This week we welcome Brigid Kennedy, a painter from upstate New York based in Connecticut. Her works often focus on scenes from everyday life interspersed with natural landscapes. Kennedy earned her BA at the University of Toronto, her BFA from SUNY Buffalo and her MFA at Yale School of Art. Kennedy’s work is in the collections of The Burchfield Penney Art Center, The New Britain Museum of American Art, Pratt Institute, and Trinity College.
She is the subject of a solo exhibition at The Castellani Museum at Niagara University, on view now until September 28, and previously at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art in New Haven, CT, among other institutions. Recent group exhibitions include “If These Walls Could Talk” at the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY, which ran until April 6.
Kennedy’s artistic contributions have been recognized with these awards: Greater Hartford Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, Fulbright Scholar Lecture/Research Award in Chile, Connecticut State Commission on the Arts, Artists Project Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, three NEA Visual Artists Grants, and residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell.
In the artist’s words:
“This ongoing series of inside/outside paintings has developed through the use of imagery drawn from the “everyday.” These paintings offer a merged inside/outside perspective that I began to explore during the pandemic: looking out through windows while sequestered at home, observing the outside world in relation to myself – discovering images reflected and reflecting. These paintings examine the intricate layers of daily life’s architecture, capturing the intersection of built environments and nature. Each painting offers an inside/outside perspective, delving into spatial depth and detail within singular moments.
At dawn or dusk, I began the creative process by taking photos to capture the fleeting natural light that subtly transformed daily scenes. The outside view became entwined with reflections (on the window glass) of interior spaces, both seamlessly integrated within the same frame. As this body of work evolved, it grew in complexity, with exterior views and interior reflections weaving together into compositions that invite exploration and engagement.”
See more of Kennedy’s work on her website and Instagram.
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