kj@kennyjensen.com
Artist CV
Member of Sixstar Art Studios - St.Petersburg , FL
Solo Exhibitions:
Divergent Paths
> Community Foundation (St. Petersburg, FL) September-November 2023
Unstable Landscapes
> Pop-up exhibition at The Mirror (St. Petersburg, FL) June 2023
Small Bites (Part I & II)
> Poole Gallery & Bloch Hall Gallery (The University of Montevallo near Birmingham, AL) / 2020
Unearthing the Understory
> SPAACES Gallery (Sarasota, FL) / 2020
Both Either And Or
> Victorian House Gallery (Olivet University near Chicago, IL) / 2020
Although I Am Not You, I Am Not Other Than You Either
> Gallery 3 (Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL) / 2019
Interweaving Paths
> University of South Florida St. Petersburg / 2019
Intimate Immensities: Curiosity Cabinets of the Floating Woods
> Ruach Gallery (Clearwater, FL) / 2017
Intimate Immensities: Curiosity Cabinets of the Floating Woods
> The Studio @ 620 (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2015
Two Person Exhibitions:
Trace Elements (with Jon Seals)
> Urban Arts Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2019
Solar Flare (with Jon Seals)
> Edge District (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2018
(In/Af)finities (with Casey McDonough)
> The Morean Arts Center (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2017
Group Exhibitions:
HOW TO WATCH A SOLAR ECLIPSE: A Symphony and a Score (by Jason Lazarus)
> Heiress Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / April 2024
The Rite of Spring
> The Werk Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / February - March 2024
OUTSIDEr
> Chad Mize/Green Bench Brewery(St. Petersburg, FL) / March 2024
Arts Annual I, II, III, IV, V, VI (6 separate exhibitions)
> The Gallery at Creative Pinellas (Largo, FL) / 2018-2023
Soft Spoken
> The Factory (St. Petersburg, FL) / October 2023
Touched by a Lobster
> The Werk Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / October 2023
Beauty In Climax
> The Department of Contemporary Art (Tampa, FL) April 2023
Shiny and New
> The Werk Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / February - February 2023
Environmentally Engaged
> Florida Craft Art (St. Petersburg, FL) / Fall 2021
Engulfed
> Gallery 221 (Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL) / Spring 2021
Afterlife
> Mize Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / Spring 2021
Ineffable Manifestations
> Yale University / Institute for Sacred Music (New Haven, CT) / 2019
!!!!
> Mize Gallery (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2018
Terrains
> AIA Tampa Bay Gallery / 2018
I + Thou
> Dunedin Fine Arts Center / 2018
Water Over the Bridge: Contemporary Seascapes
> The Morean Arts Center (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2018
Creative Pinellas 2017 Emerging Artist Grant Exhibition
> Gulf Coast Museum of Art (Largo, FL) / 2017
Between Clock and Bed
> Yale University / Institute for Sacred Music (New Haven, CT) / 2016
Construct (traveling exhibition curated by Nathan Beard)
> AIA Tampa Bay / Spring 2017
> University of South Florida Centre Gallery / Summer 2017
> Palmetto Art Center / Fall 2017
Yes! (Collaboration with Chad Mize)
> The Studio @ 620 (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2016 (Co-Curator and participating artist)
Kairos,
The Future Sucks,
Black and White
(3 separate exhibitions)
> The Venture Compound (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2014 -15
Alumni Exhibition
> Carson-Newman University (Knoxville, TN) / 2013
Seven Days
> The Underground Network (Ybor City, FL) / 2011(Curator and participating artist)
Second Nature, Sola Creo II, Transparency, Install (4 separate exhibitions)
> Morean Arts Center / Project Creo: Center for Art and Design (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2003 - 2005 (organizer and participating artist)
Sola Creo
> Grass Roots Pop Up Exhibition (St. Petersburg, FL) / 2003 (organizer and participating artist)
Galla Corina II-V (4 separate exhibitions)
> Grass Roots Pop Up Exhibition (Tampa, FL) / 2001 - 2005
Public Art:
Paths of Consumption: USFSP (Educational & Environmental focused public art commission)
> University of South Florida St. Petersburg / Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
Honors & Awards:
> Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant / 2021
> Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Professional Development Workshop / 2019
> St.Petersburg Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant / 2018
> Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant / 2017
Lectures:
> Guest Lecturer for the “Art + the Environment” class taught by Professor Tina Piracci ~ USF Honors College / March 2023
> Virtual Guest Lecture ‘Studio Practice and Personal Vision’ class with Professor Jon Seals ~ Olivet University / February 2023
> “We Are Nature” - Virtual Artist Talk for Environmentally Engaged at Florida Craft Art / October 2021
> Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant Panel Discussion / Jun 2021
> OK! TRANSMIT Art + Technology Meetups Lecture Series / May 2021
> Keynote Speaker - “Recycling is BeaUTiful Art Gala” ~ U.T. Chapter of Roots & Shoots (Jane Goodall Foundation) / April 2021
> “Engulfed” Virtual Panel Discussion with the Curators and Artists ~ Gallery 221 @ HCC / March 2021
> “Arts Annual III” Virtual Gallery Tour & Panel Discussion ~ Creative Pinellas / January 2021
> “Small Bites” Gallery Talk ~ The University of Montavello near Birmingham, AL / October 2020
> Guest Lecturer for “Intro to Installation” class taught by professor Jason Hackenwerth ~ Eckerd College / March 2020
> Virtual Gallery Talk ~ Victorian House Gallery (Olivet University near Chicago, IL) / January 2020
> “Trace Elements” Artist Talk and Process Demonstration ~ Urban Arts Gallery / October 2019
> Gallery Panel Discussion with Emiliano Settecasi and Gabrial Ramos ~ Gallery 221 @ HCC / August 2019
> “Coffee and Conversation” Artist Lecture Series ~ Dunedin Fine Arts Center / April 2019
> “Paths of Consumption: USFSP” Lecture Series ~ Six Classroom Lectures to a wide range of classes related to my Public Art project ~ University of South Florida St. Petersburg / Fall 2018
> Gallery Talk for “I + Thou” ~ Dunedin Fine Arts Center / July 2018
> “Intimate Immensities” Gallery Talks and Classroom Lectures ~ Ruach Gallery at Calvary Christian High School (Clearwater) / Fall 2017
Interviews:
> “Beauty and the Burg Podcast" with Cindy Stoval / August 2019
> Creative Pinellas "Arts In" Podcast with Barbara St.Clair / June 2018
> “Intimate Immensities Artist Interview” by Daniel Reyes January 2015
> WTSP Tampa Bay 10 Morning Show / January 2015
Articles:
> “Small Bites: A Solo Exhibition in Two Parts” by Anna Grace Askelson for The Alabamian / Aug 2020
> “Visual Memories - Works by Kenny Jensen and Gabriel Ramos” by Tony Wong Palms for the Arts Coast Journal / Sep 2019
> "What's happening in Tampa Bay” by Maggie Duffy from Tampa Bay Times / Aug 2019
> “Student Reflection: Inaugural Exhibition in Miller Hall” by Laura Worden from Yale Website / April 2019
> “New Campus Sustainability Sculpture…” by Dyllan Furness from USFSP website / Feb 2019
> “New Sculpture Encourages Students to Rethink Consumption” by Emily Wunderlich from USFSP “The Crows Nest” / Feb 2019
> "Dancing with a Hurricane | Kenny Jensen" by Danny Olda for the Creative Pinellas "Arts Coast Journal” / 2018
> “Between Impermanence and Eternity” by Timothy Cahill from Yale Website / March 2016
> “Reclaimed and Reimagined: Kenny Jensen’s Intimate Immensities. The solo show at Studio@620 is part swamp séance and part family lore” by Megan Voeller for Creative Loafing / January 2015
Education:
> BFA (Dual Emphasis in Painting and Graphic Design), Carson-Newman University / 2000
Arts Employment CV
Kenny Jensen Artist LLC-
Exhibition Consultation, Curation, Design, Production, Art Handling and Installation Services:
> Residential / Commercial - Consultation, Design, and Installation (2017-Present)
> Berkeley Preparatory School (2021- Present)
> USFSP Nelson Poynter Memorial Library (2019-2021)
> USFSP Department of Places, spaces and public Art (2017-2021)
Museum & Gallery Employment:
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at The University of Tampa
> Lead Preparator / 2017 - Present (Kenny Jensen Artist LLC)
The Museum of Fine Arts
> Preparator (full time) / November 2019 - January 2021
> Preparator (Independent Contractor) / 2013 - 2019
St. Cate Fine Arts
> Art handler / Preparator 2017 - 2022
(clients include: USF CAM, Tampa Museum of Art, Dali Museum, James Museum, Imagine Museum, Artis-Naples, Raymond James, etc.)
The Studio @ 620
> Gallery Curator, Preparator, Studio Manager, Set Design/Fabrication, etc. /January 2015 - April 2017
> Preparator (Independent Contractor) / 2009 - 2014
The Morean Arts Center / Project Creo: Center for Art and Design
> Exhibition Designer/ Preparator / Graphic Designer / Programming / House Manager / 2003 - 2007