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BORN     1962 Peekskill, NY

EDUCATION     Rhode Island School of Design, BFA 1984

INDEPENDENT STUDY     European Honors Program, Rome, Italy, Rhode Island School of Design, 1983 - 84

ONE-PERSON SHOWS

2023     In the Eye of the Mind: The Fantastic Realities of Steven Kenny - Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
2022     Natural Sovereignty - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
​2019     Surreal - Gallery at SCF, State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL
2018     Public Dreams / Private Myths - Staniar Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
​             Internal Landscapes - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art,Tarpon Springs, FL
​2017     HUMAN / NATURE - Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA
​             Manifest Content - Melvin Art Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
2016     Wish You Were Here - Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC
2015     Robed in Fable - Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL
             The Black Paintings - Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2012     Invasive Species - ARTicles Gallery, St Petersburg, FL
             Layers of Intention - Salt Creek Artworks, St Petersburg, FL
2010     Paintings - Caulfield Gallery, Washington, VA
2009     Cryptohematology: Secrets in my Bloodline - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2008     The Prison Within - Six Pack Gallery, Washington, VA
2007     Incubating Avatars - Six Pack Gallery, Washington, VA
2006     Flying Lessons - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
             Paintings - Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
             New Paintings - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004     Anthropics - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
2003     Noble Savages - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Dust to Dust: Paintings - Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
2002     Lights and Darks - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
             New Work - van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001     Recent Paintings - Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
             Paintings - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
             Paintings - Gallery K, Washington, DC
1999     Arcadia No. 32 - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
1998     Commissions of Fantasy - Glassworks Gallery, Sperryville, VA
             Portraits and Effigies - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
1997     Works in Oil - Glassworks Gallery, Sperryville, VA


GROUP SHOWS
2024     The Portrait Show 12: Myth - Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
​             Fable & Folklore - Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
             Art Collector Starter Kit X - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
​2023     New River Art Biennial - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
​             Small Works - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
             FARM: Life and Art - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
​             Radford Art Show - Tyler Art Gallery, Radford University, Radford, VA
             Art Collector Starter Kit IX - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022     Small Works - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
​2021     New Works - Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
             The Art of Art - Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
​             The Little Prince Group Show - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
             Art Collector Starter Kit 8 - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
             Small Works - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
             Fantaskiske Figurationer - Galerie Knud Grothe,  Charlottenlund, Denmark
             Animalia - Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. Curator: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
2020     Creative Pinellas 2020 Arts Annual - Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Largo, FL
             Hindsight 2020 - Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL (online exhibition)
             Midnight Garden – Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curator: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
             Loading the Virtual Machine - Distance Gallery (online exhibition). Curator: Christine Renc-Carter 
​             SCOPE New York, Haven Gallery
​             Lewis Carroll - Langes Magasin, Frederikssund, Denmark
2019     Ritual - Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. Curator: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
​             Annual Invited Artists Exhibition - Lewis House, Academy of Senior Professionals of Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL

2018     Arts Annual - The Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Largo, FL
             Small Works 2018 - Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia
​             Chimeria 2018 - Festival International des Arts et des Sciences Visionnaires, Sedan, France
2017     On Your Mark - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
             Paradise Found - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
​             Exquisite Corpse: Parade of Corpses - Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, FL
             10th Anniversary Group Show - Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA
             Fantastiske Figurationer - Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund, Denmark
             8th All-Media Juried Biennial - Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL (Juror: Katherine Pill)
2016     Exquisite Corpse: Parade of Corpses - Museum of Fine Arts & Chihuly Collection, St Petersburg, FL
             A Striking Balance (two-person exhibition) - Leslie Curran Gallery, St Petersburg, FL
