Clare Kenny Explained

Clare Kenny
Birth Date:	1976
Birth Place:	Manchester, United Kingdom
Field:	installation
Alma Mater:	Chelsea School of Art,Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Clare Kenny (born 11 January 1976, in Manchester) is a British-Swiss artist, best known for her use of building materials, neon lights, and photography in her contemporary art exhibitions and art installations. Based in Basel, she is a graduate of the Chelsea School of Art and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and has been the twice recipient of the Kunstkredit Prize of the City of Basel in 2013 and 2017. Her works have been displayed at the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Aargauer Kunsthaus, and at Touchstones Rochdale. In 2013, she was a resident at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Selected exhibitions

• 2014: Monolithic Water, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich^[7]
• 2016: DingDing, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau^[8]
• 2017: Industrial Romantic, Touchstones Rochdale, Manchester^[9]
• 2017: Arresting Fragments of the World, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal^[10]
• 2019: If I was a Rich Girl, Kunst Raum Riehen, Riehen^[11]
• 2021: Put-To-Bed, Last Tango, Zürich^[12]
• 2022: Birthmark, Gallery Gisele Linder, Basel^[13]

Bibliography

• Book: Clare Kenny: Industrial Romantic . 2017 . Touchstones Rochdale . en . 1125344253.
• Book: Hoffmann . Claire . Monolithic water . 2014 . Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft . Zürich . 978-3-906574-98-1.

Notes and References

1. News: Kanton Basel-Stadt Präsidialdepartement . Entscheide der Kunstkreditkommission Basel-Stadt 2013 . 3 October 2023 . pd.bs.ch . 12 November 2013 . de.
2. News: Kanton Basel-Stadt Präsidialdepartement . Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt und Stadtentwicklung Gundeli Plus: Kunst von Clare Kenny im Gundeldingerquartier . 3 October 2023 . pd.bs.ch . 8 June 2016 . de.
3. News: Kanton Basel-Stadt Präsidialdepartement . "Le vent nous portera…": Ausstellung Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt 2018 . 3 October 2023 . Kultur.bs.ch . 10 September 2018 . de.
4. Web site: Atelier Mondial Paris, Clare Kenny 2013 . 27 August 2023 . Atelier Mondial.
5. Web site: Scanning the Blueprint: Clare Kenny research residency and exhibition programme . 14 July 2015 . Institute for Provocation . 27 August 2023.
6. Web site: Atelier Mondial New York, Clare Kenny 2018 . 27 August 2023 . Atelier Mondial . de.
7. Web site: SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland, Clare Kenny, Exhibitions . SIKART . 27 August 2023.
8. Web site: Ding Ding Object Art from the Collection . Aargauer Kunsthaus . 27 August 2023.
9. Web site: Clare Kenny: Industrial Romantic . Your Trust Rochdale . 27 August 2023.
10. Web site: Potentielle Normaliensammlung. Reto Müller Arresting Fragments of the World. . 23 February 2022 . Kunsthaus Langenthal . 27 August 2023.
11. Web site: If I was a rich girl . Kunst Raum Riehen . 27 August 2023 . German.
12. Web site: Put-To-Bed . 27 August 2023.
13. Web site: Galerie Gisèle Linder, Previous Exhibitions, 2022 . Galerie Gisèle Linder . 27 August 2023.