Kenneth Rosenthal

All artwork in this collection was created by Gesher Human Services' Creative Expressions artist, Kenneth Rosenthal.

60% of proceeds from all sales go to the artist while 40% goes back into the Creative Expressions Program to continue developing opportunities for Creative Expressions artists.

My name is Kenneth. I began taking photos in 2018. My most recent work is a series of flower and plant photos with color alterations. I choose my photos randomly. That's when the creative process begins. I wait for the images to talk to me then begin experimenting with color and composition, and eventually I crop the final result in a way that feels good.

Despite my mental disability, I've been told that I’m a talented & creative artist. I started taking photos in 2018 and in 2020 I began exploring photography as an artform. Although I am relatively new to photography, art is not new to me; my mom, a woman who suffered from a developmental disability, was an artist as well. She was also an art teacher. So, the entire time I was growing up, she remained a big influence on me and my sister. She would assign us art projects for fun, and we would do them. My mom and dad have since passed away but I try to honor their memory with my art. As I have grown older my mental handicap has continued to be a barrier in some ways, but thanks to Gesher Human Services and the College for Creative Studies I have continued to develop myself as an artist and have even begun to create art professionally with what some have referred to as a unique signature style.