​             Inner Visions: Contemporary Imaginative Realism - Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
             Annual Invited Artists Exhibition - Lewis House, Academy of Senior Professionals of Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL
             Exquisite Porch - Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL
             Fantaskiske Figurationer - Galerie Knud Grothe,  Charlottenlund, Denmark
             beinArt Surreal Art Show - Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
             Im'ago Primordialis - Krab Jab Studio, Seattle, WA
2015     Exquisite Corpse: Parade of Corpses - Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, FL
             Exposure - Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL
             7th All-Media Juried Biennial - Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
             All-Florida Juried Exhibition - Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL
             Relax - Marion Royael Gallery, Beacon, NY
             Cute & Creepy - Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
             HEY! Modern Art and Pop Culture ACT III - La Halle Saint Pierre Museum, Paris, France
             The Garden of Fernal Delights - Bash Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2014     Running with Scissors - Kwan Fong Gallery, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA            
             Living Matter(s) - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
             Contemporary Realism Biennial - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
             Re-presenting the Nude III - Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
             Imaginaire VII- Fantasmus Gallery, Lindholm Castle, Roskilde, Denmark
             Of Beauties and Beasts - Clement Gallery, Troy, NY
             The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Second Act - American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
             Temple of the Soul: Bodies and Sacred Systems - Alexi Era Gallery, St Louis, MO
             Refresh IV - Long View Gallery, Washington, DC
             FOR REAL? Magical Realism in America - Silluvan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
             Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair - Richard J Demato Gallery
             SexXx Dreams - Station Number Three, St Petersburg, FL
​             Three-winged Chrysalis - bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013     The Art of Revelation: Paintings by Four Contemporary Masters - Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA
             Red Dot Art Fair / Art Basel Miami Beach - Donna Gordon Gallery
             Objects of Desire - Richard J Demato Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
             Magical Dreams II - Beskidzka Galerie Sztuki, Szczyrk, Poland
             Current Hues of the Hudson - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
             ArtHamptons - Richard J Demato Gallery
             Four Dreamers - Espace d'Art Mompezat, Paris
             Figure - ARTicles Gallery, St Petersburg, FL
             Painted Sound - Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA
             Dreams & Divinities - Toledo, Madrid, Granada, Paris
             Beautifully Strange - Clement Gallery, Troy, NY
2012     Contemporary Realism Biennial - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
             Erotisk Jul - Fantasmus Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
             Taboo - Last Rites Gallery, New York City
             Imaginary Realism: Works on Paper - Grand Central Art Center, California State University, Fullerton
             The Freak Show - Fantasmus Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011     Paintings - Marion Royael Gallery, Beacon, NY
             Erotisk Jul - Fantasmus Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
             Magical Dreams - Beskidzka Galeria Sztuki, Szczyrk, Poland
             Year of the Chimera 6.3 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             Carsten Svennsen and Friends - Skive Art Museum, Skive, Denmark
             Los Angeles Art Show (Glass Garage Gallery) - Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
             Dreamscapes - Galleria Davico, Turin, Italy
2010     Year of the Chimera 6.2 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             Psychoradiology - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             BOOK of SECRETS: Erotic Dreams - Fantasmus Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
             Fantastic - North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
             Quadrant Fantasy - Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark
             Retrospectacle: Year of the Chimera 6.0 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2009     Machine in the Garden - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             Year of the Chimera 5.0 - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             LACMA Muse Annual Ball - Glass Garage Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
             Easter Exhibition - Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark
             Dante's Divine Comedy- Fantasmus Galleri, Saeby, Denmark - Viechtach, Germany
2008     World Without Us - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             Dreamscape 3 - Loods 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
             15th Annual Realism Invitational - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Magiske Realisme - Aalborg Kunstpavillon, Aalborg, Denmark
             The Lucent Dossier Project - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2007     Magical Realism - Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
             Les Metamorphoses des Faunes - Galerie Princesse de Kiev, Nice, France
             14th Annual Realism Invitational - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Made in the Shade - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
             Dreamland: American Explorations in Surrealism - Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
