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[[Image:Kenney Mencher.jpg|thumb|400px|Kenney Mencher in Los Angeles]]

'''Kenney Mencher''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Painting|painter]]. He is currently Associate Professor of Art and Art History at [[Ohlone College]] in [[Fremont, California|Fremont]], [[California]], and he has previously taught at institutions including the [[University of Chicago]] and [[Texas A&M University]]. He is also the author of ''Liaisons: Readings in Art, Literature and Philosophy'', a thematically-framed textbook about how the study of culture relates to students' other classes and to life in general.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kendallhunt.com/index.cfm?PID=219&AUT=MENCHER&ISB=&DIS=0&GRA=0&DES=&MTC=exact&BOOL=AND&KEY=&PPS=25&SRT=rank&CMD=detail&SRH=&PRD=265
| title= Liaisons: Readings in Art, Literature and Philosophy | publisher=[http://www.kendallhunt.com Kendall Hunt Publishing] }}</ref>

==Education==
Mencher graduated from the [[City University of New York]] in 1991 with a Bachelor's Degree in [[art history]]. Subsequently, he earned a Master's Degree in art history from the [[University of California, Davis]] in 1994, and then a master of fine arts degree from the [[University of Cincinnati]] in 1995.

==Exhibitions==
Mencher's work has appeared in a number of solo and two-person shows at galleries nationwide. Currently, he is represented by Elliott Fouts Gallery in [[Sacramento]] and Klaudia Marr Gallery in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]. He was recently profiled in the June 2007 issue of ''The Artist's Magazine''. He also has a show up at Octavia's Haze Gallery in [[San Francisco]], and is in the "Lucky Seven" group show at the Dahlia Woods Gallery in [[Dallas]].

==Themes==
Mencher depicts scenes filled with ambiguous stories, allowing the viewers to join in the creation process. Common themes include people whispering, half-full (or half-empty) drinking glasses, the visual exploration of clichés, film noir themes, and sequential narratives.

Mencher hosts a blog on his web site, showing viewers the development of several of his paintings, including the source material he uses. He also hosts an online forum on his web site, where viewers are able to express their thoughts on his work by submitting their own poetry. Additionally, he has hosted a contest, allowing viewers to submit title suggestions for an already-completed painting (eventually titled ''Chromosomal Variation'').<ref>{{cite news | url=http://online.ohlone.edu/art/kmencher/catalog/competition.htm | title=Title contest}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In 2003, Hang Gallery in [[San Francisco]] stopped showing his work, with the gallery director calling it "perverted." In 2004, four paintings were removed from his exhibit at the California State Teachers' Retirement System office in [[Sacramento]], after some female employees said the works made them uncomfortable.<ref>{{cite news | author=Rebecca Wallace | url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4123 | title= Something to talk about: Kenney Mencher's provocative paintings challenge viewers to tell their stories | publisher=[http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/ ''Palo Alto Weekly''] | date=2007-01-26 }}</ref>

Mencher’s students are not fond of his attitude. He embodies the stereotype of the haughty, better-than-you, art fag. He believes his paintings are god’s gift to man and thinks very highly of himself, much like [[Squidward Tentacles]] from the show Spongebob Squarepants. He holds more similarities to Mr. Tentacles with his extremely self-important view and believes his opinion should be the only one. (See [[Berkeley, California]]) Also like Squidward, he is bald and has no real talent. He admires his artwork with such zeal and gusto that he is known to sprout an erection just looking at it (see picture above: note how picture is cropped above the waist). Anyone who disagrees with Mencher will face a barrage of snooty and condescending comments, especially about his views on religion. He once told his class that, “Arabs and Jews got along fine…until some rabble-rouser named Jesus came along and messed it all up.”

As noted above, Mencher taught art classes at the University of Chicago. His tax records indicate he was fired for, “being a self-righteous [[douche]].” Similarly, Texas A&M forced him to relinquish his post for, “being a self-important queerosexual.”

His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers.

Link to purchase Mencher's useless textbook [[http://www.amazon.com/Liaisons-Readings-Art-Literature-Philosophy/dp/0787290785/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235628894&sr=11-1]]

==Influences==
Mencher often uses his wife, friends, his gay little chihuahua Chuck and students as influences and models for his work.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kenney-mencher.com/ Artist's home page]
*[http://www.efgallery.com/searchresults.php?artistId=10000567&start=1 Mencher's work at Elliott Fouts Gallery]
*[http://klaudiamarrgallery.com/Contemporary_Realism/Kenney_Mencher/index.html Mencher's work at Klaudia Marr Gallery]
*[http://octaviashaze.com/html/artiste.php?artist=Kenney%20Mencher Mencher's work at Octavia's Haze Gallery]

