About Eddie Kennedy
Born 1960. Eddie Kennedy is a painter.
Eddie Kennedy (born 1960) is an Irish painter. He is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.
Early life Kennedy was born in Thurles in 1960. He also attended the University of Cincinnati, receiving his Master of Fine Arts in 1989. He is chiefly active in oil painting of landscapes and seascapes, on canvas and linen.
In 2017 he won a Pollock-Krasner Foundation award and was elected to Aosdána.
According to artist Randall Exon, "There is always a surprise in Eddie’s paintings, but the surprise is never provocative as much as it is evocative. Meaning is everywhere and in everything. It is the range of emotion and spirit that so impresses."
Personal life Kennedy lives and works in Dublin and County Mayo.
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Who is Eddie Kennedy?
Irish oil painter (born 1960)
When was Eddie Kennedy born?
Eddie Kennedy was born in 1960 in Thurles.
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Eddie Kennedy is a painter.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eddie Kennedy. https://biography.guide/eddie-kennedy/
MLA: "Eddie Kennedy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/eddie-kennedy/.
Chicago: "Eddie Kennedy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/eddie-kennedy/.
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