Kenny Harris
Kenny Harris was born in Syracuse, New York, and attended Jamesville-Dewitt High School. He earned his BFA in Painting and BS in Psychology from SUNY Brockport in Brockport, New York, while organizing a small non-profit community theatre organization. He went on to earn his MFA in Studio Art from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a thesis focusing on mythology and its role in contemporary art, as well as its role in contemporary media.
Kenny currently works as an Adjunct Professor at Alfred State College in Alfred, New York, and serves as an administrator and exhibit committee member at Chittenango Landing in Chittenango, New York.
Kenny has shown in multiple group and solo exhibits through the United States. His group shows include Beasties at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sebastopol, California, Wham-O at Artist’s Milepost in Portland, Oregon, and, most recently, Chasing the Tale at the Albany International Airport. He has exhibited solo shows in Garrison, New York, Syracuse, New York, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Rochester, New York. His artwork explores the cultural and psychological connectivity of mythology through whimsical, graphic, figurative forms.
Kenny currently works as an Adjunct Professor at Alfred State College in Alfred, New York, and serves as an administrator and exhibit committee member at Chittenango Landing in Chittenango, New York.
Kenny has shown in multiple group and solo exhibits through the United States. His group shows include Beasties at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sebastopol, California, Wham-O at Artist’s Milepost in Portland, Oregon, and, most recently, Chasing the Tale at the Albany International Airport. He has exhibited solo shows in Garrison, New York, Syracuse, New York, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Rochester, New York. His artwork explores the cultural and psychological connectivity of mythology through whimsical, graphic, figurative forms.
Education
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
M.F.A. in Studio Art, 2014
The College at Brockport, Brockport, NY
B.F.A. in Painting, 2010
B.S. in Psychology, 2010
Exhibitions
2022 “Imagimenagerie” (solo) Llewelyn Gallery, Alfred State College, Alfred,
NY.
“50th Anniversary Retrospective” (group) Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY
“Imagimenagerie” (solo) Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY.
2021 "Place and Parable" (solo) Old Forge Public Library, Old Forge, NY.
"Imagimenagerie" (solo) Loft Gallery, Chenango Arts Council, Norwich, NY.
"Lives and Legends" (group) ADK Artrise, Saranac Lake, NY.
2020 "Place and Parable" (solo) East Room, Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango, NY.
"Abstracts and Oddities" (group) SmitKit Studios, Watertown, NY.
"Creep Up!" (juried) Up Arts Incubator, Lansdale, PA.
"Imagimenagerie" (solo) F.C. and Hathaway Galleries, CANO Oneonta, Oneonta, NY.
"Imagimenagerie" (virtual solo) Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
2019 "Imagimenagerie" (solo) Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY.
"Imagimenagerie" (solo) Roger WIlliams Gallery, The Institute of Art and Design at New England College, Manchester, NH.
"Art for Recover" (group, auction) Red House Theater, Syracuse, NY.
2017 "Chasing the Tale" (group) Albany International Airport, Albany, NY.
2016 "Ancestral Narrative" (solo) Wilson Gallery, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY.
"Lineage of Imagination" (solo) Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY.
2015 “Ancestral Narrative” (solo) The West Side Gallery, Rochester, NY.
“Wham-O” (group) Artists’ Milepost, Portland, OR.
2014 “Beasties” (group) Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
“Three’s” (group) Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA.
2013 “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (juried) Gallery U Boutique, Westfield, New Jersey.
“Sneak Peak” (group) The Widener Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Residency Exhibit” (group) Burren College of Art, Balleyvaughan, County Claire, Ireland.
“The Office of Dr. Tillinghast” (pop up gallery) Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“PECO Art in the Air Project” (group) PECO Crown Lights, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“2013 Animated Shorts” (juried) Arts Guild of New Jersey, Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
2011 “Mayday” (juried fair) Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
2010 “20th Annual Members Exhibition” (juried) Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York.
“A Technicolorful Life” (solo) The West End Gallery, The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York.
“Cache” (juried) Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York.
2009 “Synesthesia” (juried) Tower Fine Arts Gallery,The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York
2008 “Kismet” (juried) Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York.
“6x6x2008” (group) Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York.
2006 “New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition” (juried) Art and Home Center, New York State Fairgrounds,
Syracuse, NY.
2005 “New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition” (juried) Art and Home Center, New York State Fairgrounds,
Syracuse, NY.
Honors and Awards
2008 Ambrose L. Corcoran Art Award, Brockport, NY
2006 Second Place: Best Class D Painting, New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
2005 First Place: Best Class D Painting, New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
Publications
2014 Moore College of Art and Design Graduate Catalogue, 2014.
2013 Burren Book, 2013, Blurb Publishing, 2013.
2012 The True Survivors, John Harris, 2012 Lulu.com Publishing
2011 Jigsaw Literary and Arts Magazine (2011 edition) Cowardly Lion
Jigsaw Literary and Arts Magazine (2011 edition) Tinman Alive
Residencies
2013 Burren College of Art and Design, Balleyvaughan, County Claire, Ireland
Teaching Experience
2021-Present
Alfred State College
Introduction to Visual Communication
Digital Foundations
Digital Foundations II
3D Design/Color Theory
2016-2019
Associate Professor, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
2D Animation
Digital Color Theory
Package Design
Adjunct Professor, Morrisville State, Morrisville, NY
Introduction to Visual Art
2016
Adjunct Professor, Union County College, Cranford, NJ
Introduction to Drawing
Art Appreciation
2D Design
Related Experience
2018-Present- Arts Coordinator, Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango, NY
2015-2016 Associate Creative Director, Eclectic Precision, Brooklyn, NY
2014-Marketing Designer/ Product Designer, Morris-Jumel Mansion, NY, NY
2014-Present Member of College Art Association
2013-2014 Production Artist, TJX Companies, Inc.
