Chronology
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1953
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Born, Widnes, Lancashire, England
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Awards
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2003
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Honorary Master of Arts,
Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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2000
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Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters,
Ministry of Culture, France
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1996
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Golden Saffron Award,
Consuegra, Spain
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1989
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Institute for Aesthetic Development Award,
Pasadena, California, USA
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1987
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Art in Public Buildings Award,
California Arts Council Commission, Sacramento, California, USA
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1981
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Imogen Cunningham Award,
San Francisco, California, USA
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Solo Exhibitions
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2016
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Michael Kenna – A Retrospective,
photo-eye Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM, USA
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2015
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Forms of Japan,
Bernheimer Gallery,
Lucerne, Switzerland
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2015
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A Journey from the Heart,
S & S Gallery,
Nantong, China
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2014
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Retrospective,
Städtische Galerie Iserlohn,
Iserlohn, Germany
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2014
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Paris,
Musée Carnavalet,
Paris, France
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2014
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Light on Asia,
Bernheimer Gallery,
Munich, Germany
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2013
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A Journey Through Asia,
Tasveer Arts,
Bangalore, India
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2012
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Michael Kenna Landscapes,
Molesworth Gallery,
Dublin, Ireland
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2012
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Tranquil Morning,
Galerie KONG,
Seoul, South Korea
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2011
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Venezia,
Jardin Raymond VI du Musées des Abattoirs,
Toulouse, France
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2011
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Michael Kenna - Retrospective,
Moscow Museum of Modern Art,
Moscow, Russia
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2010
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Michael Kenna - Immagini dei Settimo Giorno,
Palazzo Magnani Museum,
Reggio Emilia, Italy
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2009
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Michael Kenna - Landscape and Memories,
Kushiro Art Museum,
Hokkaido, Japan
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2007
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Frozen Landscapes,
Bernheimer Gallery,
Munich, Germany
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Group Exhibitions
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2015
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The Photographers 2015,
Beetles and Huxley Gallery,
London, England
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2014
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The Art of the Louvre's Tuileries Garden,
Toledo Museum of Art,
Toledo, Ohio, USA
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2013
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Art and Weather: Visions of Nature and Mind,
Kushiro Art Museum,
Hokkaido, Japan
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2012
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The Collector's Eye,
FotoFest Gallery,
Houston, Texas, USA
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2011
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The Industrial Modern,
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art,
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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2010
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Versailles Photographie, 1859-2009,
Chateau de Versailles,
Chateau de Versailles, France
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Collections
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Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
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George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, USA
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., USA
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Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
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National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
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Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
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Bibliography
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Abruzzo.
Michael Kenna. Nazraeli Press, Paso Robles, 2017
(photo-eye Cat# TR463)
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Rouge.
Michael Kenna. Prestel Publishing, Munich, 2016
(photo-eye Cat# PX269H)
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FORMS of JAPAN.
Michael Kenna. Prestel Publishing, Munich, 2015
(photo-eye Cat# PX247H)
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FRANCE.
Michael Kenna. Nazraeli Press, Portland, 2014
(photo-eye Cat# TR419L)
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A Journey Through Asia.
Michael Kenna. Tasveer Arts, Bangalore, 2013
(photo-eye Cat# ZF708)
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Huangshan.
Michael Kenna. Nazraeli Press, Portland, 2011
(photo-eye Cat# TR346)
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Images of the Seventh Day.
Michael Kenna. Skira Editore S.p.A, Milano, 2010
(photo-eye Cat# RZ274)
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Mont St Michel.
MIchael Kenna. Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2007
(photo-eye Cat# TR261H)
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Ratcliffe Power Station.
Michael Kenna. Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2004
(photo-eye Cat# TR156H)
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Twenty Year Retrospective.
Michael Kenna. Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2002
(photo-eye Cat# TR114H)
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Le Nôtre's Gardens.
Michael Kenna. RAM Publications, Santa Monica, 1997
(photo-eye Cat# MW058H)
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Education
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1964 - 1972
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St Joseph's College, Upholland, Lancashire, England
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1972 - 1973
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Banbury School of Art, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
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1973 - 1976
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London College of Printing, London, England
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