             Year of the Chimera 3.1: Treasures from the Exotic Far West - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
             Venus and the Female Intuition (three venues) - Saebygaard Slot, Saeby, Denmark / The Golden Phoenix,                                                  Leeuwarden, The Netherlands / Galerie Princesse de Kiev, Nice, France
             The Year of the Chimera 3.0: Surrealists and Surrealist Sympathizers - Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2006     The Franz And Virginia Bader Fund: The First Three Years - Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington                                          University, Wash. DC
             13th Annual Realism Invitational - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Inaugural Exhibition - Galerie Brusen, Saeby and Copenhagen, Denmark
             Contemporary Imaginings: The Howard A. and Judy Tullman Collection - Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
             Gallery Artists Portfolio - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Gallery Artists - Galerie Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2005     A Measure of Beauty (two-person show) - Packing Shed Gallery, Washington, VA
             12th Annual Realism Invitational - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Flora and Fauna - Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, VA
             Gallery Artists Portfolio - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             The Resurrection Show - Packing Shed Gallery, Washington, VA
             H. C. Andersen - Voergaard Slot, Denmark
             Spectrum Exhibition - Society of Illustrators, New York City
2004     Birds&B(ees) - Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL
             11th Annual Realism Invitational - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             The Director Selects (Two Person Show) - Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
             Winter Guests - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Figurative Painting - Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
2003     10th Annual Realism Invitational - Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             7th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition - Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
             Artists Speak - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
2002     Small is Beautiful - Gallery K, Washington, DC
             9th Annual Realism Invitational - van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Summer Show - Gallery K, Washington, DC
             Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Grant Recipients - Salmagundi Club, New York City
2001     Small is Beautiful - Gallery K, Washington, DC
             8th Annual Realism Invitational - van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
             Summer Show - Gallery K, Washington, DC
2000     Small is Beautiful - Gallery K, Washington, DC
             Dreamscapes/Landscapes - Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ
             Faces On Places - St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
             Summer Show - Gallery K, Washington, DC
             4th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition - Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
1999     As Big As It Gets - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
1998     Sense of Place - Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
1997     RISD on the Road Traveling Exhibition - Providence / Boston / San Francisco / Philadelphia
1989     Thirteenth Annual Small Works Show - Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York City
1988     Twelfth Annual Small Works Show - Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York City
1987     The Small Works Show - BACA Downtown Gallery, Brooklyn, NY


AWARDS & HONORS
2023     Grand Prize, 17th Annual New River Art Biennial, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
​2021     People's Choice Award, New Work Exhibition, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
2020     Professional Artist Grant, Creative Pinellas, FL
​2019     First Place, INPRNT Traditional Art Award, 2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
2018     Juror, 1st Annual May Show, Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL, Curator: Evie Zimmer
​2017     Professional Artist Fellowship, Creative Pinellas, FL
​2016     Finalist, Creative Pinellas Rapid Returns Artist Fellowship, FL
             MUSE Visual Arts Award, St Petersburg Arts Alliance, St Petersburg, FL
2015     Honorable Mention, All-Florida Juried Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL
             Finalist, Art Renewal Center International 2014/2015 ARC Salon
             Best in Show, 29th Annual Artspring Exhibition, Juror: Michele Beckman Tuegel
2014     Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Art Challenge No. 82, People & Figures Competition
2013     Best in Show, 27th Annual Artspring Exhibition, Juror: Noelle Mason
2011     Finalist, Saatchi Gallery Online Showdown 5
2010     Best Artist (Long List), The British Fantasy Society
2009     Semi-finalist, Art Renewal Center International 2008/2009 ARC Salon
2004     Visual Arts Grant, Franz and Virginia Bader Fund, Washington, DC
             Honorable Mention, Utrecht 60th Anniversary Competition
             Panelist, Virginia Commission for the Arts Painting Fellowships
2003     Visual Arts Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
             Honorable Mention, 7th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery
2002     Grand Prize, Visual Arts Grant Competition, Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, NYC
2001     Individual Artist Fellowship, Virginia Commission for the Arts
2000     Best In Show, 4th Annual Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
             Nancy Freund Prize, St. Louis Artists’ Guild


PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS and INTERVIEWS
2023     Poetry Salzburg Review. University of Salzburg. Vol. 41. Cover.
             Artemis Journal, Vol. XXX.
