Penelope Kenny

Penelope is an Australian born artist who now lives and works in Brighton, U.K. Her work explores the relationship between humans and other animals, especially in connection to transhumanism, evolution, hybrids and biotechnology. Through her hybrid creatures she investigates the potential outcomes of humans trying to control evolution through genetic manipulation and scientific tampering with the species boundaries.
She draws inspiration from Darwinism, dioramas, natural history illustration and taxidermy and takes great pleasure in imagining and representing the postmodern animal. She studied Visual Art at the University of Melbourne and completed a BA (Hons) Printmaking at the University of Brighton. She has worked in Australia, Mexico and the UK and is currently creating screenprinted wallpapers, hand bound book works and limited edition prints using water-based acrylic inks, pure pigments and metallic glazes.

The University of Brighton (2009 - 2011)

BA (First Class Hons) Fine Art Printmaking

Selected Exhibitions:
*The Affordable Art Fair Brussels. Avenue du Port 86c B1000 Brussels. 5th -9th Feb 2015.
*The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, 52 Upper st, Islington, London. N1 0QH. 20th-25th Jan 2015.
*The Affordable Art Fair Stockholm Frihamnshallen, Magasin 9 Stockholm’s Cruise Center 115 56 Stockholm. 2nd-5th October, 2014.
*The Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, London. 11th-15th June 2014.
*Unfold. London Design Festival 2013.London Print Studio, 425 Harrow rd, North Kensington, London.14th-2nd November 2013.
*The Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London. 23rd-27th October 2013.
*KALEID 2013
Mermaid Court, 165a Borough High Street, London. 20th July, 2013.
*6th International Kyoto Hanga Print Exhibition Japan/UK. Kitakyushu Municipal Museum, Kitakyushu, Japan. 20th-25th November 2012.
*Pushing Print The Pie Factory, Margate, Kent. 5th-27th October 2012.
*6th International Kyoto Hanga Print Exhibition Japan/UK. Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan. 31st July-12th August 2012.
*The Affordable Art Fair Bristol. 18th-20th May 2012.
*The Affordable Art Fair New York. 18th-22nd April 2012.
*The Transgenic Cabinet. Solo exhibition. The Crate Gallery, 3 Dunworth Mews, Notting Hill, London.
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