Eddie Kennedy

This article is about the Irish artist. For other uses, see Edward Kennedy (disambiguation).

Eddie Kennedy
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materLimerick School of Art and Design
University of Cincinnati
Known foroil painting
ElectedAosdána (2017)
Websiteeddiekennedystudio.ie

Eddie Kennedy (born 1960) is an Irish painter.[1][2][3][4] He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[5]

Early life

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Kennedy was born in Thurles in 1960.[5]

Career

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Kennedy studied at Limerick School of Art and Design, exhibiting at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in 1982 and graduating in 1983.[6] He also attended the University of Cincinnati, receiving his Master of Fine Arts in 1989.[7] He is chiefly active in oil painting of landscapes and seascapes, on canvas and linen.[8][9]

In 2017 he won a Pollock-Krasner Foundation award and was elected to Aosdána.[10][11]

According to artist Randall Exon, "There is always a surprise in Eddie’s paintings, but the surprise is never provocative as much as it is evocative. Meaning is everywhere and in everything. It is the range of emotion and spirit that so impresses."[12]

Personal life

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Kennedy lives and works in Dublin and County Mayo.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Arts Review". Irish Arts Review. 5 February 2009 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ O’Sullivan, John P. "Art review: The Weight of Light". Thetimes.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Pictorial of official opening of the Ballinglen Museum of Art, Ballycastle". Connaught Telegraph. 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ Dunne, Aidan. "The week's best art exhibitions". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ a b "Aosdána". Aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  6. ^ "Eddie Kennedy at Gormley's Art Auctions". Gormleysartauctions.com.
  7. ^ "Eddie Kennedy (Irish, born 1960)". Artnet.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Lot 122 - 'Summer Glen' by Eddie Kennedy". Morganodriscoll.com.
  9. ^ "The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition Takes a Traditional Turn". National Review. 13 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Biography – Eddie Kennedy". Eddiekennedystudio.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. ^ Kavanagh, Anne Marie; Waldron, Fionnuala; Mallon, Benjamin (21 March 2021). Teaching for Social Justice and Sustainable Development Across the Primary Curriculum. Routledge. ISBN 9781000360233 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Eddie Kennedy - Hillsboro Fine Art". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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