Kevin Box grew up beneath "the tree that escaped the crowded forest," referring to Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. There he developed an early passion for creativity and realizing his vision through art. Aesthetically, he didn't fall far from Mr. Wright's tree.
With a growing interest in design and printmaking, he apprenticed for his Uncles graphic design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Gaining valuable experience in digital graphics and marketing, it also brought him the realization that most graphic design for print and packaging ended up as landfill trash.
Refocusing on Fine Art, he spent three years studying Art and Art History at the School of Visual Arts in Savannah, Georgia, later finishing his BFA at their prestigious New York campus.
In 1999, Box began his career in the foundry. Bronze spoke his artistic language, what he refers to as "Deep time conversation, a long distance dialogue." It would become his medium of choice. Over the next three years he labored under a self imposed apprenticeship to become proficient in bronze casting. By working within the industry for sculptors and foundries, he attained an exhaustive knowledge of the casting techniques and fabricating process necessary to create monumental works of art. Eventually his dedication to the process helped build one of the largest fine art foundries in Texas. Box took every opportunity within this context to develop his own work.
Eventually supporting himself full time through his craft, Box began placing numerous works of art in public, private and corporate collections. In 2004 he was elected as the youngest member of the National Sculptors Guild and was recognized by Southwest Art Magazine as one of the top 21 artists under 31 in the Southwest. He has won numerous awards and continues to place larger and larger public projects. He currently lives and works with his wife Jennifer in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
His knowledge of process combined with a vision for innovation defines the style and sensibility of Box's work as it establishes a place within contemporary art history.
