Kevin Nance West is a professional fine artist, art
entrepreneur in the Indianapolis area, specializing in
contemporary abstract paintings and representational
portrait art of young African American children.
Kevin studied at the Herron School of Art and Design
in Indianapolis prior to exploring business ventures in
art. (Early initiatives included teaching art classes at
the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis and hosting
private portrait painting workshops, Founder of Gifted
Custom Art (Art Technology Company).
(Kevin, a cancer survivor, has not let life’s obstacles
stop him. Rather, they have fueled the passion for his
craft. His larger than life art is filled with colorful lines of
emotion dancing across the canvas.) In his twenty
years as a professional artist, Kevin has experimented
with a variety of mediums and concepts including
mixed media and Oil Painting. His abstract portrait art
done with acrylics and oil pastels are figures of pop
culture, Black influencers and children.
In 2020, Kevin was selected by Indy10 Black Lives
Matter and other community groups to help design and
implement the Black Lives Matter mural along Indiana
Avenue; a street that was once the center of Black life
in Indianapolis.
Kevin is exclusively represented by E&S Gallery, which
allows him to stay fully focused on his fine art career.
Additional recognitions include:
500 Art Festival ‘Young Artist of the Year’
Meet the Artist: Top 50 Artists of the Decade
Work featured at Nationally recognized Cincinnati Art
Museum, Cincinnati,Ohio.
Work featured at Nationally recognized Newfields Art
Museum, Indianapolis, In.
Works Acquired by NAACP
Works Acquired by Indianapolis Children’s Museum
Works Acquired by IUPUI University
Commissioned by Wiley Publishing to paint the cover
of Robert G. Hagstrom autobiography of Warren
Buffett, Titled: Warren Buffett, Inside the ultimate
money mind.
Solo Show at Madame CJ Walker Legacy Center
Keepers of the Culture mural installation, Indiana
Avenue
Solo exhibition: Gallery Forty-Two; “Heart of the city”
Influential Collectors:
Ed Gordon, Journalist
George Hill, Pro athlete
Mike Epps, comedian
Warren Buffett, Investor
Jill Scott, singer and actress
Dwight Howard, Pro athlete
Jrue and Lauren Holiday, Pro athletes
Reggie Wayne, Pro athlete
Gary Brackett, Pro athlete
Anthony and Marlin Davis, Pro Athlete
And More……
entrepreneur in the Indianapolis area, specializing in
contemporary abstract paintings and representational
portrait art of young African American children.
Kevin studied at the Herron School of Art and Design
in Indianapolis prior to exploring business ventures in
art. (Early initiatives included teaching art classes at
the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis and hosting
private portrait painting workshops, Founder of Gifted
Custom Art (Art Technology Company).
(Kevin, a cancer survivor, has not let life’s obstacles
stop him. Rather, they have fueled the passion for his
craft. His larger than life art is filled with colorful lines of
emotion dancing across the canvas.) In his twenty
years as a professional artist, Kevin has experimented
with a variety of mediums and concepts including
mixed media and Oil Painting. His abstract portrait art
done with acrylics and oil pastels are figures of pop
culture, Black influencers and children.
In 2020, Kevin was selected by Indy10 Black Lives
Matter and other community groups to help design and
implement the Black Lives Matter mural along Indiana
Avenue; a street that was once the center of Black life
in Indianapolis.
Kevin is exclusively represented by E&S Gallery, which
allows him to stay fully focused on his fine art career.
Additional recognitions include:
500 Art Festival ‘Young Artist of the Year’
Meet the Artist: Top 50 Artists of the Decade
Work featured at Nationally recognized Cincinnati Art
Museum, Cincinnati,Ohio.
Work featured at Nationally recognized Newfields Art
Museum, Indianapolis, In.
Works Acquired by NAACP
Works Acquired by Indianapolis Children’s Museum
Works Acquired by IUPUI University
Commissioned by Wiley Publishing to paint the cover
of Robert G. Hagstrom autobiography of Warren
Buffett, Titled: Warren Buffett, Inside the ultimate
money mind.
Solo Show at Madame CJ Walker Legacy Center
Keepers of the Culture mural installation, Indiana
Avenue
Solo exhibition: Gallery Forty-Two; “Heart of the city”
Influential Collectors:
Ed Gordon, Journalist
George Hill, Pro athlete
Mike Epps, comedian
Warren Buffett, Investor
Jill Scott, singer and actress
Dwight Howard, Pro athlete
Jrue and Lauren Holiday, Pro athletes
Reggie Wayne, Pro athlete
Gary Brackett, Pro athlete
Anthony and Marlin Davis, Pro Athlete
And More……
