Paul Kenny (photographer)
Paul Kenny (born 16 July 1951) is a British artist/photographer who makes abstract still-life images and lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]He has published the books Seaworks (2014) and O Hanami (2019) and Strandline (2024). His work is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum , Scottish National Photography Collection and he has had solo exhibitions at Harris Museum, Art Gallery in Preston and at Atkinson Art Gallery and Library in Southport.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Kenny was born and grew up in Salford. He earned a Pre Diploma from Salford College of Art and Technology (1971/72) and a Degree in Fine Art from Newcastle University (1972–75).[1][5]
Work
[edit]"Working without a camera, Kenny creates small plates or slides laden with objects found on his wanderings – leaves, flowers, shells and rocks. Each plate is then scanned to produce abstract large-scale photographs rich with opalescent colours, which take on the form of imagined landscapes."[5]
Personal life
[edit]Kenny's partner, Margaret Kenny, is also an artist and they have two children.[6][7]
Publications
[edit]- Seaworks: 1998–2013. Triplekite, 2014. ISBN 978-0957634534.
- O Hanami: the Celebration of Transient Beauty. Kozu, 2019. With a foreword by Francis Hodgson.
Collections
[edit]Kenny's work is held in the following permanent collection:
- Scottish National Photography Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery / National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh: 22 works (as of July 2021)[2]
Exhibitions
[edit]Solo exhibitions
[edit]- Harris Museum, Art Gallery, Preston, UK, 2001[3]
- Paul Kenny: Seaworks, Atkinson Art Gallery and Library, Southport, 2021[4]
Group exhibitions
[edit]- Expect the Unexpected, The Lowry, Salford, 2019. With work by Kenny, Mark Bloomfield, Greig Burgoyne, Joel Goodman, Yoko Ono, Eugenie Scrase, Sarah Sze, Merel Theloesen, Keith Tyson, and Gillian Wearing.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "C V". paul-kenny.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Paul Kenny". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Galleries and Exhibitions". The Bolton News. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Paul Kenny: Seaworks". Atkinson Art Gallery and Library. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Paul Kenny's Land and Sea". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "A Celebration of Transient Beauty: The Photographic Art of Paul Kenny". Image. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - Paul Kenny". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Expect the Unexpected - A Chance Exhibition". The Lowry. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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