Michael Kenny - drawing (1990)

Kenny (1941-99) is best known as a sculptor, he has also made important reliefs and drawings as well as sculptural constructions in wood and metal.

Having studied at the Liverpool College of Art and Slade School of Fine Art, Kenny taught at Goldsmiths College 1966–68 and the Slade 1981–82 and was awarded RA in 1986. Kenny completed many public commissions and exhibitions including retrospectives at Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg (1984), Hansard Gallery in Southampton (1990), and Dulwich Picture Gallery (1994) following a residency there from 1992 to 1993. He died on 28 December 1999 and is buried in Highgate cemetery in London.