ABOUT KENNY
Kenny was newly elected in 2024. Born in Bangor, County Down, he obtained a BA Hons in Illustration from Brighton University, being tutored by the greats such as Raymond Briggs and John Lord. A 12-year career in publishing subsequently followed.
Returning to Ireland in 1998, his practice in portraiture steadily gained momentum. Principally working from his studio in County Antrim, Kenny frequently travels to clients throughout the UK and abroad.
COMMISSIONS
METHOD OF WORKING
I work closely with my clients and generally schedule three, 2-hour sittings. Using a combination of sketches, photography and life, I endeavour to capture not only the requirements of the commission, but through light, composition and the application and texture of the painted surface, a deeper and more elusive quality.
I am happy to travel, costs of which are included in my commission rates. Framing and accommodation costs are not.
| Dimensions (inches) | Price (£) |
| 12 X 10 | 2,000.00 |
| 20 X 16 | 4,000.00 |
| 24 X 20 | 5,000.00 |
| 30 X 25 | 6,000.00 |
| 36 X 28 | 8,000.00 |
| 40 X 30 | 10,000.00 |
| 50 X 40 | 14,000.00 |
| 60 X 40 | 16,000.00 |
For double and group portraits please enquire for a quote. Posthumous portraits are also undertaken.
I am currently not registered for VAT.
EXHIBITIONS
(Solo and Group)
2022 – 2024 – The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2014 – 2020 – The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2022 – Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2019 – Fine Art Commissions, St. James’s, London
2017 – The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2016 – The New English Arts Club, Mall Galleries, London
2015 – ‘Self-Portraits’, Fine Art Commissions, St. James’s, London
2014 – The Gorry Gallery, Molesworth Street, Dublin
The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
Fine Art Commissions, St. James’s, London
2013 – The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
The Gorry Gallery, Molesworth Street, Dublin
2012 – The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2011 – ‘Facing North’ solo exhibition, Belfast, opened by HRH Princess Anne
Arts Council of NI, Brussels
The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2009 – The Gorry Gallery, Molesworth Street, Dublin
2006 – The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
‘Recent Paintings’, The Gorry Gallery, Molesworth Street, Dublin
2005 – The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2003 – ‘Not the Turner Prize’, Mall Galleries, London
The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2001 – The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
Selected Collections
The Brian P Burns Collection, Boston, USA
The Aldrich Collection, Brighton
Green Templeton College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
University of Kent
University of Brighton
Laganside Courts, Belfast
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Department of the Environment, Belfast
HRH Princess Anne
Margaret Fountain, Halifax, Nova Scotia
NOTABLE SITTERS
John Hume KCSG, Nobel Laureate
Sir James Galway
Baron Sir John Mogg
Thom Steinbeck, Santa Barbara, USA
Sir David Melville
Sir Michael Checkland
Sir David Watson
Baroness May Blood MBE
Lord Bannside
Ciaran Hinds, actor
RM Judge Robert Alcorn
Professor Julian Crampton CBE
Professor Geoffrey Hall CBE
David Ringland KC
Judith Folk-Templeton, Tennessee, USA
Ignacy John Grezlo, Toronto, Canada