Matt Kenyon

Matthew Kenyon
Born	1977
Nationality	American
Known for	New Media Art
Notable work	The Notepad, Supermajor, Spore 1.1, Tardigotchi

Matthew Kenyon (born 1977) is an American new media sculptor and director of the art practice, S.W.A.M.P. (Studies of Work Atmosphere and Mass Production). Kenyon focuses on critical themes addressing global corporate operations, mass media, military-industrial complexes, and the liminal area between reality and artificial life.

Matthew Kenyon received his BFA from Southeastern Louisiana State University in 1999 and his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2002. He is currently Associate Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He was previously Associate Professor of Art at the University of Michigan's Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

In 1999, Kenyon founded S.W.A.M.P. with fellow artist Douglas Easterly. The pair operated S.W.A.M.P. as a collaborative partnership until 2012, when Kenyon assumed full creative direction of the practice. Their work, The Notepad (2007) is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

In 2015, Kenyon was awarded fellowships at TED and the Macdowell colony.

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