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BORN 1962 Peekskill, NY

EDUCATION Rhode Island School of Design, BFA 1984

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

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 

In the Eye of the Mind: The Fantastic Realities of Steven Kenny - Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

2022 

Natural Sovereignty - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia

​2019 

Surreal - Gallery at SCF, State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL

2018 

Public Dreams / Private Myths - Staniar Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA

Internal Landscapes - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

​2017 

HUMAN / NATURE - Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA

Manifest Content - Melvin Art Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL

2016 

Wish You Were Here - Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC

2015 

Robed in Fable - Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL

The Black Paintings - Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2012 

Invasive Species - ARTicles Gallery, St Petersburg, FL

Layers of Intention - Salt Creek Artworks, St Petersburg, FL

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 - Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan 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, DC

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

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

Juried Biennial - Olin Hall Gallery, Roanoke College, Roanoke, VA

2024 

Little Big IX - Haven Gallery, Northport, NY

New Works - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

The Portrait Show 12: Myth - Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Fable & Folklore - Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Art Collector Starter Kit X - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

​2023 

New River Art Biennial - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

Small Works - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia

FARM: Life and Art - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

Radford Art Show - Tyler Art Gallery, Radford University, Radford, VA

Art Collector Starter Kit IX - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2022 

Small Works - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia

​2021 

New Works - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

The Art of Art - Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

The Little Prince Group Show - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Art Collector Starter Kit 8 - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Small Works - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia

Fantaskiske Figurationer - Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund, Denmark

Animalia - Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. Curator: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

2020 

Creative Pinellas 2020 Arts Annual - Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Largo, FL

Hindsight 2020 - Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL (online exhibition)

Midnight Garden – Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curator: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

Loading the Virtual Machine - Distance Gallery (online exhibition). Curator: Christine Renc-Carter 

SCOPE, New York, Haven Gallery

Lewis Carroll - Langes Magasin, Frederikssund, Denmark

2019 

Ritual - Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. Curator: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

Annual Invited Artists Exhibition - Lewis House, Academy of Senior Professionals of Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL

2018 

Arts Annual - The Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Largo, FL

Small Works 2018 - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia

Chimeria 2018 - Festival International des Arts et des Sciences Visionnaires, Sedan, France

2017 

On Your Mark - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL

Paradise Found - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

​Exquisite Corpse: Parade of Corpses - Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, FL

10th Anniversary Group Show - Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA

Fantastiske Figurationer - Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund, Denmark

8th All-Media Juried Biennial - Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL (Juror: Katherine Pill)

2016 

Exquisite Corpse: Parade of Corpses - Museum of Fine Arts & Chihuly Collection, St Petersburg, FL

A Striking Balance (two-person exhibition) - Leslie Curran Gallery, St Petersburg, FL

Inner Visions: Contemporary Imaginative Realism - Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

Annual Invited Artists Exhibition - Lewis House, Academy of Senior Professionals of Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL

Exquisite Porch - Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL

Fantaskiske Figurationer - Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund, Denmark

beinArt Surreal Art Show - Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Im'ago Primordialis - Krab Jab Studio, Seattle, WA

2015 

Exquisite Corpse: Parade of Corpses - Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, FL

Exposure - Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL

7th All-Media Juried Biennial - Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

All-Florida Juried Exhibition - Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL

Relax - Marion Royael Gallery, Beacon, NY

Cute & Creepy - Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX

HEY! Modern Art and Pop Culture ACT III - La Halle Saint Pierre Museum, Paris, France

The Garden of Fernal Delights - Bash Contemporary, San Francisco, CA

2014 

Running with Scissors - Kwan Fong Gallery, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA

Living Matter(s) - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL

Contemporary Realism Biennial - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN

Representing the Nude III - Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Imaginaire VII- Fantasmus Gallery, Lindholm Castle, Roskilde, Denmark

Of Beauties and Beasts - Clement Gallery, Troy, NY

The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Second Act - American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC

Temple of the Soul: Bodies and Sacred Systems - Alexi Era Gallery, St Louis, MO

Refresh IV - Long View Gallery, Washington, DC

FOR REAL? Magical Realism in America - Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair - Richard J Demato Gallery

SexXx Dreams - Station Number Three, St Petersburg, FL

Three-winged Chrysalis - bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2013 

The Art of Revelation: Paintings by Four Contemporary Masters - Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA

Red Dot Art Fair / Art Basel Miami Beach - Donna Gordon Gallery

Objects of Desire - Richard J Demato Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

