James Kenney
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James H. Kenney 250 Scottsborough Circle • Bowling Green, KY 42103 • 270.745-6307(W) • 270.991.9447(C) Education Master of Science, Communications Photography Syracuse, New York S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications August 1995 Syracuse University — graduated with high honors Bachelor of Arts, Journalism/Photography Communications Fresno, California California State University, Fresno — graduated cum laude August 1984 Research/Creative Activity Solo Photography Exhibition, 2018 “Belief in Bosnia” gallery exhibition: 20 images from Bosnia and Herzegovina exhibited at Spencer’s Coffee House from February-July 2018. Responsible for applying for a grant to fund the exhibition received grant), preparing images for printing and framing, designing promotion materials and promoting the opening event and gallery show. Wrote and delivered a speech to open the exhibition. The Associated Press, Tennessee Titans Photography, 2014-2018 Photographed three Tennessee Titans games for the Associated Press in 2014 and all home games for the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons. Photographs from the games published on websites and newspapers worldwide. Gallery Exhibition Contribution, 2018 Two photographs from Bosnia and Herzegovina contributed to a multiple-photographer gallery show, “Bosnia and Herzegovina: Then and Now, A Visual Exploration of a Country in Change,” exhibited at Jody Richards Hall on Western Kentucky University’s campus. Gallery Exhibition Contribution, 2017 One photograph from Bosnia and Herzegovina contributed to a “A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green” gallery show at the WKU Kentucky Museum. Used as a mural in one of the wall displays Bosnia-Herzegovina Documentary Project, 2017 One of eight faculty members chosen to represent WKU in the Zueir Sofia Endowed International Faculty Seminar, part of WKU’s International Year Of... program. Producing a project exploring the tenuous relationship between the Catholic, Muslim and Orthodox faithful living together in Bosnia-Herzegovina beyond a war that ravaged this country over 20 years ago. Michael Carter, 2012-Present Producing a video project about Michael Carter, who suffers from Ataxia, a disability that has effects similar to cerebral palsy. The condition is usually extremely debilitating, forcing those who suffer from it into wheelchairs and often confining them to their beds. Michael credits his rigorous exercise routine (something that he was already doing when he first noticed symptoms of Ataxia in his early twenties) and his faith as factors in slowing the effects of the disability. Hidden in Haiti, 2013 Produced a short documentary film “Hidden in Haiti” for IVUmed, a nonprofit medical organization serving people worldwide who have urology-related issues. The film documents women in Haiti suffering from Vesicovaginal Fistula, a condition caused by medical complications involving childbirth. The film was shown at an IVUmed fundraising event and has been used by the nonprofit to help raise grant money for future medical trips. The film can be seen at http://vimeo.com/75661446 password: vvf_haiti. Haiti Gallery Show, 2013 Mass Media and Technology Hall gallery, 37-print solo show: “Haiti’s Future?” The photographs documented the nation’s rebuilding efforts after the 2010 earthquake. Haiti, 2012-2013 As part of a Spring 2012 sabbatical, and in cooperation with two medical nonprofit organizations, IVUmed and Project Haiti, took a three-week trip to Port-au-Prince and Pignon, Haiti, in February/ March and a second 19-day trip in May/June to document women with Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), a condition that leaves these women incontinent and outcasts in society. Made a third trip to Haiti in November 2012. The still photographs have been used on websites and other promotional/fundrais- ing materials for both organizations. A short documentary has been used by IVUmed to raise awareness about VVF in developing countries like Haiti and to raise grant money to continue caring for these women, as well as educate local medical practitioners to do the same. While in Haiti, documented the nation’s rebuilding efforts after the 2010 earthquake. Thirty seven still photographs exhibited in April 2013 in the Mass Media and Technology Hall gallery space. In addition, worked on several smaller video projects with WKU graduate Kohl Threlkeld, who worked in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Center for Courageous Kids, 2010-2012 Video project for the Center for Courageous Kids, an organization located in Scottsville, Ky., that provides a memorable camp experience for kids with disabilities and terminal illnesses. Collaborated with Photojournalism student, Leslye Davis, providing video clips for a project produced to