Up From The Ground Painting

Kev Munday creates colourful, utopian worlds and invites the viewer to spend some time living in them. Inspired by people-watching and the everyday, Kev exaggerates and celebrates the ordinary and aims for his art to appeal to all ages. In the tradition of artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Munday's paintings can be read like a wimmelbilderbuch (German, literally 'teeming picture book'), depicting scenes richly detailed with humans, animals, creatures and objects waiting to be discovered and interpreted by the viewer. Using bold lines and block colours, the vibrancy of Munday’s style creates an enthralling visual experience. His iconic crowd paintings depict a sea of unique individuals which pays tribute to the beauty found in diversity. Each individual portrait is equally valued, taken altogether, the effect is a striking vision of community which is more than the sum of its individual parts. - - Awards, Exhibitions and Notable Commissions - - 2024- Collaboration with apparel brand Boardies 2024- Large sculptural mural commissioned in Reading, England 2024- ‘A Space To Grow’ print included in The Royal Academy Of Arts Summer Exhibition 2023- Two paintings commissioned by a member of the Bahraini Royal family 2023- Large hand painted mural commissioned in Aigondigne, France 2022- Solo exhibitions in London, Paris & Seoul 2022- Invited to live paint at The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London 2021- Collaboration with Nescafe Azera on their new takeaway coffee range 2020- Collaboration with brewery Tooth & Claw on a series of beer can designs 2020- Mural and exhibition at KI Galerie, Paris 2019- ‘Family’ painting included in The Royal Academy Of Arts Summer Exhibition 2019- Collaboration with IKEA on a colouring poster. Over 30,000 copies sold worldwide 2018- Invited to live paint and exhibit at The Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam 2018- Invited to live paint at Pure London for London Fashion Week 2018- Large hand painted mural commissioned in Dusseldorf, Germany 2018- Solo exhibition and residency at Solent Showcase Gallery, Southampton 2017- Commissioned by Hampshire Police to graffiti one of their constabulary's cars 2017- First international solo exhibition at Kalkman Gallery, The Netherlands 2016- Duo exhibition with artist Skred in Aalst, Belgium 2016- Listed in an article in The Telegraph as one of five 'British Artist's To Invest In' 2015- Exhibited at The Other Art Fair at The Arnolfini, Bristol 2014- 'The Way I See Things' solo exhibition.