Artist Biography
Kevin Sabo is a painter (b. 1992) from Virginia Beach, VA (USA) and currently based in Richmond, VA (USA). Formally trained in art from a young age, he earned a BFA from James Madison University. His multi-media paintings—incorporating acrylic, ink, spray, and collage—are often figural, with a focus on character and fashion.
Sabo’s expressive work explores themes of queer identity, satire, and existential revelations. Describing his paintings as large sketches, Sabo allows the outcome to unfold organically. His recent pieces feature “fussy little divas in a small, sardine-like crowd, just existing.” He finds great joy in designing their clothing, hairstyles, and personas, embodying his unique identity as both a person and an artist through these mercurial characters.
Sabo’s work presents a compelling challenge, not in theme or subjectivity, but in the “grotesque and beautiful” contradiction it embodies.
In Sabo’s words, his goal is not to reinvent the wheel but to “sprinkle some individual steez and shades of niche flirtatiousness in each unique painting.”
Sabo has exhibited in group shows in New York, California, Palm Beach, Richmond, and Miami, and has completed residencies in New York and Richmond. Featured in ‘Surface’ magazine, his idiosyncratic style, creative mastery, and contemporary aesthetic continue to attract established collectors.
Exhibitions
2024 Upper Crust Solo Show, Edji Gallery, Brussels Belgium
2024 The Big Wig Solo Show, TW Fine Art, Palm Beach FL
2024 Everyday is My Day, Yin Art Gallery
2023 ‘Wants & Needs’ Pamplemousse HQ, Richmond US
2023 AW Luxembourg Art Fair, Bimbam Gallery, Paris, FR
2023 ‘Apophenia’ Secret Flowers Group Show
2023 Future Fair, Kates Ferri Projects, NY, US
2022 ‘Hometown Session #2’ EDJI Gallery, London, UK
2022 ‘Fussy Fleur’ Bimbam Gallery, Paris, FR
2022 ‘Kimberly Pepperoni’s Closet’ Kates-Ferri Projects, US
2022 Group Show, Soft Times Gallery, California, USA
2022 ‘Marmalade Visions’ Soft Times Gallery, LA US
2022 ‘Somebody’ Hashimoto Contemporary, LA US
2022 ‘Les Corps-Paysage’ Bimbam Gallery, Parise FR
2022 ‘Who Is She’ Schlomer Haus Gallery, California, US
2021 Reputable Art Fair, Miami Beach, USA
2021 ‘Strike Me a Pose’ Galeria Fran Reus, Mallorca, SPAIN
2021 Represented by Eden Airlines, Richmond, US
2021 “Skrrt Skrrt Fantasy” Quirk Gallery, Richmond, US
Residencies
2021 ‘Bedstuy Art Residency’ Brooklyn, New York, USA
2019 ‘Studio Two Three Residency’ Richmond, USA
Art fair
2024 San Francisco Art Week, Schlomer Haus Gallery, Saint Josephs Arts Foundation, USA
