BORN 1962 Peekskill, NY
EDUCATION BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984
INDEPENDENT STUDY European Honors Program, Rome, Italy, Rhode Island School of Design, 1983 - 84
ONE-PERSON SHOWS
2022 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 SHOWS
2021 The Little Prince Group Show - 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
Re-presenting 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 - Silluvan 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 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
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
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
2020 Weinreb, Jacqueline. "Steven Kenny: Dreaming While Awake." Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Issue 33, June.
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." Ceartive 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 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, November 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
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 Dali 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 Dali 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 Dali 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
State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
Museo Arte Contemporanea Sicilia, Catania, Italy
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2019 - present Medal and Coin Designer, United States Mint, Artist Infusion Program
2013 - present 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
We humans are inclined to forget or ignore the principles of existence. They include: every action directly impacts our environment, change is unavoidable, stasis is unnatural, time is beyond our influence, conception is the commencement of death as well as life, and many others. Our challenge is to humbly accept Nature's gifts and live by the lessons set before us without imposing our arrogant will upon each other and the planet.
As humans more fully embrace technology, we feel an increasing sense of anxiety, disorientation and fear. To compensate, our desire for predictability and order ignites a voracious hunger for control that induces us to force Nature to relinquish her secrets. Once a trusted provider, she is now viewed as "shifty", inadequate, and needing improvement. We manipulate our surroundings in an attempt to manage time, eliminate unforeseen change, and establish a permanent sense of stability. We go to great lengths to surround ourselves with psychological, physical, spiritual, social, and cultural environments that we hope will last. The result is an increasingly artificial existence.
By combining detailed realism, surrealism, and symbolism, I convey the universal language of Nature as I understand it. I visually combine the human figure, plants, animals, and all other forms of matter in natural tableaux vivants. These scenarios present our existence as either environmentally harmonious or complicated by human contrivances. My paintings serve as a reminder to myself, and perhaps to others, that all life on Earth is but a single organism. The world I depict is one where interdependencies prosper and hierarchies crumble.
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