Kevin Kiesel (WA)

War
pen, copic, and watercolor on toned paper
framed in black frame to 7.25” x 5.25”

Kevin Matthew Kaunualiʻi Kiesel (he/him) was born on the island of O'ahu and grew up in Wahiawa. His ethnic background is Hawaiian, Chinese, and Caucasian. In 2007, Kevin moved to Seattle to pursue an art education. All aspects of Kevin’s life were transplanted, academically, socially, and creatively. Living in the Pacific Northwest gave rise to an examination of his cultural identity and fused his interests in art, culture, and science fiction that is reflected in his art