About
Abbi Kenny (b. 1998 in Boston, MA) is an emerging artist and painter based at the Shirt Factory in the Hudson Valley, 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. In recent years, Abbi has lived in Brooklyn, Boston, Toronto, and Providence. 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 at organizations such as Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York, NY; Collar Works in Troy, NY; and the RISD Museum in Providence, RI, among others.
Contact
abbihkenny@gmail.com
News
I am so honored to have been featured on AHA! A House for Arts on WMHT. Though the program originally premiered on August 13th, you can find it online at WMHT.
I am thrilled to announce that my work was selected for the latest issue of New American Paintings (Northeast) #176, available now.
I have a few smaller works currently available and on view at Deanna Evans Projects. Please contact the gallery for inquiries.
Had a fabulous visit with Guerra Paint. Available on youtube!