Kevin Kennedy
Education
1994 Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Academic / Research Experience
2004 Associate Professor of Art, Studies Abroad Paris Program, Louisiana Tech University
2002 - present Associate Professor of Art, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
1994 - 2002 Assistant Professor of Art, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Exhibitions
2008 Service With A Smile, Barnwell Center, Shreveport, LA
2007 One Person Exhibition, Sarratt Gallery/Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2007 One Person Exhibition, Enterprise Center/Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA
2007 One Person Exhibition, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
2007 For Donna Invitational, Turner Art Galleries/Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
2006 Photography Invitational, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2006 One Person Exhibition, McNeese State University Galleries, Lake Charles, LA
2006 44 th Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
2006 Lost and Found, Gulf Art Space, Fairhope, AL
2005 Fine Line: Rudolph Projects / ArtScan Gallery, Houston, TX
Breaking away from Non Objective
2005 One Person Exhibition, Space 301, Mobile, AL
2005 Out Of The Box, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2005 One Person Exhibition, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2005 One Person Exhibition, University of Alabama - Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2005 Louisiana ArtWorks, New Orleans Art Council, New Orleans, LA
2004 One Person Exhibition, Cidnee Patrick Gallery, Dallas, TX
2003 One Person Exhibition, Texas State University Art Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2003 One Person Exhibition, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Exhibitions
2003 Faculty Exchange Invitational, Grambling State University Art Galleries, Grambling, LA
2003 Tale of Two Cities Invitational, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2002 One Person Exhibition, Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA
2002 One Person Exhibition, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
2002 Essential Oppositions, Woldenberg Art Center/Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2002 A Day In The Life: Poverty Point, Louisiana Arts and Science Center, Baton Rouge, LA
2002 One Person Exhibition, Arkansas State University Art Galleries, Jonesboro, AR
2001 One Person Exhibition, The Gallery at Carillon, Charlotte, NC
2000 GALA 2000 National Invitationa, Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville, GA
2000 Gallery Group Exhibition, Yukiko Lunday Gallery, Houston, TX
2000 27th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2000 FotoFest Group Exhibition, Yukiko Lunday Gallery, Houston, TX
1999 One Person Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Shreveport, LA
1999 Visual Fellowships 1991-98, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
1998 Photography/Poetry Exhibition, Dean’s Gallery - USL, Lafayette, LA
1997 Come Shining, Poet's Theater, NewYork, NY
1997 Luminous Code: Photo Based Artworks, Center Space-Texas Fine Art Association, Austin, TX
1997 Positive / Negative Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries - ETSU, Johnson City, TN
1996 Works On Paper, LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
1996 Photography In The 90's, Wright State University Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
1995 Texas National, Stephen F. Austin Art Gallery, Nacagdoches, TX
1995 22nd Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
1994 One Person Exhibition, I - Space Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 One Person Exhibition, Gallery 105, Champaign, IL
1993 September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
1993 Photography As Art, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Honors / Grants / Fellowships
2007 Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship Grant
2006 Jurors Award – Exhibition Prize, 44th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum of Fine Arts
2005 Louisiana Tech University Summer Research Grant
2004 Louisiana Division of the Arts Individual Artist Mini Grant
2003 Louisiana Division of the Arts Individual Artist Mini Grant
2003 Louisiana Tech University Summer Research Grant
2002 Louisiana Division of the Arts Individual Artist Mini Grant
2002 Louisiana Tech University Summer Research Grant
2001 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Exhibition Grant / Poverty Point Photographic Project
2001 Ucross Foundation Residency Fellowship
2001 The Edward F. Albee Foundation Residency Fellowship
2001 Louisiana Tech University Summer Research Grant
2001 Louisiana Division of the Arts Individual Artist Mini Grant
2000 Louisiana Division of the Arts Individual Artist Mini Grant
1999 Louisiana Tech University Summer Research Grant
1999 Louisiana Division of the Arts Individual Artist Mini Grant
1997 Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship Grant
1995 Finalist, Southern Arts Federation - NEA, Individual Artist Fellowship in Sculpture
Selected Collections
The Edward F. Albee Foundation, New York, NY
State of Louisiana / Claiborne Collection, Baton Rouge, LA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
City National Bank, Baton Rouge, LA
Poet’s Theater, New York, NY
Critical Reviews / Publications
2002 A Day At The Point Of Poverty, John R. Kemp, Louisiana Life, Metairie, LA, Winter 2002-03
2002 Starkly Elegant Sculptures Tell Poignant Allegorical Tales, Doug MacCash, Times -Picayune,
New Orleans, LA, July
2001 Conveyance: The Gallery at Carillon, Amy Swisher, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC, December
1999 A Day In The Life Of Poverty Point, Cultural Vistas, Baton Rouge, LA, June
1997 Bound Artist Book, “ Come Shining, Collaborative Works of Writing / Images,” Poet's Theater, NY
1996 PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 1990's: FIFTY PORTFOLIOS, WSU Art Galleries, CD-ROM
1994 Kevin Kennedy at Gallery 105, Cynthia Morgan, New Art Examiner, October
Lectures / Talks
2007 Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN “Recent Sculptural Works”
2006 Sherman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA “Collective Works”
2006 University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL “Recent Sculptural Works: Conveyance”
2003 Texas State University, San Marcos, TX “Recent Works: Narrative Influence”
2003 ArtSpeak Lecture Series, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA “ Recent Sculptural Works”
2002 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC “Presentation of Photographic Works”
1999 Monroe Camera Association, Monroe, LA “ Recent Works : Photographic Consrtuctions”
1997 Liberal Arts Symposium, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA “ Other Stories: The Changing Narrative”
1996 Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA “ Wendy Ewald: Retratos y Suenos / Portraits and Dreams”
1995 University of Alabama - Huntsville, Huntsville, AL " Working Methods : Photographs “
1994 Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, IL " Photographic / Sculptural Works “