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AJ on May 6, 2022
5 out of 5 starsKenney’s pieces are even more amazing in person. The pictures offer a great reference but don’t do the detail of his work and brush strokes justice.
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AJ on May 6, 2022
5 out of 5 starsKenney produces wonderful work and was great at following up regarding shipping after the purchase
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Jake on Apr 11, 2022
5 out of 5 starsKenney never fails to impress with the quality of his work. So happy to have another beautiful piece in my collection.
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thebiggerdog on Mar 26, 2022
5 out of 5 starsExcellent print. Would have liked a bigger sheet of paper for it to be printed on in order to more easily frame with a mount. Perilous cropping ensued to get print and signature on without losing parts of the image.
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13aarongreen on Mar 2, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis painting came in the mail today and it is even better in person than the image on Etsy! The well-chosen colors, interesting and perfectly constructed composition, and the great use of brush strokes to define the musculature, all indicate that this painting was made by a master artist. I would be remiss, too, if I did not also thank him for his great service, quick shipping, and all the extras he sent along with the painting, itself. Thank you!
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Scott on Feb 8, 2022
5 out of 5 starsCan’t say enough about Kenney’s paintings. Beautiful images, a freedom of feeling, just great.
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Brian on Feb 6, 2022
5 out of 5 starsFinally got it unpacked. It would be difficult not to slip into hyperbole. A magnificent painting I am thrilled to add to my collection. Thank you so much!
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Procopio on Nov 29, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAmazingly-beautiful!!! I love love love it. Becoming a big fan of the artist. I would highly recommend him. Will be buying more if he paints more silver foxes for sure I’m very excited to own this piece.
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Mitch on Nov 25, 2021
5 out of 5 starsGreat communication with the artist regarding the shipping process. When the package arrived I was very impressed with the care taken - the padding shows he values the work as much as I do. Surprised with the extras he slipped in the package - a watercolor study for the diptych, a program detailing his works and history, and several notecards (that will probably end up framed as well). I’m so happy to have found Mencher’s work.
About KenneyMencher
Homoerotic Paintings and Art Featuring Bears, Otters, Twinks & Other Wildlife
In 2014 I began to work on paintings with a strong homoerotic content. Despite excellent sales and well received shows, the galleries I worked with wouldn’t show my new queer work, so I’ve been successfully working mainly directly with my collectors. This change has freed me and allowed me to focus on themes and subjects that, in the past, were rejected or resulted in censorship.
Things are going great! In 2016, after eighteen years of being a tenured professor who taught art history and studio courses, I resigned my professorship to pursue painting full time.
My Life Story
I was born in Brooklyn February of 1965. During much of my childhood I lived in Brooklyn, the Bronx, upstate NY, Sarasota, Florida and Manhattan. (Both my mother and father divorced and remarried.) The real hero of my childhood is my older brother Marc who literally changed my diapers, acted as my protector and as my role model.
I started to learn to paint and draw when I was six or seven years old and was convinced that I would be an artist from that age on.
As a teen at the High School of Art and Design I got my best training in Irwin Greenberg’s class where he taught me how to draw, oil paint and watercolor. I also attended classes at the Cooper Union and Art Students League.
My parents threw me out in my senior year of high school, so I earned my GED and worked construction on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was a rough time but my older brother and his partner Kirk rescued me by inviting me to move with them to Cincinnati, Ohio to live and study. While a college student, I worked in restaurants and painted as much as I could. After a year at the University of Cincinnati, I went back to the Bronx where I finished college at CUNY Lehman. Lehman is a fantastic college.
After completing my undergraduate studies, I lived in California and then Ohio completing my two masters’ degrees in Art History and Studio Art. After school I was lucky enough to have dual careers as an exhibiting artist and tenured professor.
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Kenney Mencher
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I am a full time artist and a former professor of art and art history. Since 2014, I’ve stopped working galleries, mainly because I wanted to sell paintings at lower prices. I also like building a more personal relationship with my collectors.
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A print shop.
LA, CA
I use a giclee printer.
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