2022     CanvasRebel, "Meet Steven Kenny", canvasrebel.com/meet-steven-kenny.
​             Artemis Speaks Podcast. Jeri Rogers, host.
             Escape Into Life (escapeintolife.com), online profile.
​             Artemis Journal, Vol. XXIX, cover.
​2021     Pereau, Denise. “Q&A with The Artists.” Jez Magazine, Fifth Issue, pp 80, 81.
             Miroir Magazine, "Nature," pg. 92, 93.
​2020     Weinreb, Jacqueline. "Steven Kenny: Dreaming While Awake." Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Issue 33, June.
             Poetry Salzburg Review. University of Salzburg. Vol. 36. Cover.
             DeYoung, Bill. "The artist upclose: 'Baroque surrealist' Steven Kenny." Stpetecatalyst.com, Oct 31.
​2019     Duffy, Maggie. "Deeply influenced." Tampa Bay Times, Dec 21, pg. 7B.
​             Good Morning Tampa Bay, ABC Action News, July 2.
​             Daytime, WFLA Channel 8, July 11.
             Leonard, Ben. "Changing the Face of Coins." Tampa Bay Times, July 15, pg. 1B.
             Ring, Jennifer. "The Art of Change." Creative Loafing, July 4-10, pg. 37.
             Miroir Magazine, "Monde," pp. 98, 99.
             Beauty and the 'Burg Live! podcast. Host: Cindy Stovall
             Smith, Erika. "Meet Steven Kenny." Voyage MIA Magazine.
2018     Warner, David. "The Joy of Collecting Art." duPont REGISTRY, Sept/Oct
             Ring, Jennifer. "Internal man of mystery." Creative Loafing, Feb 15-21, pg. 41.
             Arts In. Creative Pinellas podcast. Host: Barbara St. Clair
             Sequestrum. Issue 14. Cover.
​2017     Miroir Magazine. "Terra Firma," cover and pp. 6 - 15. 
             Jay, Robin. "Juxtapositioner." International Opulence Magazine, cover, pp. 40-44.
             10th Anniversary Exhibition. Angela King Gallery, Exhibition catalog.
             Fantastiske Figurationer. Galerie Knud Grothe, Exhibition catalog.
2016     HEY! 4 Degrees Art. Ankama Editions. Pages 108, 109.
             Art in Your Ear (interview). WMNF 88.5 Tampa.  Host: JoEllen Schilke.
             805 Lit & Art Journal. 2016 Selected Anthology. Pages 10, 11 and 56.
             Beauty & The 'Burg (interview). Episode 108. lifeimprovementradio.com. Host: Cindy Stovall.
             WOW X WOW (interview), wowxwow.com
             Lombardi, D. Dominick. "Amanda Cooper and the Exquisite Porch." HuffPost. March 1, 2016.
             Wagner, D.R. Love Poems. Cold River Press. Cover.
             Nolan, James. Flight Risk. University Press of Mississippi. Cover.
​             Sequestrum. Issue 9, Fall & Winter. Cover.
2015     805 Lit & Art Journal. Vol. 2, Issue 1. Cover, pp. 6 - 7.
             Caro. “beinArt Surreal Art Show” Returns to Copro Gallery in 2016." Hi-Fructose blog, December 14.
             Stark, Pegie. Tampa Bay Magazine. "Faces", pp. 92 - 95.
             Bennett, Lennie. Tampa Bay Times, Weekend, pg. 18W.
             Connect the Dots (interview). RhinoOnAir.com. Host: Ann Marie Cash.
             Beauty & The 'Burg (interview). lifeimprovementradio.com. Host: Cindy Stovall.
             Art in Your Ear (interview). WMNF 88.5 Tampa.  Host: JoEllen Schilke.
             Sequestrum. Issue 6, Fall & Winter. Cover.
2014     Miroir Magazine. "Gaia," cover and pp. 40 - 53.
             Voeller, Megan. "Land of the Lost and Living." Creative Loafing, November 13, pg. 49.
