READING SCHOOL OF ART
WEDNESDAY ARTIST TALK
1PM EDITH MORLEY VAN EMDEN LECTURE THEATRE
Wednesday 11th November 2026
DEVIN KENNY
Devin Kenny is a multimodal artist, educator, and musician, currently pursuing a dPhil Candidate in Fine Art at the University of Oxford.
Born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Kenny relocated to New York City as a teenager to study at Cooper Union. Kenny went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts from University of California, Los Angeles, later attending the Whitney Independent Study Program. Kenny has participated in residencies at the Rauschenberg Foundation, SOMA Mexico, Bemis Center, MFAH Core in Houston, Shandaken Projects, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Kenny has exhibited, performed, and lectured across the United States, and in galleries and institutions abroad. Select venues include MoMA PS1, The Kitchen, Performance Space, REDCAT, Queens Museum, Tramway Glasgow, Artspace Aotearoa, and the IMT Gallery in London. Their music (as Devin KKenny) music is available on Bandcamp, and Metalabel.
Find them on Instagram: @crashingwavy and substack https://devinkenny.substack.com/