Magical Dreams II - Beskidzka Galerie Sztuki, Szczyrk, Poland

Current Hues of the Hudson - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY

ArtHamptons - Richard J Demato Gallery

Four Dreamers - Espace d'Art Mompezat, Paris

Figure - ARTicles Gallery, St Petersburg, FL

Painted Sound - Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA

Dreams & Divinities - Toledo, Madrid, Granada, Paris

Beautifully Strange - Clement Gallery, Troy, NY

2012 

Contemporary Realism Biennial - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Erotisk Jul - Fantasmus Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark

Taboo - Last Rites Gallery, New York City

Imaginary Realism: Works on Paper - Grand Central Art Center, California State University, Fullerton

The Freak Show - Fantasmus Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark

2011 

Paintings - Marion Royael Gallery, Beacon, NY

Erotisk Jul - Fantasmus Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark

Magical Dreams - Beskidzka Galeria Sztuki, Szczyrk, Poland

Year of the Chimera 6.3 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

Carsten Svennsen and Friends - Skive Art Museum, Skive, Denmark

Los Angeles Art Show (Glass Garage Gallery) - Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

Dreamscapes - Galleria Davico, Turin, Italy

2010 

Year of the Chimera 6.2 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

Psychoradiology - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

BOOK of SECRETS: Erotic Dreams - Fantasmus Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Fantastic - North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND

Quadrant Fantasy - Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark

Retrospectacle: Year of the Chimera 6.0 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

2009 

Machine in the Garden - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

Year of the Chimera 5.0 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

LACMA Muse Annual Ball - Glass Garage Gallery, 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 Metamorphoses 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 Chimera 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 Kyiv, 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

Spectrum Exhibition - Society of Illustrators, New York City

2004 

Birds&B(ees) - Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL

11th 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 

10th 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

9th Annual Realism Invitational - van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Summer Show - Gallery K, Washington, DC

Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Grant Recipients - Salmagundi Club, New York City

2001 

Small is Beautiful - Gallery K, Washington, DC

8th 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 

RISD on the Road Traveling 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

AWARDS & HONORS

2023 

Grand Prize, 17th Annual New River Art Biennial, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

​2021 

People's Choice Award, New Work Exhibition, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

2020 

Professional Artist Grant, Creative Pinellas, FL

​2019 

First Place, INPRNT Traditional Art Award, 2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

2018 

Juror, 1st Annual May Show, Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL, Curator: Evie Zimmer

​2017 

Professional Artist Fellowship, Creative Pinellas, FL

​2016 

Finalist, Creative Pinellas Rapid Returns Artist Fellowship, FL

MUSE Visual Arts Award, St Petersburg Arts Alliance, St Petersburg, FL

2015 

Honorable Mention, All-Florida Juried Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL

Finalist, Art Renewal Center International 2014/2015 ARC Salon

Best in Show, 29th Annual Artspring Exhibition, Juror: Michele Beckman Tuegel

2014 

Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Art Challenge No. 82, People & Figures Competition

2013 

Best in Show, 27th Annual Artspring Exhibition, Juror: Noelle Mason

2011 

Finalist, Saatchi Gallery Online Showdown 5

2010 

Best Artist (Long List), The British Fantasy Society

2009 

Semi-finalist, Art Renewal Center International 2008/2009 ARC Salon

2004 

Visual Arts Grant, Franz and Virginia Bader Fund, Washington, DC

Honorable Mention, Utrecht 60th Anniversary Competition

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, Washington, DC

Nancy Freund Prize, St. Louis Artists’ Guild

PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS, and INTERVIEWS

2024 

RadioStPete podcast.

Clark, Jo. “Between Man and Nature.” New River Valley Magazine. March/April Issue. Cover, pp. 36-42.

Artemis Journal, Vol. XXXI

Poetry, Salzburg Review. University of Salzburg. Vol. 41. Cover.

2023 

Artemis Journal, Vol. XXX.

2022 

CanvasRebel, "Meet Steven Kenny", canvasrebel.com/meet-steven-kenny.

Artemis Speaks Podcast. Jeri Rogers, host.

Escape Into Life (escapeintolife.com), online profile.

Artemis Journal, Vol. XXIX, cover.

​2021 

Pereau, Denise. “Q&A with The Artists.” Jez Magazine, Fifth Issue, pp 80, 81.

Miroir Magazine, "Nature," pg. 92, 93.

