Kevin Beasley (b. 1985, Lynchburg, Virginia) lives and works in New York. He earned a BFA in Painting and Sculpture from the College for Creative Studies, Detroit (2007), and an MFA inSculpture from Yale University (2012).

Recent solo exhibitions includePROSCENIUM | Rebirth / Growth: The Watch / Harvest / Dormancy: On Reflection,Storm King Art Center, New York(2025); A body, revealed, Hill Art Foundation, New York (2022); and A view of a landscape, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2018). His work is held in major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; TateModern, London; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others.