EDUCATION

MFA Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
BA Radio/TV/Film, Art minor, University of Louisiana, Monroe LA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2013 "TBD: DEFINE ART" Pinnacle Gallery, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
2012 "Art Now: The Work of Marcus Kenney" Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA.
2012 "State of Nature" Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
2012 "Underneath the Hope" Marcia Wood Gallery, Altanta, GA.
2011 "State of Nature" 1704 Lincoln, Savannah, GA.
2010 “Romance 2020” Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2010 “Almanac 2020,” Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA.
2009 “Yes No Maybe So,” Gallery See and Pei Ling Chin Gallery (SCAD), Atlanta and Savannah, GA.
2008 “Midnight in America,” Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2008 “Yes, No, Maybe So,” Gallery See, SCAD, Atlanta, GA.
2008 “Midnight in America,” solo installation at PULSE NY Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY.
2007 “Topics in American History, Volume I,” Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah GA
2007 TBA, Connely Jenkins, New Orleans LA
2007 TBA, Robert Steele Gallery, New York NY
2006 “Young American,” Pepper Gallery, Boston MA
2005 "Marcus Kenney Presents: Happily Ever After..." Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 "Recent Work," Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 “Introductions,” Columbus Museum Of Art, Columbus, GA
2003 “Photografias de Mexico,” Gallery, Savannah GA
2003 “By All Means,” Iocovozzi Fine Art, Savannah GA
2002 “Homemade,” City Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah GA
2001 “Territory,” Metropole , Savannah GA
2000 “Painter,” Gallery, Savannah GA
1999 “Glad,” Le Vivre, Montreal CANADA
1999 “Win,” Beans Gallery, Savannah GA
1998 “Marcus Kenney Presents,” Gallery, Savannah GA
1998 “Folks,” Bergen Hall Gallery, Savannah GA
1996 “Welcome to the South,” Blue House Gallery, Savannah GA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2013 "Upsodown" New Art Center, Newton, MA.
2012 "Captured: Specimens in Contemporary ARt" Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the ARts, Walnut Creek, CA.
2012 "PULSE Art Fair" Jonathan Ferrara, Miami, FL.
2012 "Power" CNN.Com.
2011 "9/11 Ripple" CNN.Com.
2011 "Telfair Fashion Show: DeSoto Hilton, Savannah, GA.
2011 "Year of the Rabbit" Moot Gallery, Hong Kong.
2011 "Spectrum" SCAD, Savannah, GA.
2010 “Painters Reel,” Macon Museum of Art, Jepson Center for the Arts, Morris Museum of Art, Macon, Savannah, Augusta, GA.
2010 “Planet Home,” Red Gallery (SCAD), Savannah, GA.
2010 “Within State Lines II,” MOCA GA, Atlanta GA.
2009 “Mind the Cracks,” Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2009 “Words Become Pictures,” Molloy College, New York, NY.
2008 “3-logy,” (triennial), Price Tower Arts Center, Bartlesville, OK
2008 “Gen X, Post Boomers and the New South,” Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.
2008 “Crowded” David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
2008 “amerika,” Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY.
2008 “Words Becomes Pictures,” Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
2008 “Georgia Green,” Georgia Museum, Milledgeville, GA.
2008 “Emerging Artist,” Camino Real Gallery, Boca Raton, FL.
2007 “Innovations,” Terminus, Atlanta, GA.
2007 “This is US, Chris Scarborough and Marcus Kenney,” TAG, Nashville, TN.
2007 “Space,” Two Car Garage, Savannah, GA.
2007 “London 07,” Marcia Wood Gallery, London, U.K.
2007 “Profit and Loss,” Sun Valley Center For the Arts, Sun Valley, ID
2007 “Constructed Images,” Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007 “FLOW Miami Art Fair” with Marcia Wood Gallery, Miami, FL
2007 “Year-07 Art Fair” with Marcia Wood Gallery, London, UK
2007 “Greed,” Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, ID
2006 “The New Collage,” Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York NY
2006 “Inaugural Exhibition,” Connely Jenkins, New Orleans LA
2006 “On The Horizon,” Robert Steele Gallery, New York NY
2006 “Affair at the Jupiter Hotel,” Marcia Wood Gallery, Portland OR
2006 “ART(212),” Marcia Wood Gallery, New York, NY
2006 “Recent Work: Marcus Kenney and Julio Garcia,” Ioccovozzi Fine Art, Savannah GA
2006 “Monster,” Starland Center for the Arts, Savannah GA
2005 “PULSE Art Fair,” Marcia Wood Gallery, Miami FL
2005 “AAF Contemporary Art Fair,” Marcia Wood Gallery, New York NY
2005 "SOUTH X EAST," Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2005 "Children's Story," MY ARTS Prospects, New York, NY
2005 "Redefined," Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005 "Marcia Wood Gallery," Chicago Art Expo, Chicago, IL
2005 "House," 1502 Habersham, Savannah, GA
2005 "Recollections," Pepper Gallery, Boston, MA (three-person)
2004 “G7”, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, Atlanta GA
2004 “Method Towards A Means”, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta GA
2004 “Light” Hartford Art Space, Hartford CT
2003 “Rush Hour”, The Savannah Gallery, Atlanta GA
2003 “Red on Red”, The Savannah Gallery, Atlanta GA
2003 “Georgia Triennial”, Albany Museum of Art, Albany GA
2003 “ Pour l’amour des Chiens”, Mona Bismark Foundation, Paris FRANCE
2003 “Almanac”, Savannah GA, Jacksonville FL, Columbia SC
2003 “Flow”, Aquaspace Savannah, GA
2002 “In Response”, The Red Gallery, Savannah GA
2002 “Georgia Triennial”, Atlanta, Macon, Savannah GA
2002 “Breath on a Mirror: Marcus Kenney and Riko Veda”, Halsey Gallery at the College of Charleston, Charleston SC
2002 “Culture Shock”, The Red Gallery, Savannah GA
2002 “Dog Days”, The Red Gallery, Savannah GA
2002 “Sunday Painters: Kenney, Vincent, Osteen”, Iocovozzi Fine Arts, Savannah GA
2002 “Savannah Now”, Broomstreet Gallery, New York, NY
2001 “How to Make Good Pictures: Marcus Kenney and Zechariah Vincent”, Starland Gallery, Savannah GA
2001 “Reflections of Jane Fonda”, Orleans Hall, Savannah GA
2001 “New Photography Show”, Nature, Charlottesville VA
2001 “Be Content: Marcus Kenney, Zechariah Vincent, and Jay Schmetz”, Iocovozzi Fine Arts, Savannah GA
2001 “Everything For Ever and Ever”, The Waiting Room, Minneapolis MN
2001 “Low Country Landscape”, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah GA
2001 “One”, Artspace, Hartford CT
2001 “Red Hot Art”, Red Gallery, Savannah GA
2000 “Liberal Propaganda”, 2424 Drayton, Savannah GA
2000 “Starland Dairies”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2000 “Emerging Photographers”, Jack Leigh Gallery, Savannah GA
2000 “Arts on the River Juried Competition”, (Juror Holly Solomon), Bergen Hall Gallery, Savannah GA (Jack Leigh Award)
1999 “Welcome: Marcus Kenney, Robert Grachus, Zechariah Vincent”, Basecamp Artspace, Savannah GA
1999 “Survey: Opening of America”, Gallery 110, Portland OR
1999 “SCAD Alumni 99”, Ex Libris, Savannah GA
1999 “The One Show”, 414 East Henry, Savannah GA
1998 “Current Works”, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City MO
1998 “Untitled” (Juror Fay Gold), The Vincellette Collection, Atlanta GA
1998 “Naked”, Athena Gallery Savannah GA
1998 “Evidence”, Gallery Fourteen, Savannah GA
1998 “The 25th Annual Exhibit”, Masur Museum, Monroe LA
1998 “X’s”, Gallery Lumiere, Savannah GA
1997 “When You’re A Stranger”, Interlochin Center for the Arts, Interlochin MI
1997 “Small Works”, Exhibit A, Savannah GA
1997 “Big Picture”, West Bank Gallery, Savannah GA
1997 “Silver works”, Photofusion Gallery, London ENGLAND
1997 “Fall Show”, Metropole, Savannah GA
1996 “Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.”, Beach Institute, Savannah GA
1996 “Home”, Blue House Gallery, Savannah GA