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 As noted above, Mencher taught art classes at the University of Chicago. His tax records indicate he was fired for, “being a self-righteous [[douche]].” Similarly, Texas A&M forced him to relinquish his post for, “being a self-important queerosexual.”
-His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, his mother sent him to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Art and Design in NYC. He has no relationship with either his mother or father.  Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all) His hatred of women is seen in his paintings portraying them as whores/nudes and his half empty-half full portraits are of him drinking his demons away.  He is consumed with demons as are his half-brother and sister, having been in therapy for years, he can't escape his demons. Have you ever wondered why he refuses to have children, he hates them.
+His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, his mother sent him to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Art and Design in NYC. He has no relationship with either his mother or father.  Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all) His hatred of women is seen in his paintings portraying them as whores/nudes and his half empty-half full portraits are of him drinking his demons away. Having been in therapy for years, he can't escape his demons. Have you ever wondered why he refuses to have children, he's afraid his demons that he fights daily will come out in any child that he has.  Why his second wife is still with this tweet, is beyond imagination. He blames his parents for his own faults, a drop-out, druggie, failed relationships, his failure of his first marriage. A failure at life, all he has left is painting erotic pictures and his demonstration that women are to be abused/neglected.
 Link to purchase Mencher's useless textbook [[http://www.amazon.com/Liaisons-Readings-Art-Literature-Philosophy/dp/0787290785/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235628894&sr=11-1]]

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 As noted above, Mencher taught art classes at the University of Chicago. His tax records indicate he was fired for, “being a self-righteous [[douche]].” Similarly, Texas A&M forced him to relinquish his post for, “being a self-important queerosexual.”
-His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, his mother sent him to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Art and Design in NYC. He has no relationship with either his mother or father.  Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all) His hatred of women is seen in his paintings portraying them as whores/nudes and his half empty-half full portraits are of him drinking his demons away.  He is consumed with demons as are his half-brother and sister, having been in therapy for years, he can't escape his demons.
+His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, his mother sent him to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Art and Design in NYC. He has no relationship with either his mother or father.  Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all) His hatred of women is seen in his paintings portraying them as whores/nudes and his half empty-half full portraits are of him drinking his demons away.  He is consumed with demons as are his half-brother and sister, having been in therapy for years, he can't escape his demons. Have you ever wondered why he refuses to have children, he hates them.
 Link to purchase Mencher's useless textbook [[http://www.amazon.com/Liaisons-Readings-Art-Literature-Philosophy/dp/0787290785/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235628894&sr=11-1]]

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 As noted above, Mencher taught art classes at the University of Chicago. His tax records indicate he was fired for, “being a self-righteous [[douche]].” Similarly, Texas A&M forced him to relinquish his post for, “being a self-important queerosexual.”
-His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, then was shipped back to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Music and Art in NYC. He has a hate relationship with his mother and father.  He was a problem child his whole life. Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all)
+His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, then was shipped back to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Art and Design in NYC. He has a hate relationship with his mother and father.  He was a problem child his whole life. Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all)
 Link to purchase Mencher's useless textbook [[http://www.amazon.com/Liaisons-Readings-Art-Literature-Philosophy/dp/0787290785/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235628894&sr=11-1]]

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 ==Education==
-Mencher graduated from the [[City University of New York]] in 1991 with a Bachelor's Degree in [[art history]]. Subsequently, he earned a Master's Degree in art history from the [[University of California, Davis]] in 1994, and then a master of fine arts degree from the [[University of Cincinnati]] in 1995. He was a drop-out of Art and Design, Manhattan, NY.
+Mencher graduated from the [[City University of New York]] in 1991 with a Bachelor's Degree in [[art history]]. Subsequently, he earned a Master's Degree in art history from the [[University of California, Davis]] in 1994, and then a master of fine arts degree from the [[University of Cincinnati]] in 1995.
 ==Exhibitions==
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 As noted above, Mencher taught art classes at the University of Chicago. His tax records indicate he was fired for, “being a self-righteous [[douche]].” Similarly, Texas A&M forced him to relinquish his post for, “being a self-important queerosexual.”
-His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers. Mencher who was born in The Bronx, NY, left NY and spent his teen years in Ohio, his mother sent him to The Bronx, NY at age 14, he had drug and alcohol problems, a drop-out of Art and Design in NYC. He has no relationship with either his mother or father.  Mencher has a half-sister, and a older gay adopted brother. (no blood relationship at all) His hatred of women is seen in his paintings portraying them as whores/nudes and his half empty-half full portraits are of him drinking his demons away. Having been in therapy for years, he can't escape his demons. Have you ever wondered why he refuses to have children, he's afraid his demons that he fights daily will come out in any child that he has.  Why his second wife is still with this tweet, is beyond imagination. He blames his parents for his own faults, a drop-out, druggie, failed relationships, his failure of his first marriage. A failure at life, all he has left is painting erotic pictures and his demonstration that women are to be abused/neglected.
+His students tend to despise him for forcing them to purchase a textbook he himself authored. It is extremely expensive at $83.99 and does not include any pictures. Who ever heard of an art book with no pictures? Also, he forces his students to attend showings at art galleries on weekends. This allows him to show off to his artsy friends who are nothing more than angry emo-kids who have issues stemming from their hatred of their stepfathers.
 Link to purchase Mencher's useless textbook [[http://www.amazon.com/Liaisons-Readings-Art-Literature-Philosophy/dp/0787290785/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235628894&sr=11-1]]
 ==Influences==
-Mencher often uses his wife,his gay adopted brother and his queer whore, friends, his gay little chihuahua Chuck and students as influences and models for his work.
+Mencher often uses his wife, friends, his gay little chihuahua Chuck and students as influences and models for his work.
 ==References==