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
Les Dîners de Gala is on view at Main Projects in Richmond, VA from October 16th through December 18th, 2025. You can read the press release here.
“SEPTEMBER is very excited to host another signature unwieldy and wonderful group exhibition, Dogs & Cats, November 1-December 21, 2025. For the first time in our programming we opened submissions to the public and received upwards of 250 applicants, from which over 80 artists have been accepted. Consistent with our ethos, we are including artists representing a range of career levels, working in different mediums, and living in different regions from London, to Los Angeles, to Chicago, to Boston, to New York City, to Upstate (always). 10% of all sales will be donated to the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, a local organization committed to supporting and resourcing immigrants.”
Dogs & Cats
November 1 - December 21, 2025
I have a few smaller works currently available and on view at Deanna Evans Projects. Please contact the gallery for inquiries.
My work has recently been featured in the latest issue of Maake Magazine Issue 17 /// 2025.
Special Edition: Sustainability
FEATURED ARTISTS
Liz Ainslie / Karen Azarnia / Olivia Baldwin / Caetlynn Booth / Erin Castellan / Melissa Dadourian / Amy Guidry
Annie Hayes / Mary Henderson / Katie Kaplan / Abbi Kenny / William Lukas / Matthew Mahler
William Matheson / JJ Miyaoka-Pakola / Nicholas Moenich / Dana Oldfather / Gail Spaien / Linsey Tankersley
Julie Wills / Sarah Boyts Yoder / Eunhae Yoo / Ilana Zweschi
I am thrilled to announce that my work was selected for the latest issue of New American Paintings (Northeast) #176, available now.
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.