About

About

Thea Kennedy is an emotional abstract painter whose work translates human feeling into colour and texture. Her paintings explore the quiet yet powerful spaces where emotion and art meet, balancing instinct with precision to create pieces that resonate deeply with the viewer.

Rooted in both art and design, Thea brings a unique sensibility to her work. With a foundation in electronics and a parallel career in furniture and design, she has developed a meticulous understanding of form, materials and structure. Since returning to Ireland from the United States in 2020, a period of personal loss has guided her move from representational art to full-time abstraction – a shift driven by a search for authenticity and emotional truth.

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Tale of a Thousand Words selected by the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (2023) to exhibit at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh – establishing a clear provenance and recognised visual language.

Completed cohesive 33-bedroom and 10-bedroom hotel schemes, demonstrating strong design integration and project management.

Former designer for a UK ceramics company, with designs featured on ceramics in the UK and Germany, as well as on clothing, snowboards and surfboards.

Collaborations with interior designers creating site-specific artworks for residential, hotel and show-house projects, tailored to clients’ briefs and colour palettes.

Private commissions and collections held in Ireland, the UK, Germany , Australia and the United States.

Collectability

My practice is intentionally slow and process-led, with only 25–30 works released each year. Every painting is made with archival materials and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity to ensure provenance. My coherent series approach and considered release schedule sustain placement quality and long-term collector confidence.

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