to learn more about the artist, Elise Kendrick; the student curator, Jonathan Diggs, and about Project Uplift.

Image: Elise Kendrick. April, 2021. Mixed media; 20 x 20 in. Courtesy of the artist. ©Elise Kendrick

Source: Frist Art Museum