Kennedy Yanko
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Kennedy Yanko (born 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri)[1][2] is an American sculptor, painter, and installation artist working in found metal and paint skin.[3] Her work reflects a surrealist approach.[3] She has been working with found metal since apprenticing in an iron-working factory in 2016 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where her studio is located. She collects her scrap metals from junk yards around the East Coast.[4]
Residencies[]
- 2021 Artist in Residence, Rubell Museum in Miami[1]
- 2017 Fountainhead Residency, Miami [5]
Public Art[]
In 2019, Yanko installed her first public sculpture, titled 3 WAYS, as part of the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition,[6] funded by the Helis Foundation, in New Orleans.[7]
Public Collections[]
- Rubell Museum, Miami[8]
- Espacio Tacuari, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
- The Bunker Artspace, West Palm Beach, Florida[8]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ a b Ologundudu, Folasade (2021-05-04). "Kennedy Yanko: Postcapitalist Desire". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Rosier, J. Howard (October 29, 2019). "Kennedy Yanko at Kavi Gupta Gallery | Elizabeth St". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ a b Huzenis, Ella (2020-10-06). "Kennedy Yanko's Sculptures Are a Certain Kind of Woman". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Waddoups, Ryan (2020-10-20). "Kennedy Yanko Isn't Afraid to Take Up Space". SURFACE. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Kennedy Yanko". Fountainhead. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Maccash, Doug (3 October 2019). "Five new mod sculptures on Poydras Street are 'greatest drive-by art exhibit'". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Public Art - The Helis Foundation Advancing Access to the Arts in NOLA". The Helis Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Learn more about Kennedy Yanko's past work and forthcoming shows". Kennedy Yanko. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women artists
- American women sculptors
- Artists from St. Louis