British born 1953

Michael Kenna was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England in 1953. His secondary
education was spent at Upholland College. He continued his education at the
Banbury School of Art, Oxfordshire, where his subject of study was fine arts,
with a special interest in photography. In 1980, Michael moved to San Francisco
where he resides with his wife, Camille.

In 1973, Kenna decided to concentrate on a three year photography curriculum at
the London College of Printing where he received distinctive honors. Kenna loved
to walk and photograph in his environment, particularly in the Richmond area of
London. For several years he concentrated on the industrial north and west of
England. Among many different projects was the photographic studies of the
Ratcliffe Power Station in Nottinghamshire, England, The Rouge Steel Plant in
Michigan, Le Notre's Gardens in France and most recently a study of sixty
photographs entitled Monique's Kindergarten.

Since his first exhibitions in England in the early 1970's, Kenna's work has now
become a part of many important collections in the United States and Europe.
His photographs are in the permanent collections of: the Cleveland Museum of
Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson,
the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Denver Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art, Carnavalet Museum, Paris, France, The Fox Talbot Museum,
Lacock, Wiltshire, England, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague,
Czechoslovakia, Museum of Modern Art, Strasbourg, France, Victoria and Albert
Museum, London, England, Preus Photography Museum, Horten, Norway.

Michael Kenna prints his own sepia toned, silver gelatin photographs in editions
of 45 with 4 artists proofs. All editions are signed and numbered.

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