promote the Center’s Ambassador Program. See http://vimeo.com/41480960. Maine Media Workshops, 2011 Made photographs and shot video for a project produced about Michael Heath and his family during a multimedia workshop at Maine Media. Michael is a special needs teen who with the help of his family is trying to overcome public ridicule surrounding his disability. IVUmed, 2009 Produced a 10-minute multimedia program of work produced over an eight-year period of time for IVUmed, a nonprofit medical service and educational organization that provides urology-based care for children and adults worldwide. The multimedia program consists of over 100 photographs and an audio interview with IVUmed’s founder and president, Catherine deVries. It was presented at IVUmed’s annual convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. China, 2009 Traveled with a fellow colleague and a team from the Department of Geography and Geology to cover the team’s water conservation and management activities in the Yunnan Province in China. Made still photographs and recorded audio and video for a website produced documenting the work of the Hoffman Environmental Research Institute on WKU’s campus (in the Department of Geography and Geology). Contributed still photographs to Circle of Blue, a multimedia company based in Michigan that produces projects about water issues worldwide. Pictures used in a multimedia program the organization produced about water challenges in China. Jamaica, 2009 Traveled with a student and a team from WKU’s Department of Geography and Geology for an interdisciplinary project on water management in the karst regions of Jamaica. Made still photographs and recorded audio for a website documenting the work of the Hoffman Environmental Research Institute on WKU’s campus (part of the Department of Geography and Geology). In addition to the work in Jamaica, made photographs and recorded audio of representatives from Jamaica’s water resources department who visited Western Kentucky University and toured Mammoth Cave, part of their participation in a cave management and water resources class offered by the Department of Geography and Geology. NPPA Multimedia Immersion, 2008 Participated in the National Press Photographers Association’s Immersion Multimedia Workshop. Fifty photographers from across the country came together for intense instruction on multimedia tools used for storytelling. During the workshop, completed a video project in Final Cut Pro, called “Memorial,” about a mother of soldier killed in Iraq. Project published on the Immersion Workshop website. Kentucky Derby, Lexington Herald-Leader, 2000-2012 Picture editor and photographer for special coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Photographs published in the paper and the Herald-Leader website. Nigeria, 2006 Received a $5,000 grant to travel to Jos, Nigeria, with IVUmed, a group of American medical personnel who joined a Nigerian team of doctors from Evangel Hospital in Jos to help young women who are outcasts in society because of incontinence as a result of early childbirth. Made still photographs, audio and video for the story. Produced a 14-minute DVD program (along with two colleagues) chronicling the lives of these women and the doctors trying to help them. The DVD has been presented across the country, including a presentation at a national convention of urologists in Anaheim, California, and a showing in Salt Lake City, Utah, at an opening of “A Walk to Beautiful,” a documentary film about the struggles of women who suffer from this condition. Photographs and the multimedia program from this project have won several awards in three International Contests – Pictures of the Year International (multimedia award), Best of Photojournalism (one still picture award and one multimedia) and The Southern Short Course Pictures of the Year contest (four awards, including Best of Show) – as well as three state awards. The project also won the Top Creative Project award in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s annual competition (presented the project at the AEJMC convention in August 2008). The Nigeria story was published in NPPA’s Best Photojournalism 2007 print publication and on the websites of The Southern Short Course and NPPA. The multimedia presentation was published on the NPPA and the Pictures of the Year International websites. In addition, IVUmed published pictures on its website and in promotional materials used to seek funding for future missions. Photographs Exhibited, International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China, 2006 Two photographs (along with 18 photographs from students) exhibited at the IPF gallery during the Festival. One of four schools from the United States represented in the exhibition. 100 Hours Project, 2006 Photographer for the 100 Hours of Western online photography project that