Andrew V. Kennedy was born in New York City and grew up in Montclair, NJ. He currently lives and works in the greater Toronto area. He received a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, and an MFA in Painting from Brooklyn College. His work has always been centered around the dignity of the individual, and their life in society. Issues of politics, modernity, sociology, and our ‘inner lives’ can also be seen in his work. Kennedy’s exploration of these issues began with simple portraiture; but eventually grew to include the use of text, and an eventual recognition of metamodernism. His work has been exhibited both in New York City, and Toronto, ON. He also writes about, and covers the sweet science from time to time.
Andrew V. Kennedy
Born 1980, New York, NY
Education
2013 - MFA Painting, Brooklyn College
2002 - BFA Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design
Exhibitions
2019 - Artists Protest Project, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON
2019 - Akin Collective Booth, The Artist Project, Toronto, ON
2018 - Fighting Alone, Akin Vitrine Gallery, Toronto, ON
2018 - A Portrait Gallery, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013 - Twelve (Brooklyn College MFA Thesis), Show Room Gallery, New York, NY
2011 - 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists, New York, NY
2011 - Emerging Artists, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2008 - Paper Paint Clay, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY
2006 - RISD Biennial New York, Exit Art, New York, NY
2005 - Local Work, Ten 63, Long Island City, NY
Writings and Publications
2023 - AI Is About to Decimate Millions of Jobs. We Need Universal Basic Income, Opinion Contribution, Newsweek.com
2020 - Metamodern Times, The Artist and The Viewer: Toronto Art Newspaper
2020 - Time for Toronto to decide whether it wants to keep its artists, Opinion Contribution, Toronto Star
2018 - A Search For Meaning & A Hat Tip To Metamodernism, Self Published