Kenneth Calvert

Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942.

"My work is an exploratory journey through a range of perceptual challenges. I accept no limitation in terms of subject matter or mode of expression. Instead I prefer to exist in a state of constant expansion in many creative directions, with my academic foundation serving as the unifying element in each of my works. This approach, I refer to as "Controlled Diversity".

Ken Calvert, painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and muralist was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned his BFA degree from Lindenwood University.
His work demonstrates an ability to handle difficult aspects of the natural world as well as a sensitivity to modernist innovations.
Among his numerous national and international solo and group exhibition credits are Philadelphia, PA, Chicago, IL, Rio de Janeiro, Hampton University, Howard University and Morris Brown College.
Calverts "Cultural Connections" exhibition opened at the Beach Institute and Savannah State University in Savannah Georgia, in 1998. His works were featured at the Vaughn Cultural Center in St. Louis in 1999. Following his acclaimed exhibition / lecture, Through the Eyes of a Child at the Missouri History Museum, Calvert returned to the Beach Institute in Georgia for a yet another solo exhibition in 2003. Calvert is credited with the cover painting for the Missouri Historical Society publication, "Discovering African American St. Louis". Amongst his Murals is Cornerstones of Courage and Culture at the St. Louis, City Hall.
Calverts painting of Chokwe Chief Ndumba Tembo, is included in the Anheuser Busch Great Kings and Queens of Africa Series. He...