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]
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]
"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]
Kenny's partner, Margaret Kenny, is also an artist and they have two children. [6] [7]
Kenny's work is held in the following permanent collection:
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