Minneapolis artist Brant Kingman trained himself by studying masterworks in the great museums of Europe following graduation from Amherst College in 1976. After returning from abroad, he lived in New York City for seven years booking 62 shows in art venues such as the prestigious PS1 now run by MOMA. Kingman was shot in the chest in 1982. He returned to Minneapolis and for 16 years maintained a studio on Lake Minnetonka. Kingman now shows his paintings and bronze sculptures in galleries across the United States and in 10 foreign countries.
Years of exhibiting objects convinced the artist that object making is but part of the artistic process that fits into the larger envelope of experience design. Kingman now considers himself and Experience Designer. He still makes objects, but they serve as elements of an environment where the artist gathers people. To this environment, he adds light, music, dance, performance and costuming. Kingman transformed his current 5,600 square foot studio in NE Minneapolis into a production facility where he creates prototypes of events that include his audience in the creative experience.