             Contemporary Realism Biennial. Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Exhibition catalog.
             HEY! Vol #19. Ankama Editions. Pp 54 - 61.
             Re-Presenting the Nude III. EVOKE Contemporary. Exhibition catalog, pg. 16.
             Bennett, Lennie. Tampa Bay Times, Weekend, pg. 24W.
             Boulevard. Vol. 30, No. 1. Cover.
             The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Second Act. Exhibition catalog, pg. 28.
             International Artist Magazine. Vol. 98, Sept/Aug, p. 14.
             Musetouch Magazine. Vol 29, pp. 282 - 309.
             Gantry, Lana. "The Transitioning Visions of Steven Kenny." loBurn Magazine. Vol. 3, pp. 80 -89.
             Let's Talk Life (interview). lifeimprovementradio.com. Host: Velva Lee Heraty
             Casal-Data, Victoria. "Creating Visionary Paintings in Oil." ARTICULATE, May 10.
             Casal-Data, Victoria.  "Steven Kenny's Surreal Portraits." Hi-Fructose blog, January 20.
             Casal-Data, Victoria.  "Art at Bay Presents: Steven Kenny." artatbay.com, January 8.
             Woodworth, Anne Harding. Unattached Male. Poetry Salzburg. Cover.
2013     Miroir Magazine. "Animalia," cover and pp. 12 - 25.
             O'Hern, John. "Objects of desire." American Art Collector. Vol. 92, June 2013, pp. 104-5.
             Apex Magazine. September, Issue 52, cover.
             Current Hues of the Hudson: Contemporary Artists Working in the Hudson Valley. Exhibition Catalog, Bethel Woods                                Center for the Arts, Pg 19.
             Dreamscapes V - Contemporary Imaginary Realism. Imaginary Editions, pp. 211, 218 - 219.
             Beautifully Strange. Exhibition catalog. The Clement Art Gallery, pp. 22 & 23.
             The Artist Speaks (Interview). Rhino On Air, www.rhonoonair.com. Host: Victoria Arendt.
2012     Voeller, Megan. "Artist Profile: Steven Kenny." Tampa Bay Metro Magazine. December/January, Vol. 12 No. 1, pg. 12.
             Berger, Aaron. "Steven Kenny." beautifuldecay.com
             Contemporary Realism Biennial 2012. Exhibition Catalog, Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
             Menendez, Didi. "Steven Kenny." PoetsArtists Magazine. October, Issue 39, Pp. 21 - 24, http://poetsandartists.com
             Piowaty, Deanna. "Story of Flight: The Fantastic Works of American Painter Steven Kenny." Combustus, September 29.
             Voeller, Megan. "Real Worlds." Ceartive Loafing Tampa, March 22, pg. 34.
             Spectrum 19, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pg. 275.
             Bennett, Lennie. "Dreams, Visions - Yours to Interpret." Tampa Bay Times. Weekend Section, pg. 14W.
             Art in Your Ear (Interview). WMNF 88.5 Tampa. Host: JoEllen Schilke, March 9.
             Juxtapoz. com. March 6. http://www.juxtapoz.com/Erotica/steven-kenny
             Boulevard, Vol. 27, No. 3, Spring, cover.
             Imaginaire IV. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 100, 101.
             xLegion.net. January 31. Interview.
             Poetry Salzburg Review. University of Salzburg. Spring Vol. 21, cover.
2011     Chronogram. Luminary Publishing. January, cover & pg. 8.
             Dreamscapes, Exhibition catalog, Galleria Davico, Turin Italy
             Schnabel, JL. Hi-Fructose Magazine blog. Tuesday, November 15.
             "Images of Beauty and Mystery." Musetouch Magazine. October 2011, Issue 14, pp. 82 - 119.
             DeCicco, Mary. "Steven Kenny: Beautiful and Surreal." ArtSpace, Arts in Orange, Vol 10, Issue 2, Summer 2011, Pg. 5.
