Moira Kenny
Moira Kenny
Moira Kenny-Campbell
For more than 20 years, Moira Kenny-Campbell has worked at the meeting point of art, heritage and community, helping people preserve the stories that define who they are.
As an artist, oral historian and co-founder of The Sound Agents, her work explores identity, memory and belonging through projects that place lived experience at the centre of the creative process. Whether recording personal histories, curating exhibitions or developing public artworks, her approach is built on collaboration, ensuring communities remain active participants in telling their own stories.
Throughout her career, Moira has worked alongside individuals, families and community organisations to create oral history archives, exhibitions and cultural programmes that celebrate everyday lives. Her projects often examine migration, cultural identity and social change, revealing the personal experiences that lie behind wider historical events.
She has played a leading role in documenting Liverpool's Chinese, Irish and working-class communities, combining meticulous historical research with creative interpretation to bring overlooked stories to new audiences. Her work demonstrates that history becomes far more meaningful when it is experienced through the voices of the people who lived it.
Working in partnership with museums, charities, archives and cultural organisations, Moira develops projects that encourage dialogue across generations while creating lasting records for the future. Her ability to balance artistic practice with historical integrity has helped establish The Sound Agents as one of Liverpool's leading community storytelling organisations.
At the heart of every project is a simple belief: the most powerful histories are not found in textbooks. They live within people, waiting to be shared, remembered and passed on to the next generation.
Every community carries stories worth preserving.
Moira Kenny-Campbell is an artist, oral historian and co-founder of The Sound Agents. Her work focuses on heritage, identity and community memory, helping people preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
For more than twenty years she has worked with communities across Liverpool and beyond, creating oral history projects, exhibitions, archives and creative programmes that connect people with place, culture and history.
She has played a leading role in documenting Liverpool's Chinese, Irish and working-class heritage, collaborating with cultural organisations, museums, charities and community groups to record lived experiences and create lasting cultural resources.
Through The Sound Agents, Moira develops projects that bring hidden histories into the public realm, strengthen community identity and create opportunities for future generations to engage with authentic stories and shared heritage.
