In my painting, there’s a struggle that correlates to the process of making music. In jazz there's a chord, an idea to play and riff off. You alter the pitch and tone until eventually all the wrong notes and buttons are being hit. The idea fluctuates, getting lost in the process, until you discover that one climatic moment in a piece where the expression takes a new form, where it evolves into a fresh stance. The characters, color and space harmonize into a world that creates narratives allowing whoever is listening/looking to experience that world through their own perceptive investigations.


IG: @kvnwlsn


Education

2021

M.F.A., Painting Major, Brooklyn College

2016

B.A., Painting and Art History Major, Kansas City Art Institute


Group Exhibitions

2022

Omen. Amen, Box Factory - Brooklyn

2021

Homegrown, ChaShama - New York

Coping Resovoir,” Box Factory – Brooklyn

2021

Unofficial Gathering,” Smack Mellon – Brooklyn

2019

“Third Annual Invitational,” Noho M55 New York


Awards

2021

Dedalus Foundation Nominee, Brooklyn College

F Jellinek & H Schaffer Scholarship in Art Brooklyn College

Cerf Scholarship in Art Brooklyn College

2012-2016

KCAI Merit Scholarship