ABOUT

Kirk Maynard is an artist and educator who is originally from Brooklyn, New York. A second-generation Guyanese-American, Maynard’s paintings and drawings detail the political undercurrents of culture and identity in America through portraiture and composition. Often referencing American social history, his work explores the intersection between identity and politics through juxtaposition and the use of the profile. He has given artist talks at the New Museum, Queens College, and Princeton University while showing his work at institutions that include The Newark Museum of Art, Reece Museum, and Everhart Museum. 

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