Ingvar Kenne is an internationally renowned artist who has been capturing portraits for over 30 years. Kenne has published five monographs, exhibited worldwide, and has just released his debut feature, The Land.

Ike’s work has been exhibited internationally— in England, France, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Croatia, the USA, and Australia. In 2009 he was awarded the National Portrait Prize at NPG in Canberra and was recognised by the prestigious Moran Photographic Prize. Kenne’s solo show, Citizen, opened at the National Portrait Gallery, in conjunction with a book launch, and has since toured five capital cities in Australia. His latest monograph, The Ball is a right of passage study of regional Australia's Bachelors & Spinsters Balls.

"I'm not sure where I first saw The Ball, but I know the images I saw struck me and stayed with me. The Work is visceral, it almost feels like it is slapping you in the face. It also leaves you wondering, what am I looking at?" —Kenneth Dickerman, Washington Post, 28.06.19.

"An ongoing project since 1997, every photograph in CITIZEN provides a snapshot into the narrative of the subject’s life. At times, these glimpses carry overwhelming undercurrents of seriousness and sadness, in others, we perceive nuances of hope amidst immense pathos." — April Thompson, National Portrait Gallery.