             Fantasy Art Magazine (Beijing, China). Vol. 61, March 2011, Pp. 40 - 47.
             Spectrum 18, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pg. 257.
             Imaginaire III. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 96, 97.
2010     Spectrum 17, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pg. 270.
             Imaginaire II. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 100, 101.
             CoSM, Journal of Visionary Culture. CoSM Press, Vol. 6, pp. 46 & 47.
             Dreamscapes - Contemporary Imaginary Realism. Imaginary Editions,  pp. 210 & 211.
2009     Spectrum 16, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pp. 202, 257.
             Dante, The Divine Comedy. Exhibition catalog. Edition Brusen - FANTASMUS-ART Books, p. 49.
             Lexikon der Phantastischen Kunstler. Pp. 239, 246.
             O'Hern, John. "The lusty month of May." American Art Collector Magazine, May, p. 57.
2008     Gothic Art Now. Collins Design, p. 25.
             Imaginaire I. FANTASMUS - Artbooks, pp. 78, 79.
             Dreamscapes - Contemporary Imaginary Realism. Imaginary Editions, pp. 76 & 77.
             Boulevard. Vol. 24, No. 1. Cover.
             Boulevard. Vol. 23, No. 2 & 3. Cover.
             Spectrum 15, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, p. 240.
2007     Venus and the Female Intuition. SALBRU Publish, Exhibition catalog, pp. 44, 45.
             Nicklin, Mary Winston. "13 Ways of Looking at Old Rag." The Piedmont Virginian, Autumn, p. 56.
             Spectrum 14, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books, pp. 228, 229, 242.
             Dreamscape - The Best of Imaginary Realism. Vol. 2, pp. 90, 91. SALBRU Publish.
             Metamorphosis - 50 Contemporary Surreal, Fantastic and Visionary Artists. Beinart Publishing.
             Caponi, Nancy. "Dreamland: American Explorations in Surrealism." Exhibition Catalogue (Sullivan Goss Gallery).
             O'Sullivan, Michael. "The Quiet Pull of the 'Bader Fund' Show." Washington Post Weekend, January 12, p. 21.
             Philadelphia Enquirer. "A mix of fantasy, reality, vision." September 9, 2007. Neighbors Section
             Boulevard. Vol. 23, No. 1. Cover.
2006     Dreamscape - The Best of Imaginary Realism. Vol. 1, pp. 74, 75, SALBRU Publish.
             Anderson, Porter. "'Mao' to 'Marilyn': Art as big business." CNN.com, November 30.
             Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: Artists of the First Three Years. Exhibition catalog. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery.
             van Cleve, Emily. "Artist tries to show the beauty of hands and feet." Albuquerque Journal, December 8.
             Schmidt, Franklin and Esther. "New Art Mecca." Home & Design Magazine, Fall 2006, p. 138.
             Feaster, Felicia. "Birds of a feather." Creative Loafing.com, August 30.
             Cullum, Jerry. "A world where myths, Mother Nature intersect." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10.
             Contemporary Imaginings: The Howard A. and Judy Tullman Collection. Exhibition catalogue. Mobile Museum of Art.
             "Realism Invitational," American Art Quarterly, Winter 2006, pp. 51, 52.
             Peterson, Maggie Wolff. “Transcendence.” Elan Magazine, October, cover, p. 16, 50 – 53.
             "Steven Kenny exhibits new work." Rappahannock News, March 23, p. B1.  
             Lorien, Joy. "Steven Kenny's 'Flying Lessons' is a must see." Rappahannock News, April 6, p. B1.
             Spectrum 13, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 176, 177.
             Washington Post - Style on the Go. November 4, p. C14.
2005     Kenny, Steven. Soul Flight. Monograph.
             Ruffner, Rene. "'Measure of Beauty' showcases at The Packing Shed." Rappahannock News, November 24, p. B1, B2.
             Boulevard. Vol. 20, No. 2 & 3. Cover.
