Laura Kenney Rugs
219 FOLLOWERS
Laura Kenney was born in Moose Jaw, Kenney began rug hooking when she moved to Truro, NS in 1998. She took classes with the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova in Truro which gave her a good basis in rug hooking. Her work has been represented by the Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival since 2009.
Laura Kenney Rugs
1M ago
Laura Kenney Rugs
1M ago
Jennifer Wiber of Northumberland Rug Hookers was super sweet and took a video of the talk I gave at Art Gallery of Northumberland with Olinda Casimiro a couple of weeks ago.
I chat about Judy..of course...and Maud and Folk Art and read from an excerpt of the Vernacular Art article in the latest edition of Border Crossings Magazine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpacDHUwCaI ..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
1M ago
Nice write up by Olinda Casimiro, Executive Director of AGN.
https://www.artgalleryofnorthumberland.ca/exhibition/laura-kenney-judy/
“Subversive Judy” emerges as more than just a character in Laura Kenney’s artistic repertoire; she embodies a rebellion against societal norms and expectations. For over five years, Kenney has woven the tale of Judy, a figure both fantastical and deeply relatable, into her art. Judy is not merely a whimsical creation; she serves as a conduit for Kenney’s voice and a mirror reflecting the desires and frustrations of individuals navigating the constra ..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
1M ago
The opening was packed!
Big thanks to the Northumberland Rug Hookers. They have a lovely blog and can see more images of the show here.
https://northumberlandrughookers.blogspot.com/
The show is up till April 27th, please drop by if you can.
..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
2M ago
The Judy show is making its final stop at the Art Gallery of Northumberland in Cobourg ON.
Opening Mar 2
Show on till end of April.
Excited to meet the lovely Northumberland Rug Hookers.
https://northumberlandrughookers.blogspot.com/2024/02/save-date-laura-kenney-at-agn.html?spref=fb
..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
2M ago
Happy to be a part of this show with Deb Kuzyk Shauna MacLeod Brandt Eisner to name a few.
#craftivism
..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
5M ago
Elissa Barnard had some very kind words to say about "Wool and Wool" at Secord Gallery.
As well as Sara MacCulloch's show at Katzman Art Projects, the Craig Gallery with Declan O’Dowd and Carley Mullally, the Halifax Central Library with Marilyn Smulders and painter Danny Abriel
https://nsreviews.blog/2023/11/22/all-the-worlds-a-vision-for-1-artist-and-3-sets-of-2/
WOOD AND WOOL: Ian Gilson and Laura Kenney
Hooked rug artist Laura Kenney and toy maker/assemblage artist Ian Gilmore are both playful and political in their work.
Their shared exhibit at Secord Gallery ..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
5M ago
Judy is a wrap at StFX Art Gallery.
Big thanks to curator and director Andrea Terry. She has been so patient and kind and it has been much appreciated.
And where is "Judy" off to next?
I don't have the dates, but the Art Gallery of Northumberland in lovely Cobourg ON.
It will be a first for Judy, to be out of the Atlantic provinces...and she is very excited ..read more
Laura Kenney Rugs
6M ago
Super excited about this show.
Hope to see you at opening.
The work is on the website.
https://www.secordgallery.com/art/index.php?/category/268
If you see something you fancy please get in touch with the gallery.
xox ..read more