Patrick Kenney - Multimedia Arts

Patrick Kenney, Mulitmedia Instructor

Education: Patrick Kenney has a BFA in Graphic Design from the California College of Arts and Crafts (now CCA) and over 35 years of professional experience as a graphic designer, art director, creative director, marketeer and business owner in the Bay Area. With an emphasis on logo design and corporate identity, Patrick has also focused creatively on print and collateral, package and product design, photography and promotional marketing. After his most recent business (Cairdea Design + Marketing) was acquired in 2018 – he was invited onto the MMArts faculty.Courses: Sketching Fundamentals For Design MM/DI 2 / Publication & Page Design MM/DI 11

Experience, Interests: As a scholar, artist and activist guided by principles of equity and justice, I work towards these pedagogical goals:

-to empower students with skills, ideas and access to creative tools.
-to create inclusive community by fostering communication and connections.
-to challenge students to expand and thrive by cultivating possibilities.
-to hold space for all perspectives.
-to amplify voices of marginalized populations.
-to build classes where students see themselves in the curriculum.
-to carefully consider my own positionality.
-to challenge dominant narratives and academic siloing.

Find me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-kenney-9081a65/

Contact information: 510-701-9396 / pkenney@peralta.edu