@adam_hennessey_painting
Bio:
Adam Hennessey is originally from East Sussex and he currently lives and works in London. He studied on the Turps Banana Painting Programme where he won the Darbyshire Emerging Art Prize in 2015. He has been selected for the Creekside Open, Oriel Davies Open, ING Discerning Eye and most recently received Highly Commended in the Contemporary British Painting Prize in 2019. His work is included in the Groucho Collection.
Statement:
I make short autobiographical comics about impactful moments in my life. These stories often focus on the awkward or humorous, such as going speed dating, getting an STI or visiting the doctor about a mysterious blemish. This dialogue with my personal life is the basis for the paintings I then create in the studio. In my latest exhibition called Adam & Steve I explore growing up as a gay teenager in the 1990’s.
Education:
Turps Banana Painting Programme 2014 - 2015
BA(Hons) Fine Art Painting University of Brighton
Solo Shows:
2021: Adam and Steve, New Art Projects, London
2019: Blemish and Beyond, New Art Projects, London
2018: Pigeon to Dove, New Art Projects, London
2017: SMILE, New Art Projects, London
2015: Darbyshire Prize for Emerging Art, Darbyshire Framers, London
Group Shows:
2022: We Were Made in the Dark, ASC Gallery, London
2022: Blink Room Share 3, Safehouse 1, London
2022: Things I Like I Lick, The Terrace Gallery, London
2021: Matthew Burrows Selects, Studio 1 gallery, London
2021: A Generous Space, Hastings Contemporary, Hastings
2019: The Ridiculous, Elephant West, London
2019: CBP prize, Huddersfield Art Gallery
2019: Humdrum, Dulwich College, London
2019: Pizza, Pasta & Poker, UCS, London
2018: Beep Painting Biennial, Swansea College of Art, Wales
2018: Turps Cloud, Turps Gallery, London
2017: ING Discerning Art prize, Mall galleries, London
2017: Sluice Biennial, PIY Paint, London
2017: Painting Now, Studio One gallery, London
2016: Turps Summer Mix, Turps Gallery, London
2016: Summer Salon, Lubomirov/Angus-Hughes, London
2016: Shuffle, Herrick Gallery, London
2016: Oriel Davies Open, Oriel Davies Gallery, Wales
2015: Creekside Open: selected by Lisa Milroy, APT Gallery, London
Prizes:
2019: Commended, Moth Art Prize
2019: 2nd prize(Highly commended), CBP prize
2015: Darbyshire prize for Emerging Art, Darbyshire framers, London
Residencies:
2017: Bon Volks, Margate
2017: Pierre Poumet Gallery, Bordeaux
Art Fairs:
2018: London Art Fair, New Art Projects
Reviews:
http://www.letsmakelotsofmonet.com/2017/01/new-art-projects-adam-hennessey-smile.html