Clare Kenny (born 11 January 1976, in Manchester) is a British-Swiss artist, best known for her use of building materials, neon lights, and photography in her contemporary art exhibitions and art installations. Based in Basel, she is a graduate of the Chelsea School of Art and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and has been the twice recipient of the Kunstkredit Prize of the City of Basel in 2013 and 2017. Her works have been displayed at the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Aargauer Kunsthaus, and at Touchstones Rochdale. In 2013, she was a resident at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Clare Kenny | |
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Born | 1976 |
Alma mater | Chelsea School of Art, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
Known for | installation |
Selected exhibitions
edit- 2014: Monolithic Water, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich[7]
- 2016: DingDing, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau[8]
- 2017: Industrial Romantic, Touchstones Rochdale, Manchester[9]
- 2017: Arresting Fragments of the World, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal[10]
- 2019: If I was a Rich Girl, Kunst Raum Riehen, Riehen[11]
- 2021: Put-To-Bed, Last Tango, Zürich[12]
- 2022: Birthmark, Gallery Gisele Linder, Basel[13]
Bibliography
edit- Clare Kenny: Industrial Romantic. Touchstones Rochdale. 2017. OCLC 1125344253.
- Hoffmann, Claire (2014). Monolithic water. Zürich: Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-906574-98-1.
References
edit- ^ Kanton Basel-Stadt Präsidialdepartement (12 November 2013). "Entscheide der Kunstkreditkommission Basel-Stadt 2013". pd.bs.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Kanton Basel-Stadt Präsidialdepartement (8 June 2016). "Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt und Stadtentwicklung Gundeli Plus: Kunst von Clare Kenny im Gundeldingerquartier". pd.bs.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Kanton Basel-Stadt Präsidialdepartement (10 September 2018). ""Le vent nous portera…": Ausstellung Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt 2018". Kultur.bs.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Atelier Mondial Paris, Clare Kenny 2013". Atelier Mondial. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Scanning the Blueprint: Clare Kenny research residency and exhibition programme". Institute for Provocation. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Atelier Mondial New York, Clare Kenny 2018". Atelier Mondial (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland, Clare Kenny, Exhibitions". SIKART. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Ding Ding Object Art from the Collection". Aargauer Kunsthaus. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Clare Kenny: Industrial Romantic". Your Trust Rochdale. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Potentielle Normaliensammlung. Reto Müller Arresting Fragments of the World". Kunsthaus Langenthal. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "If I was a rich girl". Kunst Raum Riehen (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Put-To-Bed". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Galerie Gisèle Linder, Previous Exhibitions, 2022". Galerie Gisèle Linder. Retrieved 27 August 2023.