Paul Kenny (born 16 July 1951) is a British artist/photographer who makes abstract still-life images and lives in Berwick-upon-Tweed.[1] He has published the books Seaworks (2014) and O Hanami (2019). His work is held in the Scottish National Photography Collection and he has had solo exhibitions at Harris Museum, Art Gallery in Preston and at Atkinson Art Gallery and Library in Southport.[2][3][4]
Kenny was born and grew up in Salford. He earned a Pre Diploma from Salford College of Art and Technology (1971/72) and a Degree in Fine Art from Newcastle University (1972–75).[1][5]
"Working without a camera, Kenny creates small plates or slides laden with objects found on his wanderings – leaves, flowers, shells and rocks. Each plate is then scanned to produce abstract large-scale photographs rich with opalescent colours, which take on the form of imagined landscapes."[5]
Kenny's partner, Margaret Kenny, is also an artist and they have two children.[6][7]
Kenny's work is held in the following permanent collection: