Background
Kearney, Lynn Marilyn Haigh was born on November 16, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Raymond Haigh and Agnes (Dahl Haigh) Thompson.
Kearney, Lynn Marilyn Haigh was born on November 16, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Raymond Haigh and Agnes (Dahl Haigh) Thompson.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1949. Certified in arts administration, Harvard University, 1978.
Administrator Contemporary Art Workshop, 1951-1967. Director Contemporary Art Workshop, Inc., Chicago, since 1967. Juror School Art Institute Chicago, 1986, Southern Illinois Artists Open, Mitchell Museum, Mount Vernon, Illinois, 1991, St. Louis Art Association Annual, 1989, Women's Caucus for Art, Millenium Exhib., 1999, Chicago, 2000.
Lecturer Columbia College, Chicago, 1970. Visiting artist American Academy in Rome, 1992, 98, 03.
Trustee Dedalus Foundation, Robert Motherwell Foundation, New York City, since 1991, Francis Parker School, Chicago, 1981-1984, Provincetown (Massachusetts) Art Association and Museum, 1982-1985, Mid-North Association, Chicago, 1981-1984. Member of advisory board Oriana Singers, Chicago, since 1985, Lincoln Park Conservation Association, Chicago, since 1994, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1984-1987. Active Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, 1977-1997.
Member Midwest Designer Craftsmen Organisation.
Married John W. Kearney, June 2, 1951. Children: Daniel R., Jill Kearney McDonnell.