Exhibition: Kendra Frorup

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum (CEAM) and Flagler College will present an exhibition of new work by Tampa-based artist Kendra Frorup, entitled “Roots, Return, and the Weight of Memory.” The exhibition will be on view from January 20th to March 28th, 2026.

Frorup’s mixed-media assemblages and sculptures draw heavily on her Afro-Caribbean roots for inspiration. Her current work references The Bahamas, where she was born and raised, as well as her travels abroad, and incorporates materials such as coconut crowns, found objects, cast materials such as metal and concrete, as well as printmaking, all of which continue her longtime exploration of how culture influences artistic expression.

Frorup describes how the work included in “Roots, Return, and the Weight of Memory” evokes “themes of home, migration, and the balance between leadership and care,” ideas central to the exhibition and her “ongoing exploration of Caribbean material culture and diasporic identity.”

Kendra Frorup has exhibited her work throughout the United States and at museums and institutions in the Caribbean, France, and Puerto Rico. In 2022, the National Gallery of the Bahamas hosted her mid-career retrospective, The Whimsical Collector. In 2025, Frorup was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, partnering with the University of the Bahamas. She received her M.F.A. in sculpture from Syracuse University. Frorup is currently an Associate Professor of Art and Design at the University of Tampa, where she teaches courses in sculpture, printmaking, and book arts.

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