Bio

find me on INSTAGRAM & TWITTER : @ian_kennelly

EDUCATION
2003 Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, CA. MFA
1996 June. International Studios, Skopelos, Greece. Director, Tom Dempsey. Cultural Studies Faculty, Isabella Dempsey. Visiting Artists, Todd McKie, Steve Tourlentes.
1994 Mass. College of Art. Boston, MA. BFA--Painting

​PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 Aug. Artist in Residence at TheGlen Arbor Art Center (GAAC).  2 week A.I.R. self directed residency with 
studio space provided at historic farm within a National Park. Glen Arbor, MI.
2020-Present  Sept-April.  The Massachusetts College of Art Auction Committee Member. Artwork Selection sub-committee jury     member.  Selection of artwork for annual auction  Boston, MA.

​​2019 Feb. Artist in Residence at The Webb School of Knoxville. 5 week A.I.R. interacting with private school students grades K-12 with on-campus studio space. Knoxville, TN.
2018 May.  Third Thursday at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.  Led LEGO activity in the ISGM Studio around the theme ‘Creative Play’.  In collaboration with the MassCollege of Art & Design.  Boston, MA.
1994-present Independent Installer. Installation of artwork and fixtures for galleries, designers, framers and private clients. Photos and                referrences on request.
2006 Fall/Winter. Volunteer Artist-in-Residence at The Boston Children’s Museum. Create images onsite during construction and               expansion of the BCM. Boston, MA
2005 Spring Semester. Instructor for Intro to Studio Art and Painting from Observation. Cal State University, Stanislaus. Turlock, CA.
1994-1998 First Expressions Gallery, Boston, MA. A non-profit gallery for student art. Sales. Curation, installation and preparation of shows,Implemented student advisory board. Interim Director, winter 1997. Exec. Dir., Carmen D’Ambrosio.
1991-2003  April. The Massachusetts College of Art Annual Auction, Boston, MA. 2003 Gallery attendant. Collected silent bids prior to event. Assisted with bids and deinstalled work during event. Foundation Director/ Auction Coordinator, Mary Gagliano. Director, Laurie Savage.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 May. Ian Kennelly: A Retrospective. Solo show in conjuction with the closing of my Fort Point Studio. Paintings/Drawings/
Mixed Media.  Assemblage Art Space, Fort Point, Boston, MA.
2019 Mar. The Units in Between. Paintings and drawings. The Webb School of Knoxville Gallery as part of the artist-in-residence program, Knoxville, TN
2013 Nov. Haybuster and Friends. Paintings and drawings. 35 Channel Center through the FPAC Art Lending Program, Boston, MA
2013 Apr. Ian Kennelly: States of Change. Paintings and drawings. FP3 Residences and Gallery, Boston, MA
2011 Mar. Ian Kennelly: Plexi Sculptures. Plexiglas Sculptures. Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2010 May. Modern/Pastime. Paintings and Drawings. Concurrently with Shades of Greatness: The Art of Negro League Baseball. Gallery 360, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2010 April. Home Opener. Paintings and Drawings. The Gallery at Fort Point Framers, Boston, MA
2009 July. Runners at the Corners. Paintings and Drawings. Gallery 360, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2009 Mar. Spring Training. Paintings. Made In Fort Point, South Boston, MA.
2006 Nov. Passing Views. Paintings. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, South Boston, MA.
2004 Nov. Oversight. Paintings. Cal State University, Stanislaus. Turlock, CA
2003 Apr. Full Lot. Paintings. East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2003 Mar. New Work. Drawings and paintings. City Hall, Claremont, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 
2023    April. Wonderland Spring Gala 2023. Annual juried Group Show and fundraiser event for the Plains Art Museum.. Fargo, ND.
2023 July. Members Create 2023. Members Group Show.   GAAC Gallery and online. Glen Arbor Art Center, Glen Arbor, MI.
2022 July. Members Create 2022. Members Group Show.   GAAC Gallery and online. Glen Arbor Art Center, Glen Arbor, MI.
2022 May. Open Studios Group Show. Members Group Show. MBACC Gallery. Mother Brook Art and Community Center, Dedham, MA.
2020 July. Members Create. Group Show. Glen Arbor Art Center, Glen Arbor, MI.
2020 May. New Views: BIRDLANDIA. Group Show. Glen Arbor Art Center, Glen Arbor, MI.
2020 Feb. Rocky Neck Now: Finding Structure. Group Show. Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA.
2019 Nov.. The 26th Drawing Show. Field Notes: Lovers, Teachers and the Consciousness In Between.. Group Show. Chanel Thervil, juror. Mills Gallery, Boston Art Center, Boston, MA.
2019 Nov.. Fragments: Collaging the Material World.. Group Show..Annie Silverman, juror. Chandler Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2018 July. InterNational/Dual Identities. Group Show.  Karolina Has, juror.   Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2018 May. xsXL. Group Show.  Dorothea Van Camp & Jeffrey Heyne, juror.   FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA.
2018 March. Small Works Salon 2018: Personal Geographies.Group Show. Chandler Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2017 March. Small Works Salon 2017. Group Show. Howard Yezerski, juror. Chandler Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2016 June. Torn, Cut & Folded. Group Show with Laura Davidson, Mark LeSaffre. 249 A Street Co-op Gallery, Boston, MA.
2015 June. Islands on the Edge. Group Show. Elizabeth Devlin, juror. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2014 July. Parks & Recreation. Group Show. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2014 April. Nostalgia. Group Show. Mary Tinti, juror. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2013 July. Road Trip. Group Show. Beth Kantrowitz, juror. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2013 April. STILL-Objects Observed. Group Show. Emily Eveleth, juror. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2012 Nov. REPEAT. Group show. Howard Yezerski, juror. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2012 July. Play Ball!. Group Show. Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA.
2010 June. Neighborhood Art Program: Fort Point. Group Show. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, South Boston, MA.
2010 May. WBUR Art Lending Program. Group Show. WBUR, Boston, MA.
2010 April. The Yellow Show. Group Show. The Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA.
2010 Feb. SCORE! Group Show. The South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
2009 Oct. In the Round. Group Show. Art at 12 Gallery, South Boston, MA.
2009 Mar. Neighborhood Art Program: West Roxbury/Roslindale. Group Show. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, South Boston, MA.
2008 Oct. 2332. Group Show. Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.
2008 July. WBUR Art Lending Program. Group Show. WBUR, Boston, MA.
2008 May. Windows onto Fort Point-The Artists’ Point of View. Group Show. Various locations in Fort Point.
South Boston, MA.
2007 Nov. Smaller is better. Group Show. Schiltkamp Gallery, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
2006 Oct. Eight Hours Difference. Group Show. Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England.
2006 Mar. The Blue Show. Group show. Alternate Currents Gallery, Boston, MA. Juror, Lynn Thomson, Corp.
Exhib. Mngr., DeCordova Museum.
2005 Aug. Transitional. Two-person show. FPAC Gallery, South Boston, MA. Guest Juror, Meredith Moses.
2005 June. Summer Solstice. Selected group show. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, South Boston,
MA.
2005 Jan. The Air Show. Group show. Alternate Currents Gallery, Boston, MA.
2004 Jan. Centered on the Center. Unjuried Group Show. Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
2003 Nov. Selected, Preferred, Chosen. Selected group show with Tram Davies and Betsy Lohrer Hall. Darlene
DeAngelo, Curator. Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.
2003 May. Tom. Group show with work based on the filmography of Tom Cruise. Lou Haney, Curator. atelier mod gallery, ChinaTown, L.A., CA
2003 Jan. Made In California, Juried Exhibition. Darlene DeAngelo, Juror. City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
​1996-2017 Oct. Open Studios Group      Show. FPAC Gallery, South Boston, MA
 
