Kennedy Yanko (b. 1988, St. Louis, MO) is a sculptor and installation artist working in found metal and paint skin. Yanko deploys her materials in ways that explore the limitations of optic vision, underlining the opportunities we miss when looking with eyes alone. Her methods reflect a dual abstract expressionist-surrealist approach that centers the seen and unseen factors that affect, contribute to, and moderate human experience.
Yanko’s institutional exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit; University of South Florida; Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA). Her work is included in notable private museums, namely: The Bunker Artspace, West Palm Beach (Beth Rudin DeWoody), Espacio Tacuari, Buenos Aires (Juan Vergez and Patricia Pearson), the Rubell Museum, Miami (Don and Mera Rubell). Most recently, Yanko’s work was acquired by the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria.
Work
Between starshine and clay, 2023
Paint skin, copper
43 x 22 x 16 in.
109.2 x 55.8 x 40.6 cm.Rounder than the moon, 2023
Paint skin, copper
20 x 25 x 21 in.
50.8 x 63.5 x 53.4 cm.Pink and green music, 2023,
paint skin, metal,
85 x 57 x 35 in.
215.9 x 144.78 x 88.9 cmAs scars attached and ride the skin, 2023Paint skin, copper18 x 29 x 22 in.45.7 x 73.6 x 55.8 cm.No more Drama (4), 2022
Paint skin, metal
79 x 88 x 31 in
200.6 x 223.5 x 78.7 cm.SK20, 2022
Paint skin, metal
10 x 17 x 14 in.
25.4 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm.Sound Rays, 2022
Paint skin and metal
71 x 57 x 36 in.
180.3 x 144.8 x 91.4 cm.Set aflame and warm, 2022
Paint skin, metal
81 x 44 x 30 in.
205.74 x 111.76 x 76.20 cm.Regeneration, 2021
Paint skin and metal
60 x 30 x 24 in.
152.4 x 76.2 x 61 cmMend, 2019
Copper, paint
55 x 28 x 13½ in.
140 x 71 x 34.3 cm.Steeled, 2019
Paint skin and metal
33 x 28.5 x 15.5 in.
83.82 x 72.39 x 39.37cm.Splay, 2018
Paint skin and metal
64 x 62 x 16 in.
162.56 x 157.48 x 40.64 cm.
All images of artworks were taken by Martin Parsekian
