Steven Kenny

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BORN      1962 Peekskill, NY

EDUCATION    1980-84 Rhode Island School of Design, BFA

INDEPENDENT STUDY     1983-84 Rhode Island School of Design, European Honors Program, Rome, Italy

        2010       Paintings, Caulfield Gallery, Washington, VA
        2009       Cryptohematology: Secrets in my Bloodline, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
        2008       The Prison Within, Six Pack Gallery, Washington, VA
        2007       Incubating Avatars, Six Pack Gallery, Washington, VA
        2006       Flying Lessons, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
                       Paintings, Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
                       New Paintings, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
        2004       Anthropics, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
        2003       Noble Savages, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Dust to Dust: Paintings 1999 - 2003, Sleeth Gallery, West VirginiaWesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
        2002       Lights and Darks, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
                       New Work, van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
        2001       Recent Paintings, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
                       Paintings, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
                       Paintings, Gallery K, Washington, D.C
        1999       Arcadia No. 32, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
        1998       Commissions of Fantasy, Glassworks Gallery, Sperryville, VA
                       Portraits and Effigies, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
        1997       Works in Oil, Glassworks Gallery, Sperryville, VA

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
       
        2010       Psychoradiology, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
                       Quadrant Fantasy, Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark
                       Retrospectacle: Year of the Chimea 6.0, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
        2009       Machine in the Garden, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
                       Year of the Chimea 5.0, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
                       LACMA Muse Annual Ball, Special Exhibition of Glass Garage Gallery Artists, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
                       Easter Exhibition, Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark
                       Dante's Divine Comedy, Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark - Viechtach, Germany
        2008       World Without Us, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
                       Dreamscape 3, Loods 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
                       15th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Magiske Realisme, Aalborg Kunstpavillon, Aalborg, Denmark
                       The Lucent Dossier Project, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA.
        2007       Magical Realism, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
                       Les Métamorphoses des Faunes, Galerie Princesse de Kiev, Nice, France
                       14th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Made in the Shade, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
                       Dreamland: American Explorations in Surrealism, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
                       Year of the Chimear 3.1 - Treasures from the Exotic Far West, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
                       Venus and the Female Intuition, (three venues) Saebygaard Slot, Saeby, Denmark / The Golden Phoenix, Leeuwarden, The                               Netherlands / Galerie Princesse de Kiev, Nice, France
                       The Year of the Chimera 3.0 - Surrealists and Surrealist Sympathizers, Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
        2006       The Franz And Virginia Bader Fund: The First Three Years, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Wash. DC
                       13th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Inaugural Exhibition, Galerie Brusen, Saeby and Copenhagen, Denmark
                       Contemporary Imaginings: The Howard A. and Judy Tullman Collection, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
                       Gallery Artists Portfolio, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Gallery Artists, Galerie Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
        2005       A Measure of Beauty (two-person show), Packing Shed Gallery, Washington, VA
                       12th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Flora and Fauna, Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, VA
                       Gallery Artists Portfolio, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       The Resurrection Show, Packing Shed Gallery, Washington, VA
                       H. C. Andersen+, Voergaard Slot, Denmark
        2004       Birds&B(ees), Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL
                       11^th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       The Director Selects (Two Person Show), Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
                       Winter Guests, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Figurative Painting, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
        2003       10^th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       7th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
                       Artists Speak, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
        2002       Small is Beautiful, Gallery K, Washington, DC
                       9^th Annual Realism Invitational, van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Summer Show, Gallery K, Washington, DC
        2001       Small is Beautiful, Gallery K, Washington, DC
                       8^th Annual Realism Invitational, van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
                       Summer Show, Gallery K, Washington, DC
        2000       Small is Beautiful, Gallery K, Washington, DC
                       Dreamscapes/Landscapes, Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ
                       Faces On Places, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
                       Summer Show, Gallery K, Washington, DC
                       4th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
        1999       As Big As It Gets, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
        1998       Sense of Place, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
        1997-98 RISD on the Road Travelling Exhibition, Providence, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia
        1989       Thirteenth Annual Small Works Show, Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York City
        1988       Twelfth Annual Small Works Show, Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York City
        1987       The Small Works Show, BACA Downtown Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

        2010       Best Artist (Long List), The British Fantasy Society
        2009       Semi-finalist, Art Renewal Center Interntional 2008/2009 ARC Salon
                       Honorable Mention, Utrecht 60th Anniversary Competition
        2004       Visual Arts Grant, Franz and Virginia Bader Fund, Washington, DC      
                       Panelist, Virginia Commission for the Arts Painting Fellowships
        2003       Visual Arts Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
                       Honorable Mention, 7th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery
        2002       Grand Prize, Visual Arts Grant Competition, Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, NYC
        2001       Individual Artist Fellowship, Virginia Commission for the Arts
        2000       Best In Show, 4th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery
                       Nancy Freund Prize, St. Louis Artists’ Guild

