Frederich Nicholas Trenchard (American-New Orleans b. 1941 two Typesof Freedom 1978 oil on canvas, signed lower right 71in x 83.5in. Exhibited Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans 1979 1997 E10000- 15000 A native New Orleanian from an old Louisiana family Frederich Trenchard received his B.A. from the University of New Orleans and his M.F.A. from Tulane University He began exhibiting in 1968 with a solo show at the Lowe Art Gallery emerging as an influential presenceon the New Orleans art scene Later that year he joined the stable of artists at the Luba Glade Gallery where he held his second one man show in 1969 Trenchard's work received critical acclaim and was well received by the press and public As Terrington Calas observed when reviewing an exhibition of Trenchard's work at the Stern Gallery in 1971 this is high art like it has heretofore only rarely been seen inNew Orleans In 1970 Trenchard moved to New York City where he continued to paint and exhibit, returning to New Orleans for shows ofhis work at Galerie Simonne Stern During Trenchard's time in New Yorkthe painters of the Abstract Expressionist movement recognized his work to be on the leading edge of Neo-Expressionism. The ContemporaryArt Center in New Orleans recognized Trenchard with a mid career retrospective in 1979in which this work Two Types of Freedom was included Norman Boothby wrote in the catalogue for this exhibit: "Trenchard does not picture our world He takes us beyond what we ourselves are unable to discovery alone Part of his gift is the ability to make these experiences tolerable by protecting us enough to be able to grant them recognition In his most recent series of very large paintings we discover his willingness to take us more directly into his private life portrayed as a ceremonial drama revealing without reserve his own awareness of self-worth. A remark able act of generosity because it leaves no place to hide allows for no hypocrisy. These paintings are visual records of direct experiences This passage speaks to the power of the work being offered here In 1980 he moved to Honolulu to accept a position as artist in residence at the University of Hawaii Presently, the artist resides in New Orleans and Honolulu Trenchard's works have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and are included in major private and museum collections including the Ogden Museum ofSouthern Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art In a recent exhibit ofpaintings of this era at the Ogden Museum the influence of Trenchard on New Orleans art was recognized in an article by The Times Picayuneart critic Doug MacCash, entitled insight into an Era august 25 2000