SEAN KENNEDY


Born 1983, Akron, OH
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

[EDUCATION]

2010
MFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2006-2008
Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2005
BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH

2004
New York Studio Program, New York, NY

2003
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy

[SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS]

2013
Thomas Duncan Gallery, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA

2012
Sean Kennedy / Chadwick Rantanen, UNT/TLED, New York, NY
Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2009
Jancar Jones Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007
Tschoperl, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

[GROUP EXHIBITIONS]

2013
PAINT THINGS: Beyond the Stretcher, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA
Territory, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Beyond the Object, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
From LA, Albert Baronian, Brussels, Belgium
C-L-E-A-R-I-N-G, Brussels, Belgium

2012
Matthew Cerletty, Sean Kennedy, Mateo Tannatt, Mary Mary, Glasgow, UK
Pure Smoke Culture, curated by Nick Kramer, Anthony Greaney, Boston, MA
Needles in the Camel's Eye, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Thing Itself, curated by Isaac Resnikoff, Chapman University, Orange, CA

2011
Negotiation of Objects, Actual Size LA, Los Angeles, CA
TBD/TCB, Paredon Blanco, Los Angeles, CA
The Delta, Alexys Schwartz Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Beige and Plastic, organized by Leila Khastoo, Los Angeles, CA

2010
Instant LA Summer, curated by Esteban Schimpf, Los Angeles, CA

2009
Sister Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2008
Einen Roland für einen Oliver, Kunstverein Ettlingen, Ettlingen, Germany

2004
Ohio Art League Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH

[GRANTS AND AWARDS]

Full Teaching Assistantship 2008-2009, 2009-2010, USC
Anna K Meredith Scholarship, SACI
CCAD Deans Merit Award Scholarship
Robert Williams Memorial Art Scholarship
Robert Laverne and Elmira Scott Scholarship

[RESIDENCIES]
2007
Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder Artist in Residence, Trondheim, Norway

[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Russeth, Andrew. "Sean Kennedy's Hanging Platform at Untitled." Gallerist NY 13 Jul. 2012.
Baker, Kenneth. “Sean Kennedy at Jancar Jones Gallery.” San Francisco Chronicle 21 Nov. 2009: E-3. Print.