Govy's work, including under the work names "Kennedy James" and "Jimmy Owenns", has been exhibited internationally at the Zendai MoMA[3] of Shanghai, Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Wiels Contemporary Art Center of Brussels,[4] Casoria Contemporary Art Museum of Naples, Rosario Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Fe (Argentina) and Nuit Blanche of Paris.
[8][better source needed] Before debuting their visual work with photography, govy performed in a few theater, video pieces, and films, but then decided to focus on writing.
Their early writing is also part of the French poetry anthology Les Nouveaux Poètes Français et Francophones,[11] published by Edition Huguet in 2004.
[24] This work has received two awards and has been exhibited internationally in art galleries and museums[citation needed] and was featured in the book Taschen’s 1000 Favorite Websites.
In 2011, a photograph of their face[39] was used to launch the storytelling website Cowbird,[40] with the first story[41] published "1000 Words" written by Scott Thrift.