​2020 

Weinreb, Jacqueline. "Steven Kenny: Dreaming While Awake." Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Issue 33, June.

Poetry Salzburg Review. University of Salzburg. Vol. 36. Cover.

DeYoung, Bill. "The artist upclose: 'Baroque surrealist' Steven Kenny." Stpetecatalyst.com, Oct 31.

​2019 

Duffy, Maggie. "Deeply influenced." Tampa Bay Times, Dec 21, pg. 7B.

Good Morning, Tampa Bay, ABC Action News, July 2.

Daytime, WFLA Channel 8, July 11.

Leonard, Ben. "Changing the Face of Coins." Tampa Bay Times, July 15, pg. 1B.

Ring, Jennifer. "The Art of Change." Creative Loafing, July 4-10, pg. 37.

Miroir Magazine, "Monde," pp. 98, 99.

Beauty and the 'Burg Live! Podcast. Host: Cindy Stovall

Smith, Erika. "Meet Steven Kenny." Voyage MIA Magazine.

2018 

Warner, David. "The Joy of Collecting Art." duPont REGISTRY, Sept/Oct

Ring, Jennifer. "Internal man of mystery." Creative Loafing, Feb 15-21, pg. 41.

Arts In. Creative Pinellas podcast. Host: Barbara St. Clair

Sequestrum. Issue 14. Cover.

​2017 

Miroir Magazine. "Terra Firma," cover and pp. 6–15. 

Jay, Robin. "Juxtapositioner." International Opulence Magazine, cover, pp. 40-44.

10th Anniversary Exhibition. Angela King Gallery, Exhibition catalog.

Fantastiske Figurationer. Galerie Knud Grothe, Exhibition catalog.

2016 

HEY! 4 Degrees Art. Ankama Editions. Pages 108, 109.

Art in Your Ear (interview). WMNF 88.5 Tampa. Host: JoEllen Schilke.

805 Lit & Art Journal. 2016 Selected Anthology. Pages 10, 11, and 56.

Beauty & The 'Burg (interview). Episode 108. lifeimprovementradio.com. Host: Cindy Stovall.

WOW X WOW (interview), wowxwow.com

Lombardi, D. Dominick. "Amanda Cooper and the Exquisite Porch." HuffPost. March 1, 2016.

Wagner, D.R. Love Poems. Cold River Press. Cover.

Nolan, James. Flight Risk. University Press of Mississippi. Cover.

Sequestrum. Issue 9, Fall & Winter. Cover.

2015 

805 Lit & Art Journal. Vol. 2, Issue 1. Cover, pp. 6–7.

Caro. “beinArt Surreal Art Show” Returns to Copro Gallery in 2016." Hi-Fructose blog, December 14.

Stark, Pegie. Tampa Bay Magazine. "Faces", pp. 92–95.

Bennett, Lennie. Tampa Bay Times, Weekend, pg. 18W.

Connect the Dots (interview). RhinoOnAir.com. Host: Ann Marie Cash.

Beauty & The 'Burg (interview). lifeimprovementradio.com. Host: Cindy Stovall.

Art in Your Ear (interview). WMNF 88.5 Tampa. Host: JoEllen Schilke.

Sequestrum. Issue 6, Fall & Winter. Cover.

2014 

Miroir Magazine. "Gaia," cover and pp. 40–53.

Voeller, Megan. "Land of the Lost and Living." Creative Loafing, November 13, pg. 49.

Contemporary Realism Biennial. Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Exhibition catalog.

HEY! Vol #19. Ankama Editions. Pp 54–61.

Re-Presenting the Nude, III. EVOKE Contemporary. Exhibition catalog, pg. 16.

Bennett, Lennie. Tampa Bay Times, Weekend, pg. 24W.

Boulevard. Vol. 30, No. 1. Cover.

The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Second Act. Exhibition catalog, pg. 28.

International Artist Magazine. Vol. 98, Sept/Aug, p. 14.

Musetouch Magazine. Vol 29, pp. 282–309.

Gantry, Lana. "The Transitioning Visions of Steven Kenny." loBurn Magazine. Vol. 3, pp. 80 -89.

Let's Talk Life (interview). lifeimprovementradio.com. Host: Velva Lee Heraty

Casal-Data, Victoria. "Creating Visionary Paintings in Oil." ARTICULATE, May 10.

Casal-Data, Victoria. "Steven Kenny's Surreal Portraits." Hi-Fructose blog, January 20.

