James Kennedy is an Irish painter, best known for his distinctive, abstract landscapes exploring the connection between space and tonality. He was educated in the UK, receiving one B.A. from Royal Scottish Academy in Fine Arts and another from Rhodec Academy in Interior and Architectural Design. In 2003, he moved to New York. Kennedy has since earned a Fellowship at MacDowell, and several awards in 2014, including the Bridie Gold Medal.
Discipline:
Visual Art – painting
James Kennedy
Discipline:
Visual Art – painting
Region: Somerville, MA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2004
Studios
Mixter
James Kennedy worked in the Mixter studio.
Built in 1927–1930, the Florence Kilpatrick Mixter Studio was funded by its namesake and designed by the architect F. Winsor, Jr., who also designed MacDowell's original Savidge Library in 1925. Mixter Studio, solidly built of yellow and grey-hued granite, once had sweeping views of Pack Monadnock to the east. The lush forest has now grown…