Arts and Humanitarian Biography for David Xavier Kenney

1975 to 1976: Member of the Naples Archeological Society. Part time excavator with a volunteer team doing rescue archeology at the site near Lago di Patria (the purported but unverified location of Scipio Africanus's villa) in Campania, Italy.

1982 to 1991: Painter/Sculptor with various single and group gallery shows, works of art in many private collections. Painting presented to President George H. W. Bush at the White House in the winter of 1991, this painting resides in the Permanent Collection of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum*. Works of art accepted into the collections of the Rt. Hon. Margaret H. Thatcher of the United Kingdom (1982), Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts (1983), HRH Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1983), and HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1985).

* Purportedly the painting received special praise from the White House Curator. The painting was originally created with a companion painting in 1989 to be presented to President Ronald Reagan, however this was changed. The painting is part of a series of oil on canvas paintings. It depicts a 3rd C. BC Scythian archer that is facing the viewer on a rearing horse that is in profile. It is titled KATA II (Knight 2). The companion painting was last known to be in a private Parisian art collection and is titled KATA I (Knight 1). It depicts a 3rd C. BC Scythian lancer in profile leaning forward on a charging horse. Many of the other paintings of that series were last known to be in a significant private Parisian art collection.

1982 to 1987: Conducted independent studies of Central Asian cultures and history.

1985: With the High Patronage of HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco and various notables, created and produced "The Surrealist Ball", a fundraiser for the French Symphony of Boston and given at the Lafayette Hotel, Boston.

1985 to 1986: Member of the Board of Governors of the Copley Society, Boston

1987: Work accepted into the collection of Huntswoman and Couturier Lady "Molly" Cusack Smith of Galway, Ireland.

1991: Selected as a Potential Combat Artist for the U.S. Marine Corps Historical Division.

1996 to Present: Military Advisor to the Institute for Molecular Medicine, a non-profit research institute located in Huntington Beach, CA.

1997 to 2000: President of the South Carolina chapter of the Arts and Humanitarian service club Amitie Sans Frontieres International that is headquarterd in Monaco. Presented the Gold Medal of Office by Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Sporting Club in 1997. From 1998 to 2001: American Representative to the Council of Administration of Amitie Sans Frontieres International.

2000 to Present: Creator of jewelry designs that incorporate reproductions of artifacts from the Roman legions.

2001 to 2009: Obtained and researched artifacts that appear to validate a Roman Era connection to the Medieval legends of King Arthur. The summary of this is to be announced soon.

2002 to Present: Founded Roman Officer Arts and Design as a corporation doing internet sales of jewelry and to display my private collection to the public. Some of these artifacts are published in the book "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords and Sabres", with illustrations in the book "Roman Buckles and Military Fittings", in a DVD for the Teaching Company, the Italian magazine FENIX, as well as other various magazines and many newspapers articles.

2005 to Present: Discovered miniature art on artifacts and objects from the Paleolithic to the mid 20th century. Pioneered research in the modern study of this highly important and immensely revealing art form.

Speeches

1997: Speaker for ASFI to HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Sporting Club, Monaco.

2007: Speaker to the II International Conference of Arthurian Studies at Terme Stufe di Nerone, Baia, Italy.

2010: Special Guest Speaker to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Vietnam Reunion Group at the Holiday Inn Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas.

2011: Speaker to the Artists For The Walking Wounded, at the Raleigh Hotel, Miami South Beach, Florida.

Letters:

1998: Personal Letter of Appreciation from HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.

Papers:

2004: "The Living Legend Of King Arthur (The Sacred Blood of San Gennaro)", presented at an Arthurian conference at the University of Ruhr in Bochum, Germany and published with other papers in the book "King Arthur: Tra storia e leggenda" by Athena Press, presented by Gerald Bernhard and edited by Mario de Matteis and Antonio Trinchese.

2007: "The Saxon Ring of King Arthur as War god and Navigator", presented to the II International Conference of Arthurian Studies, Baia, Italy, also presented was a concept that the Roman Parazonium may have been an inspiration for the legendary sword Excalibur. The papers of the conference are published in the book titled "Lo Re Artù k'avemo perduto" by Athena Press and edited by Mario de Matteis and Antonio Trinchese, with prefaces by Franco Cardini and with collaboration of Giuliana Pianura.

Travel:

Over 45 countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Europe, North Africa, North America, and the Persian Gulf.