Kennedy Yanko

Kennedy Yanko (born October 21, 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri)[1][2] is an American sculptor, painter and installation artist working with paint skins and found metal.[3] Yanko sources material from salvage yards, utilizing discarded objects that she then manipulates or modifies to realize her vision. Her abstract work draws upon surrealism, abstract expressionism and physical austerities. [3] [4]

Kennedy Yanko (2022)

Paint Skins

To create “paint skins,” Yanko pours large amounts of paint and lets it dry into a tarp-like material. From there, she sculpts the paint skin, using her whole body to manipulate the heavy sheet of paint. The paint skin thus becomes a structural material not dissimilar from the metal she utilizes in her sculptures. At times, the two materials are indistinguishable.[5]

Residencies

Public Art

In 2019, Yanko installed her first public sculpture, titled 3 WAYS, as part of the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition,[7] funded by the Helis Foundation, in New Orleans.[8]

Public Collections

References
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  2. Rosier, J. Howard (October 29, 2019). "Kennedy Yanko at Kavi Gupta Gallery | Elizabeth St". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Huzenis, Ella (2020-10-06). "Kennedy Yanko's Sculptures Are a Certain Kind of Woman". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Waddoups, Ryan (2020-10-20). "Kennedy Yanko Isn't Afraid to Take Up Space". SURFACE. Retrieved 2021-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Miller, Michelle (2021-12-04). "Artist Kennedy Yanko makes a name for herself at the return of Art Basel Miami".
  6. "Kennedy Yanko". Fountainhead. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  7. Maccash, Doug (3 October 2019). "Five new mod sculptures on Poydras Street are 'greatest drive-by art exhibit'". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Public Art - The Helis Foundation Advancing Access to the Arts in NOLA". The Helis Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  9. "Learn more about Kennedy Yanko's past work and forthcoming shows". Kennedy Yanko. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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