Kevin Sinnott b.1947
Born in Sarn, South Wales in 1947, Kevin Sinnott is a contemporary Welsh artist with a truly international reputation. He trained at Cardiff College of Art & Design, Gloucestershire College of Art & Design and at the Royal College of Art, London. Kevin remained in London throughout the 1970s and 80s, building a very successful career, and exhibiting at leading London galleries, major galleries in the USA and mainland Europe.
Kevin’s work is collected worldwide and he is represented in many important public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His large canvas, ‘Running Away with the Hairdresser’ has proved to be one of the National Museum and Galleries of Wales’s most popular acquisitions.
Kevin returned to live in Wales in 1995 and has quickly established himself at the forefront of the renaissance in Welsh painting. While his work is primarily concerned with human relationships, the influence of the south Wales landscape is strongly felt in his paintings. He was elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy in 2007.
Collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
National Museums and Galleries of Wales
National Library of Wales
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
British Museum
Wolverhampton City Art Gallery
Arts Council of Great Britain
Contemporary Art Society for Wales
Oxford University Chaplaincy
Royal College of Art, London
British Council
Isle of Man Arts Council
MOMA Wales
Deutsche Bank AG, London
Unilever plc
Private and Corporate Collections Worldwide