About
Abbi Kenny (born 1998 in Boston, MA) is an emerging artist and painter living and working in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA in painting from Boston University College of Fine Arts (2024) and her BFA with honors in painting and a minor in the Theory and History of Art and Design from the Rhode Island School of Design (2020). She is a Lecturer of Painting and Drawing at Purchase College, SUNY. While at RISD, Abbi participated in the European Honors Program in Rome, Italy. She is a recipient of the Royal Drawing School’s Dumfries House Estate drawing residency and grant near Cumnock, Scotland (2019), the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant in painting (2022), and most recently, a residency and Cottage Award at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Artist Residency (2024). Her work has been exhibited across the United States and abroad.
Contact
abbihkenny@gmail.com
News
Had a fabulous visit with Guerra Paint. Available on youtube!
I am pleased to my painting is in Byrdcliffe Reflections: A.i.R. Exhibition 2025 on view from April 19th through May 25th at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock, NY. You are invited to join the celebration at the opening reception on Saturday, April 19th from 4 - 6pm.
I am grateful to announce I have received an Honorable Mention for the 2024 Material Works Art Award!
I am excited to announce my painting Acute Familiarity and Discomfort: New England Corned-Beef Dinner Seen Through McCall's Eyes is currently on view in Trick Mirror curated by Kiernan Pazdar on view at Warner Gallery at the Millbrook School from January 24th-March 7th with a reception on Friday, January 24th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The exhibition features the work of Meena Hasan, Abbi Kenny, Ada Goldfeld, Lauren Welch, Katelyn Ledford, and Erik Daniel White.
I am thrilled to announce I have been included in the White Columns Artist Registry! You can now find my work alongside many talented emerging and underrepresented artists.