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Michael Kenna

(American/British, born 1953)

allée d'honneur, courances, france by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Allée d'Honneur, Courances, France, 1995

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chariot of apollo, study 1, versailles, france by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Chariot of Apollo, Study 1, Versailles, France, 1988

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deckchairs, bournemouth, dorset, england by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Deckchairs, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, 1983

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eiffel tower, study 3, paris, france by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Eiffel Tower, Study 3, Paris, France, 1987

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field of snow, biei, hokkaido, japan by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Field of Snow, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004

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golden gate bridge, study 13, san francisco, california, usa by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Golden Gate Bridge, Study 13, San Francisco, California, USA, 1990

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homage to hcb, study 1, bretagne, france by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Homage to HCB, Study 1, Bretagne, France, 1993

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pont des arts, study 1, paris, france by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Pont des Arts, Study 1, Paris, France, 1987

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quixote's giants, study 2, campo de criptana, la mancha, spain by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Quixote's Giants, Study 2, Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, Spain, 1996

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red morning, hanga nui, easter island by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Red Morning, Hanga Nui, Easter Island, 2001

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seafront, hastings, sussex, england by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Seafront, Hastings, Sussex, England, 1982

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stone pine tunnel, pineto, abruzzo, italy by michael kenna

Michael Kenna

Stone Pine Tunnel, Pineto, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016

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Biography

Timeline

1953
Born: Widnes, Lancashire, England
1965 - 1972
Upholland College, Lancashire, England
1972 - 1973
H.N.D. Photography, Distinction, Banbury School of Art, Oxfordshire, England
1973 - 1976
London College of Printing, London, England
1981
Imogen Cunningham Award, San Francisco, CA
Zellerbach Award, San Francisco, CA
1987
Art in Public Buildings Award, California Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA
1989
The Institute for Aesthetic Development Award, Pasadena, CA

Exhibitions

2010
Venezia, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
Landscape and Memories, Miyanomori Art Museum, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (solo)
Michael Kenna - Retrospective, Palazzo Magnani Museum, Reggio Emilia, Italy (solo)
G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Versailles Photographie, 1850-2009, Chateau de Versailles, France
2009
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art, Portland, OR (solo)
New York + New Works, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris, France (solo)
Recent Works, Box Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
Michael Kenna-Saturo Hoshino, Staniar Gallery, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA (solo)
Zeit Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Centro Andaluz de al Fotografia, Almeria, Spain (solo)
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art, Portland, OR (solo)
Michael Kenna - Retrospective. Kushiro Art Museum, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan (solo)
Box Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
Michael Kenna - Retrospective. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France (solo)
Camera Obscura Gallery, Paris, France (solo)
Right Through the Very Heart of It, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Monique’s Kindergarten, MiCamera Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo)
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
Water, l’Arsenal, Metz, France (solo)
Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
The Elkhorn Slough and Moss Landing, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA (solo)
Galerie 127, Marakesh, Morocco (solo)
Nordic Light Festival, Kristiansund, Norway (solo)
Whitewall Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (solo)
Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA (solo)
Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA (solo)
2007
The Rogue, University of Michigan Muscum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (solo)
G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA (solo)
Fotoart Festival, Bielsko-Biala, Poland (solo)
Spiritual Places, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris, France (solo)
Frozen Landscapes, Bernheimer Gallery, Munich, Germany (solo)
Mont St. Michel, Charles A. Hardman Fine Art, Portland, OR (solo)
New York, New Work, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2006 - 2007
Thirty Year Retrospective, Prague House of Photography, Prague, Czech Republic; Banbury Muscum, Oxfordshire, England; Brno, Czech Republic; Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Bratislava, Slovakia; Moscow, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia (solo)
2006
Zeit Foto Salon, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
2005
Michael Kenna: 30 Year Retrospective, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Whitewall Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (solo)
Michael Kenna, Salle Capitulaire, Bordeaux, France (solo)
Hacklebury Fine Art, London, England (solo)
Weston Gallery, Carmel, CA (solo)
Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Retrospective Two, Scavi Scaglieri, Verona, Italy (solo)
Camera Obscura Gallery, Paris, France (solo)
G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
The Ralls Collection, Washington, D.C. (solo)
2004
Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Halsted Gallery, Birmingham, MI (solo)
Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA (solo)
Monique’s Kindergarten, Point Light Gallery, Sydney, Australia (solo)
Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA (solo)
Ratcliffe Power Station / Japan, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Picture Photo Space, Osaka, Japan
2003 - 2008
Japan, Museum of Glass, International Center for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, WA; Chateau d'Eau Museum, Toulouse, France; Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA; Sardoni Gallery, Wilkes-Barre, PA; Galerie Troncin-Denis, Nancy, France; Caree Amelot, LaRochelle, France; LeBon Marché, Paris, France; New Art Centre, Roche Court, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (solo)
2003 - 2007
Impossible to Forget, Houston Holocaust Museum, Houston, TX; Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA; de Saisset Art Museum Santa Clara, CA; Michener Museum of Art, Doylestown, PA; Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH; Barrick Museum of Natural History, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV; Hansen Memorial Museum, KS; Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA (solo)

Literature

1994
Bunnell, Peter C. Introduction. Michael Kenna: A Twenty Year Retrospective. Preface by Ruth Bernhard. Japan: Treville, 1994.
1990
Iizawa, Kohtaro. Introduction. Michael Kenna. Preface by Mayumi Shinohara. Tokyo: Min Gallery, 1990.
1987
Johnstone, Mark. Introduction. Michael Kenna 1977-1987. Preface by Robert Lassam. Tokyo: Min Gallery, 1987.
1984
Chevrier, Jean-Francois. Introduction. Michael Kenna Photographs. San Francisco: Stephen Wirtz Gallery, 1984.
English (US)

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