2012-Present Member of NAEA
2011-2012 Custom Framing Specialist, A.C. Moore, Greece, NY
2006-2010 Vice President Harlequins Performing Arts Club, Brockport, NY
2005-2010 Member Art Student Association
2005- Air Force Leadership Camp, Rochester, NY
Skills
Adobe Photoshop Adobe After Effects Adobe Illustrator
Final Cut/ Final Cut Pro Microsoft Office Suite Facebook
Tumblr Vimeo Moodle
Banner Garage Band Arduino
Canvas AutoCad Light Factory
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
M.F.A. in Studio Art, 2014
The College at Brockport, Brockport, NY
B.F.A. in Painting, 2010
B.S. in Psychology, 2010
Exhibitions
2022 “Imagimenagerie” (solo) Llewelyn Gallery, Alfred State College, Alfred,
NY.
“50th Anniversary Retrospective” (group) Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY
“Imagimenagerie” (solo) Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY.
2021 "Place and Parable" (solo) Old Forge Public Library, Old Forge, NY.
"Imagimenagerie" (solo) Loft Gallery, Chenango Arts Council, Norwich, NY.
"Lives and Legends" (group) ADK Artrise, Saranac Lake, NY.
2020 "Place and Parable" (solo) East Room, Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango, NY.
"Abstracts and Oddities" (group) SmitKit Studios, Watertown, NY.
"Creep Up!" (juried) Up Arts Incubator, Lansdale, PA.
"Imagimenagerie" (solo) F.C. and Hathaway Galleries, CANO Oneonta, Oneonta, NY.
"Imagimenagerie" (virtual solo) Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
2019 "Imagimenagerie" (solo) Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY.
"Imagimenagerie" (solo) Roger WIlliams Gallery, The Institute of Art and Design at New England College, Manchester, NH.
"Art for Recover" (group, auction) Red House Theater, Syracuse, NY.
2017 "Chasing the Tale" (group) Albany International Airport, Albany, NY.
2016 "Ancestral Narrative" (solo) Wilson Gallery, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY.
"Lineage of Imagination" (solo) Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY.
2015 “Ancestral Narrative” (solo) The West Side Gallery, Rochester, NY.
“Wham-O” (group) Artists’ Milepost, Portland, OR.
2014 “Beasties” (group) Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
“Three’s” (group) Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA.
2013 “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (juried) Gallery U Boutique, Westfield, New Jersey.
“Sneak Peak” (group) The Widener Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Residency Exhibit” (group) Burren College of Art, Balleyvaughan, County Claire, Ireland.
“The Office of Dr. Tillinghast” (pop up gallery) Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“PECO Art in the Air Project” (group) PECO Crown Lights, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“2013 Animated Shorts” (juried) Arts Guild of New Jersey, Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
2011 “Mayday” (juried fair) Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
2010 “20th Annual Members Exhibition” (juried) Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York.
“A Technicolorful Life” (solo) The West End Gallery, The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York.
“Cache” (juried) Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York.
2009 “Synesthesia” (juried) Tower Fine Arts Gallery,The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York
2008 “Kismet” (juried) Tower Fine Arts Gallery, The College at Brockport, Brockport, New York.
“6x6x2008” (group) Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York.
2006 “New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition” (juried) Art and Home Center, New York State Fairgrounds,
Syracuse, NY.
2005 “New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition” (juried) Art and Home Center, New York State Fairgrounds,
Syracuse, NY.
Honors and Awards
2008 Ambrose L. Corcoran Art Award, Brockport, NY
2006 Second Place: Best Class D Painting, New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
2005 First Place: Best Class D Painting, New York State Fair Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
Publications
2014 Moore College of Art and Design Graduate Catalogue, 2014.
2013 Burren Book, 2013, Blurb Publishing, 2013.
2012 The True Survivors, John Harris, 2012 Lulu.com Publishing
2011 Jigsaw Literary and Arts Magazine (2011 edition) Cowardly Lion
Jigsaw Literary and Arts Magazine (2011 edition) Tinman Alive
Residencies
2013 Burren College of Art and Design, Balleyvaughan, County Claire, Ireland
Teaching Experience
2021-Present
Alfred State College
Introduction to Visual Communication
Digital Foundations
Digital Foundations II
3D Design/Color Theory
2016-2019
Associate Professor, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
2D Animation
Digital Color Theory
Package Design
Adjunct Professor, Morrisville State, Morrisville, NY
Introduction to Visual Art
2016
Adjunct Professor, Union County College, Cranford, NJ
Introduction to Drawing
Art Appreciation
2D Design
Related Experience
2018-Present- Arts Coordinator, Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango, NY
2015-2016 Associate Creative Director, Eclectic Precision, Brooklyn, NY
2014-Marketing Designer/ Product Designer, Morris-Jumel Mansion, NY, NY
2014-Present Member of College Art Association
2013-2014 Production Artist, TJX Companies, Inc.
2012-Present Member of NAEA
2011-2012 Custom Framing Specialist, A.C. Moore, Greece, NY
2006-2010 Vice President Harlequins Performing Arts Club, Brockport, NY
2005-2010 Member Art Student Association
2005- Air Force Leadership Camp, Rochester, NY
Skills
Adobe Photoshop Adobe After Effects Adobe Illustrator
Final Cut/ Final Cut Pro Microsoft Office Suite Facebook
Tumblr Vimeo Moodle
Banner Garage Band Arduino
Canvas AutoCad Light Factory