Casal-Data, Victoria. "Art at Bay Presents: Steven Kenny." artatbay.com, January 8.

Woodworth, Anne Harding. Unattached Male. Poetry Salzburg. Cover.

2013 

Miroir Magazine. "Animalia," cover and pp. 12–25.

O'Hern, John. "Objects of desire." American Art Collector. Vol. 92, June 2013, pp. 104-5.

Apex Magazine. September, Issue 52, cover.

Current Hues of the Hudson: Contemporary Artists Working in the Hudson Valley. Exhibition Catalog, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Pg 19.

Dreamscapes V - Contemporary Imaginary Realism. Imaginary Editions, pp. 211, 218–219.

Beautifully Strange. Exhibition catalog. The Clement Art Gallery, pp. 22 & 23.

The Artist Speaks (Interview). Rhino On Air, www.rhonoonair.com. Host: Victoria Arendt.

2012 

Voeller, Megan. "Artist Profile: Steven Kenny." Tampa Bay Metro Magazine. December/January, Vol. 12 No. 1, pg. 12.

Berger, Aaron. "Steven Kenny." beautifuldecay.com

Contemporary Realism Biennial, 2012. Exhibition Catalog, Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

Menendez, Didi. "Steven Kenny." PoetsArtists Magazine. October, Issue 39, Pp. 21–24, http://poetsandartists.com

Piowaty, Deanna. "Story of Flight: The Fantastic Works of American Painter Steven Kenny." Combustus, September 29.

Voeller, Megan. "Real Worlds." Creative Loafing, Tampa, March 22, pg. 34.

Spectrum 19, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pg. 275.

Bennett, Lennie. "Dreams, Visions - Yours to Interpret." Tampa Bay Times. Weekend Section, pg. 14W.

Art in Your Ear (Interview). WMNF 88.5 Tampa. Host: JoEllen Schilke, March 9.

Juxtapoz.com. March 6. http://www.juxtapoz.com/Erotica/steven-kenny

Boulevard, Vol. 27, No. 3, Spring, cover.

Imaginaire IV. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 100, 101.

xLegion.net. January 31. Interview.

Poetry Salzburg Review. University of Salzburg. Spring, Vol. 21, cover.

2011 

Chronogram. Luminary Publishing. January, cover & pg. 8.

Dreamscapes, Exhibition catalog, Galleria Davico, Turin Italy

Schnabel, JL. Hi-Fructose Magazine blog. Tuesday, November 15.

"Images of Beauty and Mystery." Musetouch Magazine. October 2011, Issue 14, pp. 82–119.

DeCicco, Mary. "Steven Kenny: Beautiful and Surreal." ArtSpace, Arts in Orange, Vol 10, Issue 2, Summer 2011, Pg. 5.

Fantasy Art Magazine (Beijing, China). Vol. 61, March 2011, Pp. 40–47.

Spectrum 18, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pg. 257.

Imaginaire III. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 96, 97.

2010 

Spectrum 17, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pg. 270.

Imaginaire II. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 100, 101.

CoSM, Journal of Visionary Culture. CoSM Press, Vol. 6, pp. 46 & 47.

Dreamscapes - Contemporary Imaginary Realism. Imaginary Editions, pp. 210 & 211.

2009 

Spectrum 16, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pp. 202, 257.

Dante, The Divine Comedy. Exhibition catalog. Edition Brusen - FANTASMUS-ART Books, p. 49.

Lexikon der Phantastischen Kunstler. Pp. 239, 246.

O'Hern, John. "The lusty month of May." American Art Collector Magazine, May, p. 57.

2008 

Gothic Art Now. Collins Design, p. 25.

Imaginaire I. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 78, 79.

Dreamscapes - Contemporary Imaginary Realism. Imaginary Editions, pp. 76 & 77.

Boulevard. Vol. 24, No. 1. Cover.

Boulevard. Vol. 23, No. 2 & 3. Cover.

Spectrum 15, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, p. 240.

2007 

Venus and the Female Intuition. SALBRU Publish, Exhibition catalog, pp. 44, 45.

Nicklin, Mary Winston. "13 Ways of Looking at an Old Rag." The Piedmont Virginian, Autumn, p. 56.

Spectrum 14, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pp. 228, 229, 242.

Dreamscape - The Best of Imaginary Realism. Vol. 2, pp. 90, 91. SALBRU Publish.