AWARDS
2003 Honorable Mention for King, Queen, Knave, oil on canvas. The President’s Award in Art. Pres. Steadman Upham, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.
2003 Winner in the Open Studios 2003 MFA Competition. Winners published in the M.F.A. Annual 2003. Juror, Lawrence Rinder, Curator of the Whitney Museum. Steven Zevitas, Publisher.
2003 Honorable Mention for Double Scoop, oil on canvas. Made In California. Group Show. Darlene DeAngelo, Juror. City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA.

ASSOCIATIONS
Current FPAC member since 1994, the Fort Point Artists Community, Boston, MA
Current member and studio artist at the Mother Brook Art and Community Center (MBACC), Dedham, MA.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 July. Playing Ball And Riding Bikes at Atlantic Wharf. WGBH.org, Mary Tinti
2012 July. Boston exhibition shows off baseball art. ESPN.com, Bill Speros.
2010 May. West Roxbury Artist Looks For Inspiration in Hard-Hat Areas. West Roxbury Transcript, B. MacDonald.
2004 Dec. American Art Collector: Northeast States. Alcove Books. Berkeley, CA Tom Palmer, Publisher.
2003 Dec. We Kill Beauty. OC Weekly, R. Schoenkopf
2003 Dec. Beholding the Wonder of True Grit. Orange County Register, D. Walsh
2003 New American Paintings: M.F.A. Annual 2003. The Open Studios Press. Boston, MA. Steven Zevitas, Publisher
1999 Feb. The Daily Bulletin Pomona, CA 

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