Kevin Long’s need to create comes from a deep desire to manufacture permanence in the face of impermanence as well as soften otherwise overwhelming circumstances. His paintings, prints, and sculptures explore issues of care and repair, heredity, the cycle of economic violence present in the rental housing market, as well as the absurdity and lack of agency within the retail economy. Kevin’s work has been exhibited in the MassArt Auction, Fort Point Open Studios in South Boston, and at the Mother Brook Art Center in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Kevin was born in Pembroke, Massachusetts. He holds a BFA in Studio Education and Painting and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Practice from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Kevin spent countless hours watching pro wrestling and 80’s horror movies while working retail and educational support jobs. He has a studio in East Dedham, Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife and their two dogs, Hank McCoy and Ruth Bader Ginsberg.