Brandon Kralik

Professional painter Brandon Kralik passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly in May of 2026, just weeks before his 60th birthday.

His work is regularly exhibited on Maui where he lived, and is currently represented by Martin and MacArthur Gallery, Viewpoints Gallery and Lahaina Printsellers.

After painting at a professional level for almost 40 years, in his last series of oil paintings he focused on Lahaina, taking on the role of a visual historian, preserving the beautiful Lahaina light and celebrating the town that he knew and loved.
Having lived by the sea for the most part of the last 30 years, Brandon Kralik studied the effects of the sea and recorded his impressions in sketchbooks and on the canvas. From his first exhibition as a student in New York, working and living on boats in Alaska, studying with Odd Nerdrum on the coast of Norway to his own studio in Stockholm and back to Maui, the sea is a constant companion that seeps into the motifs he creates.

“My paintings are meant to provide what is missing. Symbols of hope, continuation, a connectedness to what is lost and our responsibility for a better future.” -Brandon Kralik

Studied Art History and drawing in New York City
Studied Painting with Odd Nerdrum at the Nerdrum School in Norway with Dario Campanile and Dick Nelson on Maui, Hawaii

Nerdrumklanen, group show, Norway, 2016
Art Maui, juried exhibition, Hawaii, 2016
SYZYGY, two man exhibition, Connecticut, USA, 2015
Nerdrumklanen, Group Exhibition, Norway, 2014
TRAC2014, Ventura, California
Nerdrum & Colleagues, Raugland Atelier, Norway, 2013
Brandt’s Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sävsjö, Sweden, 2012
Paintings by Brandon Kralik, Sävsjö, Sweden, 2012
Group Exhibition, Galleri Duerr, Stockholm, 2012
Solo Exhibiton, “Still Life” Ekvall+Thornblöm, Stockholm, 2011
Solo exhibition “Optimyths” Galleri Duerr, Stockholm, 2011
Fine Art, Exhibiton for Odd Nerdrum, Oslo, Norway, 2011
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2011
Group Exhibition, Sävsjö Konstföreningen, Sweden, 2010
Solo Exhibition, Governor’s Residence, Jönköping, Sweden, 2010
Solo Exhibition, Galleri Gunnrummet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010
Solo Exhibition, Chambre Separe'e, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010
Solo Exhibition “Harmoni”, Galleri Webb, Sweden, 2009
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2009 - 2010
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, 2009
Galleri Webb, Sweden, 2009
Solo exhibition “Fresh Kitsch” , Galleri Blue, Jonkoping, Sweden, 2008
Jackson Hensley Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, 2006-2007
Downey Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico, 20...