Brad Kunkle

b. 1978 Lehighton, Pennsylvania.

BFA, Kutztown University, 2001.

After selling out his debut solo exhibition in New York City on opening night in 2010, Brad Kunkle has become internationally known for his unique use of gold and silver leaf in contemporary oil painting. His themes explore the shedding of dogmas inherited from previous generations, intuition, and the power of feminine energies as guides for seeking enlightenment in symbiosis with the natural world. His works are in private collections all over the world, the permanent collection of the New Salem Museum, and in a digital time capsule on the Moon as part of the Lunar Codex in partnership with NASA’s Artemis program.

Brad is represented by Arcadia Contemporary in New York City and Pontone Gallery in London

Exhibitions

Museum - Institution

2020 The New Salem Museum. Permanent Collection
2016 Et in Arcadia Ego, group exhibition. New Museum Los Gatos
2015 Transmissions, group exhibition. William Roland Gallery of Fine Art. California Lutheran University.
2015 Kwan Fong Gallery of Art & Culture. Artist in Residence. California Lutheran University.
2013 MESA Contemporary Arts Museum.

Solo

2020 alkәmē. Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles.
2016 In/visible. Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles.
2014 The Belonging. Arcadia Contemporary, New York City.
2012 Gilded Wilderness. Arcadia Contemporary, New York City.
2010 Against Nature. Arcadia Contemporary, New York City.

Group

2017 Context Art Miami. Arcadia Contemporary
2017 The New Baroque. Booth Gallery, NYC
2015 Context Art Miami. Jonathan Levine Gallery
2015 Paintguide Exhibition. The Unit London
2013 Small Works. Arcadia Contemporary, New York NY
2013 Singlefare 3. RH Gallery, New York NY
2012 Resolve. Joushua Liner Gallery, New York NY
2011 Dark Water. Group Exhibition, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles.
2011 Singlefare. Sloan Fine Art, New York NY
2010 To Sleep Like Ghosts. Strychnin Gallery, Berlin.
2010 Small Works. Arcadia Gallery, New York NY
2009 Small Works. Arcadia Gallery, New York NY
2009 International Introductions. Arcadia Gallery, New York NY

Selected Audio Interviews and Visual Media

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Selected Articles and Interviews

American Art Collector, The Alchemist 2020
Fine Art Connoisseur, Goddess In Oils 2020
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Cover Artist 2019
Huffington Post, Empathy Humanism and Liberalism 2016
Booooooom, Artist Spotlight 2016
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Featured Artist 2016
Hi Fructose, Brad Kunkle’s Paintings Featured in New Short Film 2016
Beinart Collective, Artist Interview 2015
The Gilder's Tip, Cover Artist, The Masterful Use of Gold & Silverleaf in Fine Art 2015
Lapham's Quarterly, Foreigners 2015
American Art Collector, Cover Artist, Belonging and Becoming 2014
Artsy, The Belonging at Arcadia Contemporary 2014
Hi Fructose, Preview of The Belonging 2014
Juxtapose, The Surreal Works of Brad Kunkle 2014
Huffington Post, A Modest Proposal For MOCA 2013
Combustus, Artist Interview 2013
My Modern Met, Over The Ocean 2013
American Artist Magazine, 25 Artists of Tomorrow 2012
Booooooom 2012
Huffington Post, The Women in the Fields of Gold 2012
Hi Fructose, The Art of Brad Kunkle 2012
My Modern Met, Oil Paintings Illuminated With Gold 2011
American Arts Quarterly 2010
International Artist Magazine, Precious Metals 2010
Hi Fructose, Against Nature 2010
Fine Art Connoisseur, Three To Watch: Artsits Making Their Mark 2010
American Art Collector, Cover Artist 2010
Junge Kunst Magazine, Germany 2010