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Interviews & conversations with Keni after the Eaton Fire.
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Interviews & conversations with Keni after the Eaton Fire.
For media inquiries or interview requests, please contact us.

An Artist's Tribute: Capturing Altadena Before and After the Eaton Fire.

KCAL/CBS reporter Kara Finnstrom interviews Keni Arts on the streets of Altadena as he paints the aftermath of the January 7, 2025 Eaton Fire.

ABC news reporter Jaysha Patel interviews Keni Arts on the streets of Altadena as he paints the aftermath of the January 7, 2025 Eaton Fire.

Spectrum 1 reporter Tara Lynn Wagner interviews Keni Arts on the streets of Altadena as he paints the aftermath of the January 7, 2025 Eaton Fire.

Keni Arts painting the aftermath of the January 7, 2025 Eaton Fire.

LA Times studios interviews Keni Arts as he paints the ruins in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire.

LA Times reporter Noah Goldberg interviews plein air painter Keni Arts in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire.

Amanda Starrantino of KCAL/CBS news interviews Keni Arts in Sierra Madre after mud slides buried parts of the community due to destruction of vegetation from the Eaton Fire.

Amanda Starrantino of KCAL/CBS news interviews Keni Arts in Sierra Madre, CA. Mudslide filled the streets in the first rain after the aftermath of the January 7, 2025 Eaton Fire.

Keni Arts discusses faith, family and recovery after the loss of his home in the Eaton Fire.

Keni Arts has spent 50 years painting scenes of Altadena and Pasadena landmarks. Working outdoors, he completes paintings of sites sometimes overlooked. His work helps neighbors see and value their community.


‘I'm naked, don't stare at me’, seemed to be the message Altadena was saying to Keni Arts as he painted a scene cleared of remains of the Altadena Post Office post Eaton Fire.

The Eaton Fire took his home, his art studio and much of his life's work. Keni Arts returned with paintbrush in hand capturing heartbreak, healing and hope. NBC's Jonathan Gonzalez has his story 1 year post fire.

Keni Arts returns to repaint many sites he had painted in the past, but now in ruins from the Eaton Fire.