Metamorphosis - 50 Contemporary Surreal, Fantastic, and Visionary Artists. Beinart Publishing.

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.

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, SALBRU Publish.

Anderson, Porter. "'Mao' to 'Marilyn': Art as big business." CNN.com, November 30.

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.

Feaster, Felicia. "Birds of a feather." Creative Loafing.com, August 30.

Cullum, Jerry. "A world where myths, Mother Nature intersect." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10.

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.

Peterson, Maggie Wolff. “Transcendence.” Elan Magazine, October, cover, p. 16, 50 – 53.

"Steven Kenny exhibits new work." Rappahannock News, March 23, p. B1.

Lorien, Joy. "Steven Kenny's 'Flying Lessons' is a must see." Rappahannock News, April 6, p. B1.

Spectrum 13, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 176, 177.

Washington Post - Style on the Go. November 4, p. C14.

2005 

Kenny, Steven. Soul Flight. Monograph.

Ruffner, Rene. "'Measure of Beauty' showcases at The Packing Shed." Rappahannock News, Nov 24, p. B1, B2.

Boulevard. Vol. 20, No. 2 & 3. Cover.

Boulevard. Vol. 21, No. 1. Cover.

Inguine.net E-zine. June. Interview with color reproductions.

Spectrum 12, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 170, 202.

Deep Magic E-zine. Artist profile. P. 19.

Charles, Larry. "The State of the Realist Nation." American Art Collector Magazine, October, pp. 144, 146.

H. C. Andersen. Exhibition catalog. Pp. 36, 37.

2004 

Santa Fe Reporter. April 21. Cover and p. 12.

Boulevard. Vol. 20, No. 1. Cover and pp. 121-124.

Collins, Tom. "Artists Keep Realism Interesting." Albuquerque Journal, March 5.

Spectrum 11, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 171, 198.

Rousseau, Claudia. "Painting the ominous: Masks, nudes, faeries, and more." The Bethesda Gazette, February 25.

New American Paintings. Volume #51. Open Studios Press. Pp. 82–85.

2003 

Armitage, Diane. "Steven Kenny: Noble Savages." THE Magazine, June.

Widner, Jonanna. "Savage Surrealism." Santa Fe Reporter, May, p. 23.

Spectrum 10, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. P. 148.

Randall, Teri Thomson. "Creature Discomforts." Santa Fe, New Mexican - Pasatiempo, May 9, pp. 28, 29.

2002 

Spectrum 9, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 146, 147.

Sherwood, Barbara. "‘Lights and Darks’ – works of Steven Kenny displayed." Rappahannock News. September 26.

2001 

Spectrum 8, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 146, 147.

1999 

Art Calendar Magazine. April. Cover.

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, Rene. "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.

Mahan, Cindy. "Glassworks Gallery Features Work of New Artist." Rappahannock News. June 11, p. B1.

LECTURES / GALLERY TALKS

​2023 

Friday Focus virtual talk, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

2022 

SURREALISMS 2022 Conference, International Society for the Study of Surrealism

2020 

Dali Guild Members, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL

Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2019 

Gallery at State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL, gallery talk

A Closer Look - Dali's First Days of Spring, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL

Academy of Senior Professionals, Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL

Marketing and Self Promotion, St Petersburg Arts Alliance/The Greenhouse, St Petersburg, FL

2018 

Coffee with a Curator, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL

Staniar Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA

CreativeMornings, St Petersburg, FL

Creative Pinellas, Clearwater, FL

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

​2017 

Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

Melvin Gallery / Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL

2016 

The Guild (Salvador Dalí Museum Members Group, St Petersburg, FL), studio visit

Academy of Senior Professionals of Eckerd College (ASPEC), Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL

2015 

The Zodiac Group (Salvador Dalí Museum Members Group, St Petersburg, FL), studio visit

The Contemporaries Group (Museum of Fine Arts Members Group, St Petersburg, FL), studio visit

Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2014 

Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL

2013 

Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, FL

2012 

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 2011

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

2010 

Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

2009 

Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

2007 

Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA

Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community, Washington, VA

2003 

Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV

Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

​Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

Museo Arte Contemporanea Sicilia, Catania, Italy

​State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2022–present Emeritus Docent, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL

​2019–2022 Medal and Coin Designer, United States Mint, Artist Infusion Program

2013–2022 Docent, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, Florida

2007–2010 Co-founder, Six Pack Gallery, Washington, VA

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