ABOUT SJ KENYON
Susan Jones Kenyon (SJ Kenyon) is a self-taught, impressionist painter from Cooperstown, New York. She has been painting for over 30 years. Her past work has included - portraits, folk art, trompe l’oeil, gilded pet dishes (Pedishe) and commissioned works, eventually focusing on ethereal landscapes.
In 2013, the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown exhibited fourteen of her works in a season-long exhibition entitled Places in Passing. In 2014, the museum acquired a painting from the same exhibition for their permanent collection, which includes the likes of Thomas Cole, Grandma Moses, and other important American artists. Her paintings and other works have sold nationally and internationally to corporate and personal clients.
“On the surface, Places evoke memories when associated with moments in our lives. Yet on a much deeper level, they may also evoke mood, or a state of being we connect to places that have special meaning to us. Kenyon’s paintings capture this landscape of meaning in ways that are both deeply personal and universal. Her landscapes go beyond admiration for the beauty of Otsego Lake and environs. They point instead to the human need to find solace, inspiration, refuge and reflection in nature. Like all great art, her paintings deepen our experience of the world around us.”
- Paul S. D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., President and CEO, Fenimore Art Museum
In 2013, the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown exhibited fourteen of her works in a season-long exhibition entitled Places in Passing. In 2014, the museum acquired a painting from the same exhibition for their permanent collection, which includes the likes of Thomas Cole, Grandma Moses, and other important American artists. Her paintings and other works have sold nationally and internationally to corporate and personal clients.
“On the surface, Places evoke memories when associated with moments in our lives. Yet on a much deeper level, they may also evoke mood, or a state of being we connect to places that have special meaning to us. Kenyon’s paintings capture this landscape of meaning in ways that are both deeply personal and universal. Her landscapes go beyond admiration for the beauty of Otsego Lake and environs. They point instead to the human need to find solace, inspiration, refuge and reflection in nature. Like all great art, her paintings deepen our experience of the world around us.”
- Paul S. D’Ambrosio, Ph.D., President and CEO, Fenimore Art Museum