Kevin Zucker

Kevin Zucker is a Professor of Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he maintains an active studio practice alongside teaching. Born in 1976 and based in New York, he holds a BFA from RISD and an MFA from Columbia University. His artistic career features solo exhibitions at Mary Boone Gallery, Greenberg Van Doren, and international venues including Jablonka Lühnn in Cologne and Arario Gallery in Beijing, alongside group shows at the Brooklyn Museum and New Museum of Contemporary Art.

His educational background:

• BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
• MFA, Columbia University

Zucker's research explores the intersections of contemporary painting, digital media, and art history through unconventional lenses. He investigates artifice, loss, and the appearance of meaning by synthesizing Baroque theater aesthetics, practical film effects, psychological projective tests (TAT/MMPI), 3D modeling origins (Stanford Bunny/Utah Teapot), and digital culture phenomena like 'kill screens' and 'scambaiters.' His work critically engages with simulation, regret, and storage systems across physical and virtual realms.

Though his art is held in major collections including the Whitney Museum and Collezione Maramotti, and has been featured in Artforum and The New York Times, no specific awards are documented. He has curated exhibitions for Guild + Greyshkul and Mary Boone Gallery while contributing art criticism to publications like Modern Painters and The Brooklyn Rail.