             Boulevard. Vol. 21, No. 1. Cover.
             Inguine.net E-zine. June. Interview with color reproductions.
             Spectrum 12, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 170, 202.
             Deep Magic E-zine. Artist profile. P. 19.
             Charles, Larry. "The State of the Realist Nation." American Art Collector Magazine, October, pp. 144, 146.
             H. C. Andersen. Exhibition catalog. Pp. 36, 37.
2004     Santa Fe Reporter. April 21. Cover and p. 12.
             Boulevard. Vol. 20, No. 1. Cover and pp. 121-124.
             Collins, Tom. "Artists Keep Realism Interesting." Albuquerque Journal, March 5.
             Spectrum 11, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 171, 198.
             Rousseau, Claudia. "Painting the ominous: Masks, nudes, faeries, and more." The Bethesda Gazette, February 25.
             New American Paintings. Volume #51. Open Studios Press. Pp. 82 - 85.
2003     Armitage, Diane. "Steven Kenny: Noble Savages." THE Magazine, June.
             Widner, Jonanna. "Savage Surrealism." Santa Fe Reporter,  May, p. 23.
             Spectrum 10, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. P. 148.
             Randall, Teri Thomson. "Creature Discomforts." Santa Fe New Mexican - Pasatiempo, May 9, pp. 28, 29.
2002     Spectrum 9, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 146, 147.
             Sherwood, Barbara. " ‘Lights and Darks’ – works of Steven Kenny displayed." Rappahannock News. September 26.
2001     Spectrum 8, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Underwood Books. Pp. 146, 147.
1999     Art Calendar Magazine. April. Cover.
             Bird, Diana. "Steve Kenny's Work On Display." Rappahannock News. November 17, p. B3.
1998     Martin, Mary Beth. "Through Steve Kenny's Eyes." Rappahannock News. January 28, pp. A1 and B1.
             Ruffner, Rene. "Kenny's Show Worth the Trip to Middle Street." Rappahannock News. February 11, p. B1.
1997     Shumate, John. "Between Dreams and Reality." Culpeper Star-Exponent. June 8, 1997, p. 1C.
             Mahan, Cindy. "Glassworks Gallery Features Work of New Artist." Rappahannock News. June 11, p. B1.

LECTURES / GALLERY TALKS
​2023     Friday Focus virtual talk, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
             Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
2022     SURREALISMS 2022 Conference, International Society for the Study of Surrealism
2020     Dali Guild Members, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL
​             Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2019     Gallery at State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL, gallery talk
             A Closer Look - Dali's First Days of Spring, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL
             Academy of Senior Professionals, Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL
             Marketing and Self Promotion, St Petersburg Arts Alliance/The Greenhouse, St Petersburg, FL
2018     Coffee with a Curator, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL
​             Staniar Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
             CreativeMornings, St Petersburg, FL
​             Creative Pinellas, Clearwater, FL
​             Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
​2017     Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA
​             Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
​             Melvin Gallery / Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL

2016     The Guild (Salvador Dali Museum Members Group, St Petersburg, FL), studio visit
             Academy of Senior Professionals of Eckerd College (ASPEC), Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL
2015     The Zodiac Group (Salvador Dali Museum Members Group, St Petersburg, FL), studio visit
             The Contemporaries Group (Museum of Fine Arts Members Group, St Petersburg, FL), studio visit
             Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2014     Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL
2013     Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL
2012     Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 2011
             Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2010     Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2009     Glass Garage Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2007     Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
             Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community, Washington, VA
2003     Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
             Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
​Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
Museo Arte Contemporanea Sicilia, Catania, Italy
​State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2022 - present    Emeritus Docent, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL
​2019 - 2022        Medal and Coin Designer, United States Mint, Artist Infusion Program 
2013 - 2022        Docent, Dali Museum, St Petersburg, Florida
2007 - 2010        Co-founder, Six Pack Gallery, Washington, VA
2004 - 2010        President, Middle Street Gallery Artists Cooperative, Washington, VA


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