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Austin Kennedy

(b. 1980) is an artist and photographer based in New York City. He studied at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design and has lived and worked in Switzerland, Turkey, and the U.S. Since 2005, he has photographed sculpture and art objects professionally for galleries, institutions, collectors and art publications.

Selected Exhibitions

2010

Structured, Spattered Columns Gallery, New York NY (more information here)

2009

The New Landscape, Canal View, New York NY (exhibition website)
Untitled (20th Century), Soapbox Gallery, Brooklyn NY

2004

BFA Photography Thesis Show, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence RI
Arrival, Red Eye Gallery, Providence RI

Selected Publications

2011

Fred Wilson: A Critical Reader (Ridinghouse)
The Horse Rider in African Art (5 Continents Editions, Milan)

2008

Treasures 2008 (Smithsonian Institutions, Washington D.C.)
Sculptural Tradition of the French Sudan (Pace Primitive Gallery, New York)
African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment (Smith College Museum of Art, MA)

2007

A Collection of African Figures (Pace Primitive Gallery, New York)

2006-Present

Advertising and editorial photographs in Apollo, Architectural Digest, Art & Antiques,
Arts & Cultures, Art & Auction, the New York Times, Pacific Arts, Tribal, Worth.