Education:
- 2021 Master of Fine Arts, with distinction, California State University Northridge, CA
- 2016 Bachelor of Art in Art, magna cum laude, California State University Northridge, CA
- 2014 Associates of Art in Art, magna cum laude, College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
Bio and Affiliation
Adrienne Kinsella is a fine artist, working in a variety of media, focusing on drawing and painting. As a descendant of the Tongva of Los Angeles, issues of access and belonging, or lack thereof, is a theme that spans her work. Her representational paintings examine interiors, exteriors and collapse timelines in an ongoing search for home. Her new body of work is an examination of living in Los Angeles and considering what was before, what remains and how those worlds interlace with each other - even if only through memory or the supernatural. Earning her MFA from California State University Northridge with distinction spring of 2021, Kinsella has shown recently at La Mama Galleria in NYC, OXY ARTS and Monte Vista Projects in Los Angeles and Dorado 806 Projects in Santa Monica among others. In summer 2024, she was awarded a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, and had a solo show with Open Mind Art Space at Tryst Art Fair in Torrance, CA. Her piece, It Will Heal, was recently featured on the cover of the Los Angeles Native Heritage Arts Calendar.
Awards and Honors
- 2025
- American Illustration 44, Selected Winner
- 2024
- Residency - Full Fellowship Award - Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT
- American Illustration 43, Selected Winner
- 2023
- American Illustration 42, Selected Winner
- 2022
- American Illustration 41, Chosen Digital Archive Winner
- Second Place, Your True Colors, Escondido CA
- 2021
- American Illustration 40, Chosen Digital Archive Winner
- 3 x 3 Magazine, Annual No. 18, Honorable Mention
- 2021
- Virginia A. Orndorff Prize Scholarship
- Finalist, Student Success Champion, CSUN
- 2020
- CSUN Arts Council Scholarship
- Les Kanturek Scholarship, New York Society of Illustrators
- 2019
- Los Angeles Printmaking Society Scholarship
- Mary Bayramian Art Department Scholarship
Professional Accomplishments and Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024
- When I Think of You - Tryst/Open Mind Art Space, Torrance, CA
- 2020
- The Color of Shadows - Solo Exhibition, CSUN Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
Group Exhibitions
- 2025
- California Dreaming, Dorado 806 Projects, Santa Monica, CA
- Intergalactic Open, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
- LA Open, Tag Gallery, Los Angeles
- Fun Dip, Lucky Cat Labs, Lost Angeles, CA
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2024
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Perceive Me, Shoebox Arts, Los Angeles, CA
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La Gente de Santa Monica, Dorado 806 Projects, Santa Monica, CA
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Mixtape, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CAI Will Always Love You, La Mama Galleria, New York, NY
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A Woman’s Place, The Ebell Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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International Women’s Month Exhibit, CRE8 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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California Dreaming, Dorado 806 Projects, Santa Monica, CA
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Medusa, The Power of Women in Art, Van Zaig Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
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Publications
- 2025
- Meet Adrienne Kinsella of Los Angeles, Voyage LA, March 2025 2
- 2024
- American Illustration, 43
- Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 52, Artist Feature
- Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 51, Artist Feature
- 2023
- American Illustration, 42
- Hyperallergic, In So Cal, All Freeways Lead to Tovangaar, Ax Mina, Nov 2, 2023
- Artsinquare Magazine, Issue 4
- Bold Journey, Artist Feature and interview, August 3rd, 2023
- Canvas Rebel Los Angeles, Meet Adrienne Kinsella, June 1, 2023
- ShoutoutLA, Meet Adrienne Kinsella, Fine Artist & Educator, June 5, 2023
Clients and Employment History
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2024
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Featured Cover Art, City of Los Angeles, 2025 Native American Heritage, Month Calendar and Cultural Guide, with artist talk LA City Hall
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Out of Many, One, Drawing Workshop in conjunction with LACMA and Art Bridges LA, CSUN Art Galleries, Northridge, CA
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Illustration for children’s book, The Town That Lost Its Color
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2023
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Commissioned Artwork for LAist fall member drive
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Artist Lecture and Watercolor Workshop, Occidental College
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2022
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Artist Lecture, Ryman Arts, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles
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