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Somewhere in North Carolina

Somewhere in N.C. “This scene seems typical of so many farms in North Carolina.” (Oil on canvas.)

Chris Kennedy grew up in the Pembroke area of Robeson County where his family belongs to Lumbee River EMC. He has been drawing and painting since an early age. He has had a number of commissions for original art, including the state’s 2007 American Indian Heritage Month poster. He lives with his wife and two children in Fuquay-Varina.

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