11 Barry Court, Palatine Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3LQ.

TELEPHONE/FAX: 0161 434 9320

E-mail : philip_kennedy64@hotmail.com

Studio Phone Number : Bankley Studios - 0161 256 4143

TRAINING

1990-1991       P.G.C.E. (Secondary Education) in Art and Design

                      Manchester Polytechnic

1986-1989       B..A. (Hons.) Degree in Fine Art (Drawing/Painting)

                      Wolverhampton Polytechnic

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005-2008        Leading stone-carving workshops to create series of way-markers

                       Lancashire Countryside Service, Forest of Bowland 

2005-2007        Stone-carving tutor for Arts Exchange projects

                       High Peak Community Arts

1999-2003        Art Lecturer (part-time)

                       Eccles College

1997-2002        Art Lecturer (part-time)

                       Warrington Collegiate Institute

1992-1993        Art and Design Lecturer (part-time, temporary)

                       Skelmersdale College

AWARDS

2003               July; Arts Council England Award for the Red Gate Gallery residency.

                      October; Arts Council England Award for 'Draw in the Crowds' group exhibition/workshop.

2001               Summer; Juliet Gomperts Memorial Trust Award: Centro d’Arte Verrocchio Scholarship.

                      November; Short-listed for 'Spirit of Stockport' sculpture prize.

1993               North West Arts/Manchester City Council funding for establishing Object Studios artist studio.

RESIDENCIES

2004               Sept; Stone-carving residency at the Scalloway Booth, Shetland Islands.

2003               July; Stone-carving residency at the Red Gate Gallery Bei Gao studio, Beijing, China.

2001               July/Aug; Stone-carving residency at Centro d’Arte Verrocchio, Casole d’Elsa, Siena, Italy.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008               May; ' Dirtymother ', Nexus Art Cafe, Manchester

                      July-Sept; ‘In the bag’. Lauriston Gallery, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Manchester

2006               March; SMALLpond launch exhibition, Manchester.

                      July; ' Food and drink ', Queen Street Studios Gallery, Belfast.

2005               Nov-Dec; ' Naturally Gifted ', Mid Pennine Gallery, Burnley, Lancashire.

2004               Jun; ' Contemporary Drawing 04 ', Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.

                      Oct; ' Secret Garden ', Bankley Studios Gallery, Levenshulme, Manchester.

2003               Oct; ' Draw in the Crowds ', Bankley Studios Gallery, Levenshulme, Manchester.

                      Nov; ' Artist Run > ' , Series of independent arts events in Greater Manchester

2001               June; ' Phenomena ‘, Bankley Studios Gallery, Levenshulme, Manchester

                      Sept.; ‘ Scabble ‘, Oswestry Heritage & Exhibition Centre, Oswestry, Shropshire.

2000               Aug.; Firefly Sculpture Festival, Cannock, Staffordshire.

1999               March/May; M.A.F.A. 140th Annual Open Exhibition, Bury Museum & Art Gallery, Manchester.

1998               Jan/Feb; ‘ Object Studios Exhibition ’, BBC (North) Studios, Manchester.

                      May/June; Stone sculpture work featured in ‘Geology Today’ magazine.

                      December; ‘ Objects ‘, Bankley Gallery, Manchester.

1995               July/Aug; ‘ Live Wire ‘ Digital art on-line exhibition, Derby Photographic Festival.

1994               Sept; ‘ Object One ‘ Inaugural Object Studios exhibition, Manchester.

1992               March; One year loan of art work to North West Arts offices, Manchester.

                      June/Aug; ‘ Uncommon Views ‘, Piece Hall Art Gallery, Halifax.

1990               August; ‘ Erotic Art ‘, Holmfirth Art Gallery, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.

                      Oct/Nov; ‘ Cars: Love ‘em, Hate ‘em ‘, Contact Gallery, Norwich.

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

2006                May; 'Tree fresheners' sculpture installation, Chorlton Ees Art Trail, Chorlton Arts Festival.

                       July; Sculpted/painted marble award for The Children's Adventure Farm Trust, Millington.

2005                June; 'The Sitters' sculpture installation, Garden of Delights, Platt Fields, Manchester.

2001                Autumn; Castlefield 355 Paving stones project, the new Castlefield Gallery, Manchester.

1999-2000        Winter/Spring; A series of animal wood carvings for The Childrens Adventure Farm,Millington.

1999                Summer/Autumn; Stone bas-relief ,The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust ,Millington,Cheshire.

1998                July; Work on permanent display at Calthorpe Estates head office, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

1995                Jan/Apr; Two stone-carving commissions for private client.

OTHER WEB SITES

AXIS – www.axisartists.org.uk

FIREFLY – www.bigwig.net/firefly

TRACES - www.traces.ws

ABOUT STONE - http://aboutstone.org/stonehoo/

BANKLEY HOUSE STUDIOS - www.bankley.org.uk

JULIET GOMPERTS TRUST - www.julietgompertstrust.co.uk