Mat Barber Kennedy

Digital communication professor

Education

M.F.A., design, Royal College of Art
B.A., architecture, University of Sheffield

Credentials

Professor of digital communication, Fall 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Instructor, Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
Developed and delivered the curriculum for the only watercolor degree program in the country. Served Graduate students as their selected studio advisor. Created and designed the syllabus for Art and Business, a 16-week lecture class for the Department of Humanities. Served as Gallery Director to the Bill Parks Gallery creating a mentorship opportunity for fine art juniors to gain gallery installation experience.

Instructor, Peninsula School of Art, Door County, WI

Instructor, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

Awards, recognitions, and honors

The Turner Medal and Turner Award for Watercolour, London 2008
Best Architecture, Best Historical Work, Best Seascape, Artists’ Choice, Peoples’ Choice

Organizations

Elected Member Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
Fellow of The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Member The American Impressionist Society

Publications and presentations

Selected collections

Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA
Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Sonesta Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL
Sheridan Opera House, Telluride, CO
Peninsula School of Art, Door County, WI
Hinsdale Center for the Arts, IL
Ameritus Property Management, Chicago, IL
Hertfordshire County Council, County Art Collection, UK
Aon Insurance Company, London, UK
In private collections in Europe, the USA, South America, and Australia

Selected oral presentations

International Watercolour Masters, United Kingdom
National Watercolor Society, CA
CIVA Annual Exhibition, TX
Microsoft Symposium