Ian Kenny Limited is a family owned Picture Framer and Gallery working from
Main Street locations in Larkhall and Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Our first retail workshop was opened in Larkhall in 1989, although Ian had been framing
pictures and producing artwork since the summer of 1976. He quickly established a reputation for quality framing work,
and we went on to open the Gallery in Hamilton in 1992.
Building up a reputation for being a quality picture framer and
art retailer was our main
objective for the next few years, and in June 1998, this increased
reputation and demand for our work led us to open a third outlet in the market town of
Strathaven.
Reorganisation of the framing business means that the Larkhall
branch is now a
fully dedicated picture framing workshop where the public are welcome to speak to the framer who will be
doing their work. The Gallery in Hamilton is the place to go if you are seeking artwork not normally seen in
'run-of-the-mill' Galleries.
You can also organise your framing in Hamilton. There is always a qualified framer on hand to talk you through the options you have, both for presentation and preservation of your artwork, needlework or memorabilia.
We have always been at the forefront of the picture framing profession - we were the first picture
framer in Scotland to take on the Design Lines mount decoration system - allowing us to
offer high quality picture mount decoration at a reasonable price. |
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The increasing use of conservation materials has not passed our notice, and we became
one of the first framers in the area to actively promote quality conservation materials for use in
picture framing. Conservation and Museum framing is now the core value of our business, with preservation of sentimental and valuable artwork our main priority.
With the use of Conservation and Museum materials in mind, Ian took the Fine Art Trade Guild
"Commended Framer" exam in February 1997, and passed with flying colours - making him one
of the first qualified picture framers in Scotland. As you would expect, both our other framers are also fully qualified. Andrew is GCF No.697, and Craig is GCF No.860
The Guild Commended Framer scheme is the UK's only recognised picture framing qualification.
Ian has fully supported the scheme, and was appointed the Guild's GCF Examiner for Scotland
in December 1999, a position he still holds today.
Ian has also served as the local area Director of
the
Fine Art Trade Guild.
In recent years Ian Kenny Limited has built up a reputation for selling only the very best in
artwork - becoming the main dealer in the area for work by
Todd White, Iain Faulkner, Gillian
McDonald
and many other well respected artists, as well as having a permanent exhibition space for the increasingly popular Scottish Contemporary artist Scott Naismith.
the sign of a
quality
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