Reginald K. Gee

Artist's Bio

Reginald K (Kevin) Gee is a contemporary artist who for over 25 years has created hundreds of paintings, including the brown paper bag series (1995-2002). Known for his comical, expressive faces and colorful, surreal landscapes and seascapes, Gee is of African and Native American (Blackfoot/Choctaw) descent. Gee was born April 28, 1964, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gee broke into the art world at an outdoor exhibition in 1986 at Milwaukee’s Performing Arts Center, now known as the Marcus Center. Gee’s paintings have been exhibited at the Outsider Art Fair, the National Black Fine Arts Show, and the Chicago Black Art Expo. In 2002, two of Gee's paintings, "The Inspiration" and "Honest Crowd," were selected for inclusion in a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King. In 2013, the David Barnett Gallery held a 25-year retrospective of Gee's paintings.