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS and INTERVIEWS

      2010         Spectrum 17, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books.
                       CoSM, Journal of Visionary Culture, Vol. 6, pp. 46 & 47 (illus), CoSM Press.
                       Dreamscapes - Contemporary Imaginary Realism, pp. 210 & 211 (illus), Imaginary Editions.
      2009         Spectrum 16, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 202, 257 (illus). Underwood Books.
                       Dante, The Divine Comedy, Exhibition catalog, p. 49 (illus.). Edition Brusen - FANTASMUS-ART Books.
                       Lexikon der Phantastischen Kunstler. Pp. 239 (illus), 246.
                       O'Hern, John. "The lusty month of May." American Art Collector Magazine, May, p. 57 (illus).
      2008         Gothic Art Now, p. 25 (illus). Collins Design.
                       Imaginaire I, pp. 78, 79 (illus). FANTASMUS - Artbooks.
                       Dreamscapes - Contemporary Imaginary Realism, pp. 76 & 77 (illus), Imaginary Editions.
                       Boulevard, Vol. 24, No. 1. Cover.
                       Boulevard, Vol. 23, No. 2 & 3. Cover.
                       Spectrum 15, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, p. 240 (illus). Underwood Books.
      2007         Venus and the Female Intuition. Exhibition catalog, pp. 44, 45 (illus). SALBRU Publish.
                       Nicklin, Mary Winston. "13 Ways of Looking at Old Rag." The Piedmont Virginian, Autumn, p. 56 (illus).
                       Spectrum 14, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 228, 229, 242 (illus). Underwood Books.
                       Dreamscape - The Best of Imaginary Realism, Vol. 2, pp. 90, 91 (illus), SALBRU Publish.
                       Metamorphosis - 50 Contemporary Surreal, Fantastic and Visionary Artists. Beinart Publishing. Two pages with illustrations.
                       Caponi, Nancy. "Dreamland: American Explorations in Surrealism." Exhibition Catalogue (Sullivan Goss Gallery).
                       O'Sullivan, Michael. "The Quiet Pull of the 'Bader Fund' Show." Washington Post Weekend, January 12, p. 21 (illus).
                       Philadelphia Enquirer. "A mix of fantasy, reality, vision." September 9, 2007. Neighbors Section.
                       Boulevard, Vol. 23, No. 1. Cover.
       2006        Dreamscape - The Best of Imaginary Realism, Vol. 1, pp. 74, 75 (illus), SALBRU Publish.
                       Anderson, Porter. "'Mao' to 'Marilyn': Art as big business." CNN.com, November 30 (illus). Click here to read.
                       Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Artists of the First Three Years. Exhibition catalog. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery.
                       van Cleve, Emily. "Artist tries to show the beauty of hands and feet." Albuquerque Journal, December 8.
                       Schmidt, Franklin and Esther. "New Art Mecca," Home & Design Magazine, Fall 2006, p. 138 (illus).
                       Feaster, Felicia. "Birds of a feather," Creative Loafing.com, August 30 (illus).
                       Cullum, Jerry. "A world where myths, Mother Nature intersect." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10 (illus).
                       Contemporary Imaginings: The Howard A. and Judy Tullman Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Mobile Museum of Art.
                       "Realism Invitational," American Art Quarterly, Winter 2006, pp. 51, 52 (illus). 
                       Peterson, Maggie Wolff. “Transcendence.” Élan Magazine, October, cover, p. 16, 50 – 53 (illus).
                       "Steven Kenny exhibits new work." Rappahannock News, March 23, p. B1 (illus).  
                       Lorien, Joy. "Steven Kenny's 'Flying Lessons' is a must see," Rappahannock News, April 6, p.B1 (illus).
                       Spectrum 13, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 176, 177 (illus). Underwood Books.
       2005        Kenny, Steven. Soul Flight. Monograph.
                       Ruffner, René. "'Measure of Beauty' showcases at The Packing Shed." Rappahannock News, November 24, p. B1,B2 (illus).
                       Boulevard, Vol. 20, No. 2 & 3. Cover.
                       Boulevard, Vol. 21, No. 1. Cover.
                       Inguine.net E-zine, June, interview with color reproductions. (Click here for English text, no images).
                       Spectrum 12, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 170, 202, (illus). Underwood Books.
                       Deep Magic E-zine, artist profile, p. 19 (illus).
                       Charles, Larry. "The State of the Realist Nation." American Art Collector Magazine, October, pp. 144, 146 (illus).
                       H. C. Andersen+, exhibition catalog, pp. 36, 37 (illus).   
       2004        Santa Fe Reporter, April 21, cover and p. 12 (illus).
                       Boulevard, Vol. 20, No. 1. Cover and pp. 121-124 (illus).
                       Collins, Tom. "Artists Keep Realism Interesting." Albuquerque Journal, March 5.
                       Spectrum 11, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 171, 198 (illus). Underwood Books.
                       Rousseau, Claudia. "Painting the ominous: Masks, nudes, faeries, and more." The Bethesda Gazette, February 25.
                       New American Paintings, Volume #51 (illus), Open Studios Press.
       2003        Armitage, Diane. "Steven Kenny: Noble Savages." THE Magazine, June (illus).
                       Widner, Jonanna. "Savage Surrealism." Santa Fe Reporter,  May, p. 23 (illus).
                       Spectrum 10, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, p. 148 (illus). Underwood Books.
                       Randall, Teri Thomson. "Creature Discomforts." Santa Fe New Mexican - Pasatiempo, May 9, pp. 28, 29 (illus).
       2002        Spectrum 9, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 146, 147 (illus). Underwood Books.
                       Sherwood, Barbara. " ‘Lights and Darks’ – works of Steven Kenny displayed." Rappahannock News, September 26.
       2001        Spectrum 8, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, pp. 146, 147 (illus). Underwood Books.
       1999        Art Calendar Magazine, April. Cover (illus).
                       Bird, Diana. "Steve Kenny's Work On Display." Rappahannock News, November 17, p. B3.
       1998        Martin, Mary Beth. "Through Steve Kenny's Eyes." Rappahannock News, January 28, pp. A1 and B1.
                       Ruffner, René. "Kenny's Show Worth the Trip to Middle Street." Rappahannock News, February 11, p. B1.
       1997        Shumate, John. "Between Dreams and Reality." Culpeper Star-Exponent, June 8, 1997, p. 1C (illus).
                       Mahan, Cindy. "Glassworks Gallery Features Work of New Artist." Rappahannock News, June 11, p. B1 (illus).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

       2004 - 2010     President, Middle Street Gallery Artists Cooperative, Washington, VA

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