EDUCATION
2010
MFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2006 – 08
Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt, Germany
2005
BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
2004
New York Studio Program, New York, NY
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
CAPITAL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
successpool, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Mixed Messages, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art Los Angeles Contemporary, solo presentation, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Jancar Jones Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007
Tschoperl, Frankfurt, Germany
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Delusionarium 5 (Adaptation), curated by Jesse Benson and Becky Koblick, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Bloom, co-curated with Orion Martin, Bel Ami, Los Angeles, CA
Dragon Polishes the Pearl, Arturo Bandini, Los Angeles, CA
2016
LOW, organized by Michael DeLucia and Ethan Greenbaum, Lyles & King, New York, NY
2015
Sylvia Bataille, organized by Adam Marnie and Rebecca Matalon, JOAN, Los Angeles, CA
The Slick & The Sticky, co-curated with Vanessa Place, Various Small Fires, Los Angeles, CA
Mending Wall, curated by Alexis Rose, The Pit, Glendale, CA
2014
24/7, curated by Alex Bacon and Harrison Tenzer, Rail Curatorial Projects, Miami Beach, FL
National Gallery, curated by Chewdays, Grand Century, New York, NY
Another Cats Show, 356 Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA
Cogwheels Carved in Wood, curated by Jonathan Griffin, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Surface Area, Favorite Goods, curated by Lauren Christiansen, Los Angeles, CA
Still Life Picture Plane, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
PAINT THINGS: Beyond the Stretcher, deCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Stand-In, Albert Baronian, Brussels, Belgium
Beyond the Object, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Territory, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Sean Kennedy / Chadwick Rantanen, UNTITLED, New York, NY
Mathew Cerletty, Sean Kennedy, Mateo Tannatt, Mary Mary, Glasgow, UK
Pure Smoke Culture, Anthony Greaney, Boston, MA
Needles in the Camel’s Eye, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Thing Itself, Chapman University, Orange, CA
2011
Negotiation of Objects, Actual Size LA, Los Angeles, CA
TBD/TCB, Paredon Blanco, Los Angeles, CA
Beige and Plastic, Khastoo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Group Show, Sister Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Einen Roland für einen Oliver, Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe Ettlingen, Ettlingen, Germany
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CURATORIAL
2016 – 2020
Co-founder/partner, POTTS, Alhambra, CA
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RESIDENCIES
2007
Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder Artist in Residence, Trondheim, Norway
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018
Varichon, Mona, “Critics’ Picks: Bloom,” Artforum, September, 2018. http://artforum.com
2016
2015
2014
2013
Hudson, Suzanne, “Sean Kennedy,” Artforum, December, 2013. 271.
Griffin, Jonathan, “Sean Kennedy,” Frieze, November-December, 2013. 194.
Diner, Eli, “Critics’ Picks: Sean Kennedy,” Artforum, 30 September, 2013. http://artforum.com
Lorent, Claude, “Les Belles Illusions,” Arts Libre, 28 June – 4 July, 2013. 12-15.
McQuaid, Cate, “What’s up in Local Art Galleries,” Boston Globe, January 1, 2013. 42.
Solway, Diane, “Fair Enough,” W Magazine, December 11, 2013. http://www.wmagazine.com
Dubois, Colette, “Stand-in,” HART Magazine, June 6, 2013. 25.
2012
Haber, John, “An Everyday Minimalism,” HaberArts (blog). July, 2012. http://www.haberarts.com
“Agenda: Sean Kennedy,” Mousse Magazine, June, 2012. 68.
2009