PUBLIC ART

2003 “Everyone Has A Story,” Installation at Fringe Festival, Savannah GA
2002 “Liberty,” 60’ X 20’ twenty minute DVD projection with score on outside library, Savannah GA
“Parliament,” 14’ X 10’ mural on public building, Savannah GA
“Sugar City,” Monthly installation on Main Street, Savannah GA
“Playola,” Performance based art group, Savannah GA

PUBLISHED WORKS

2006 The New Collage Catalogue
2006 Oxford American, Southern Art Edition
2005 International Economy
2004 New American Paintings
2004 Skirt!
2003 Women’s Wear Daily
2003 Pour L’Amour des Chiens Catalogue
2002 Georgia Triennial Catalogue
2001 Reflections of Jane Fonda
2001 Somnambulist
1999 Graphis Photo Annual
1998 Georgia Guardian
1998 Society for Contemporary Photography Catalogue “Current Works”
1997 The Magazine “MLK Remembered”
1996 Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. (Catalogue of Exhibitions)
1996 The Helicon: Volunteer from the Audience (Cover Photograph)
1996 Creative Loafing

CURATORIAL

2003 “Almanac”, Traveling: Savannah GA, Jacksonville FL, Columbia SC
2002 “Three Stars”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2002 “Michael Williams”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2001 “Clean and Sober”, Starland Galleries, Savannah GA
2001 “Pete Christman: Self Portraits 1971-2001”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2001 “2nd Annual Drawing Show”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2000 “Starland Galleries Inaugural Exhibition”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2000 “First Annual Drawing Show”, Gallery 28, Savannah GA
2000 “Liberal Propaganda”, Starland Galleries, Savannah GA

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Museum of Contemporary Art of GA, Atlanta, GA        Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA                            College Of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Memorial Hospital, Savannah, GA                           Savannah College Of Art and Design
Bank One, Monroe, LA                                         Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, GA
SABA Photos, New York, NY                                  Molloy College, New York, NY
Telfair Museum Of Art, Savannah, GA                     King and Spalding, Atlanta, GA