education

2019      BFA History of Art with Minor in Fibers

               Academic and Departmental Honors

               Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

 

curatorial projects

2020    The Color of Fruition, co-curated SoWA gallery pop-up exhibition, House of Venus, Boston, MA

               Where We Are and Once Were, call for art, co-curated exhibition, House of Venus, Boston, MA

              Incoming Student Showcase, guest curator, MassArt Admissions, Boston, MA

              CloudLand, call for art, co-curated exhibition, House of Venus, Boston, MA

2019     Dear Diary, call for art, co-curated exhibition, House of Venus, Boston, MA

               Limbo, call for art, co-curated exhibition, House of Venus, Boston, MA

               From Now On, call for art solo-curated exhibition of work from Fibers majors at

                MassArt, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

                All School Show, History of Art Department, MassArt, Boston, MA

               Thirteen, group-curated exhibition, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA

2018     The Poetics of Music, group-curated exhibition, Godine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA

               MassArt All School Show, History of Art Department, Boston, MA

2017      Inside / Outside, call for art self-curated exhibition, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

               City State, group- curated exhibition, Godine Gallery, Boston, MA

               MassArt All School Show, History of Art Department, Boston, MA

 

selected group exhibitions

2020    31st Annual Auction, MassArt, Boston, MA

               CloudLand, House of Venus, Boston, MA

2019     Dear Diary, House of Venus, Boston, MA

              Limbo, House of Venus, Boston, MA

              Emerging Artists Exhibition, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA

              Graduating Senior Exhibition, The Banana Room, Boston, MA 

                From Now On, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

                All School Show, History of Art Department, MassArt, Boston, MA

               Fresh Faces, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA

              Thirteen, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA

2018     The Big Pink, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA

               Textures Prints & Patterns, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

               Fibers Exhibition, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA

               The Poetics of Music, Godine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA

               All School Show, MassArt, Boston, MA

               Space, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

               Fruit / Froot / Frute, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

2017      Inside / Outside, North Crackatorium Gallery, Boston, MA

               Contraband, Fort Five Exhibitions, Boston, MA

               Of Motion, Fort Five Exhibitions, Boston, MA

               All School Show, MassArt, Boston, MA

2016      All School Show, MassArt, Boston, MA

2015      Town of Yarmouth Art Guild Student Exhibition, Yarmouth, MA

               Cape Cod Museum of Art Student Exhibition, Dennis, MA

2014      National Art Honor Society Exhibition, Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

 

bibliography

2020    Murze Magazine Issue Ten, Wildlife//Double Vision

2019      Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Fresh Faces Press Release

2018     Galino, Meryll. “Meet Kaylee Hennessey in Fenway.” The Boston Voyager, 21 Aug.

                2018, bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-kaylee-hennessey-kaylee-hennessey-fenway.

2017      New Domesticity, Photography Book. (Hennessey, Kaylee. New Domesticity.

                Blurb, 2017.)

 

symposia

2018     The Book of the People: The Popol Vuh in Maya Life

                Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

 

awards

2019       Departmental Honors in the History of Art, MassArt Class of 2019

                Academic Honors in Liberal Arts, MassArt Class of 2019

                Gretchen Lipschitz Award for Excellence in the History of Art

                San Francisco Art Institute Grant

                Master of Arts Faculty Choice Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute

2018      History of Art Department Research Award

                All School Show History of Art Department Award

2016       Jeep D’Alessandro and Sandra Papahagis Scholarship

2015       Yarmouth Art Guild Scholarship

                Daniel Springer Art Education Scholarship

 

experience

 

2021     Committee member, 32nd Annual MassArt Auction Committee, Boston, MA

2020    Assistant Director, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA

               Scissor lift certified

2019     Co-founder, House of Venus, Boston, MA (through present)

               Museum Office Assistant, MassArt Art Museum, Boston, MA (through present)

               Museum Installer, MassArt Art Museum, Boston, MA (through present)

               Temporary Receptionist, Manning Personnel Group, Boston, MA

               Assistant, Admissions Department, MassArt, Boston, MA

2018     Associate, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA (through present)

               Student Galleries Manager, MassArt, Boston, MA (through 2019)

               TA, Papermaking and Book Arts, MassArt, Boston, MA

               Intern, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA

2017      Installation Crew, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, Boston, MA

               Tour Guide Coordinator, MassArt, Boston, MA (through 2019)

2016      MassArt History of Art Department Curriculum Committee (through 2019)