Chippie Kennedy

Other Notable Sculptures by Chippie Kennedy

Beyond her well-known public commissions of Viola Desmond (2021) and Wanda Robson (2024), Chippie Kennedy’s body of work focuses on classical realist figurative sculptures and portrait busts, often emphasizing the natural beauty, anatomy, and expressiveness of the human form. She frequently works from life models, preferring unique and characterful features over idealized perfection. Her pieces […]

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Unveiling of Wanda Robson bust at Cape Breton University Library

The late civil rights activist helped raise awareness of the contributions of her sister, Viola Desmond, to Canadian civil rights. Chippie Kennedy, NSS was on hand for the unveiling of her latest work. Her commissioned bust is of Wanda Robson, the late famed civil rights activist. The bust depicts Mrs. Robson as a student during

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Three artists shortlisted for Viola Desmond monument that’s coming to Gottingen Street

Chippie Kennedy, Marven Nelligan and Tonya “Sam’Gwan” Paris are in the running to create a tribute that will be unveiled later this year. By Morgan Mullin Back in 2018, when Viola Desmond first graced the $10 bill, the North End Business Association was deep in revelry, with a host of events marking the occasion. However,

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Viola Desmond Bust Unveiling (November 8, 2021)

On November 8, 2021—exactly 75 years after Viola Desmond’s historic act of defiance against racial segregation at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia—a life-size bronze bust created by sculptor Chippie Kennedy (NSS Elected Member) was unveiled in Halifax. The ceremony took place at the Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute, an African Nova Scotian

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