Mat Barber Kennedy
With degrees in architecture from the University of Sheffield and then a Masters degree from the Royal College of Art in London I have spent my career painting structures around the world. I began painting en plein air as an undergrauate, long before I had even heard of a Plein Air Event. I just thought that was what painters did.
I paint in watercolour primarily because I grew up surrounded by my parents' ever expanding collection of works by contemporary British watercolourists. Many of those painters that I admired as a child have subsequently become my peers, mentors and friends. I lead a blessed life.
Based in Chicago since 1995 I teach painting at the American Academy of Art and own a studio building with space to share with other artists. I am represented in galleries in Maryland, Massachusets, Wisconsin and in the UK where I am a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.
In 2021 I was honoured to serve as the selection and awards juror for the National Watercolor Society's annual exhibition, and in 2022 I am returning to the UK to be a part of the International Watercolour Masters exhibition.
I have been participating in Plein Air events in the USA since 2012 and have been fortunate to be part of an amazing community of painters, administrators, and patrons that i can claim as friends. Along the way I have gathered a drawer full of ribbons and awards for doing what I am called to do.
I paint in watercolour primarily because I grew up surrounded by my parents' ever expanding collection of works by contemporary British watercolourists. Many of those painters that I admired as a child have subsequently become my peers, mentors and friends. I lead a blessed life.
Based in Chicago since 1995 I teach painting at the American Academy of Art and own a studio building with space to share with other artists. I am represented in galleries in Maryland, Massachusets, Wisconsin and in the UK where I am a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.
In 2021 I was honoured to serve as the selection and awards juror for the National Watercolor Society's annual exhibition, and in 2022 I am returning to the UK to be a part of the International Watercolour Masters exhibition.
I have been participating in Plein Air events in the USA since 2012 and have been fortunate to be part of an amazing community of painters, administrators, and patrons that i can claim as friends. Along the way I have gathered a drawer full of ribbons and awards for doing what I am called to do.
Presently showing in our 2022 Online Gallery Sale
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Artists' Choice EnPlein Air Texas 2021
2nd place Artists Choice Telluride 2021
Artists' Choice Paint Annapolis 2020
2nd place Artists Choice Telluride 2019
People's Choice Paint Annapolis 2021
People's Choice Telluride 2018
People's Choice Amana 2018
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Best Architecture Award Paint Annapolis 2021
Best Architecture Award Paint Annapolis 2019
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Quick Paint First Place Paint Annapolis 2019
Stray Calf Award En Plein Air texas 2019
Third Place overall, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico 2018
Reproductions of my work are handled by Grand Image Limited.
2nd place Artists Choice Telluride 2021
Artists' Choice Paint Annapolis 2020
2nd place Artists Choice Telluride 2019
People's Choice Paint Annapolis 2021
People's Choice Telluride 2018
People's Choice Amana 2018
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Best Architecture Award Paint Annapolis 2021
Best Architecture Award Paint Annapolis 2019
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Best Architecture Award EnPlein Air texas 2021
Quick Paint First Place Paint Annapolis 2019
Stray Calf Award En Plein Air texas 2019
Third Place overall, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico 2018
Reproductions of my work are handled by Grand Image Limited.
