Penelope Kenny

Penelope is an Australian-born artist who now lives and works in Brighton. Her work explores the relationship between humans and other animals, especially in connection to transhumanism, evolution, hybrids, and biotechnology. Through her hybrid creatures, she investigates the potential outcomes of humans trying to control evolution through genetic manipulation and scientific tampering with the species’ boundaries.

She draws inspiration from Darwinism, dioramas, natural history illustration, and taxidermy and takes great pleasure in imagining and representing the postmodern animal. She studied visual art at the University of Melbourne and completed a BA (Hons) in Printmaking at the University of Brighton. She has worked in Australia, Mexico, and the UK, and is currently creating screen-printed wallpapers, hand-bound books, and limited-edition prints using water-based acrylic inks, pure pigments, and metallic glazes.

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