About

Abbi Kenny (born 1998 in Boston, MA) is an emerging artist and painter living and working in Brooklyn, 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. 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 across the United States and abroad.

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Contact

abbihkenny@gmail.com


News

Had a fabulous visit with Guerra Paint. Available on youtube!

I am pleased to my painting is in Byrdcliffe Reflections: A.i.R. Exhibition 2025 on view from April 19th through May 25th at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock, NY. You are invited to join the celebration at the opening reception on Saturday, April 19th from 4 - 6pm.