Kim Kenyon – 1988 – Lisbon, Portugal
Lives in Haren. Works in Groningen (NL)
Designer and sculptor of 3d metal art-objects.
Regular participant in art-fairs, open-air
and garden shows and gallery exhibitions.
Kim Kenyon finds her inspiration in the many shapes and patterns in nature. Small and inconspicuous parts of the plant world are intuitively enlarged to stately yet delicate steel sculptures.
Rhythm and liveliness are important themes in Kim Kenyon’s work.
Born in Portugal, to Dutch and English parents. After a brief period of living in Hilversum (NL) and East London (UK), Kim Kenyon’s family returned to Portugal where she grew up in the nature-rich hills of the Algarve. At the age of twenty Kim Kenyon moved to the Netherlands to study Fine Art at Kunstacademie Minerva in Groningen. Graduating in 2013 Kim Kenyon continued her sculpture-making and has had her work shown in various sculpture gardens and art-galleries in The Netherlands, Belgium and France.