benkenning


Profile

benkenning
Age: 26
City: The Hill
Country: Australia
Joined: Jun 2007

hi all. about me?

im 26, spend most of my time painting and youth working!

see http://www.redbubble.com/people/benk for drawing/scrap folio

practice = orginisation/RE, messy… messy planned chaos, ANARCHY, MESS! quiet

if you feel so inclined drop me a line at
bmk_83@yahoo.com.au

cheers
ben

Artists CV

Name: Ben Marcus Kenning
Address: 8/31 Kitchener Pd the Hill, Newcastle 2300
Date of Birth: 26-04-1983
Email Address: bmk_83@yahoo.com.au

Education and Training:
2008 Newcastle University, 3rd Year Undergraduate Diploma in Fine Arts
2007 Newcastle Art School, Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts, Major – Painting
2006 Newcastle Art School, Diploma in Fine Arts, Major – Painting and Printmaking
2000 Higher School Certificate, Jesmond University High School

Solo Exhibitions
2009 “modern Archaic” Forsight Gallery, Cooks Hill, Newcastle
2008 “Shop Front Gallery”, Hunter St, Newcastle
2008 “Oldskool”, Forsight Gallery, Cooks Hill, Newcastle
2008 “Directors Unit Solo Show”, Tighes Hill Gallery

Two Man Exhibitions
2008 “NUWORK”, Ben Kenning and Michael Langenegger, Newcastle Art School,
Front Room Gallery

Group Exhibitions:
2008 “3rd Year Graduation Show”, Watt Space, Newcastle
2008 “Relaunch” Forsight Gallery, Cooks Hill, Newcastle
2007 “Third Year Drawing Show”, Newcastle Art School, Newcastle
2007 “Directors Unit”, Tighes Hill Gallery, Newcastle
2007 “Discipline”, Podspace, Newcastle
2007 From Here On”, Newcastle Art School, Newcastle
2006 Photography and Printmaking, Newcastle Art School
2006 Painting and Sculpture, Newcastle Art School
2005 “Between the lines”, Newcastle Art School
2003 Group Show, University of Newcastle (Open Foundation)

Competitions
2009 “Gosford Art Prize 2009”, Finalist, Gosford Regional Gallery
2009 “Muswellbrook Open Art Prize”, Finalist, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery
2009 “Newcastle Annual Emerging Artist Prize”, Finalist, Newcastle Art Space,
2008 “Make Do”, Watt Space, Newcastle
2008 “State of the Arts”, Watt Space, Newcastle
2007 “Newcastle Annual Emerging Artist Prize”, Finalist, Newcastle Art Space,

Volunteer Work
2008 Gallery Assistant, Watt Space, Newcastle
2008 Gallery Assistant, Newcastle Art Space
2007 Gallery Assistant, Podspace
2007 Ron Hartree Art School, Teaching
2005-8 Gallery Assistant, Newcastle Art School

Work
2007-8 Newcastle Creative Institute of Arts, Teaching
2007 Ron Hartree Art School, Teaching

Groups

benkenning is a member of Paintings Modern and Beyond – PiMT.

Journal Entries

more of the moreness (something new!)

Posted about 1 month ago.

the story rolls on....

Posted 3 months ago, 3 comments so far.

Next Solo Show coming up this June/July or August

Posted 11 months ago.

paradox feeling space

Posted about 1 year ago.

a drop in the ocean

Posted over 2 years ago, 1 comment so far.

trickery (unfresh memories)

Posted over 2 years ago, 3 comments so far.

Katha Upanishad

Posted over 2 years ago.

kitten paw (sonnet of the never ending)

Posted over 2 years ago, 5 comments so far.