The Painter

 Kevin Lance Daniels is a figurative oil painter who lives coastside in the San Francisco Bay Area.  He was born in Los Angeles, California. 

His paintings primarily depict people in urban settings engaged in their daily routines.  His themes come from growing up in Los Angeles, extensive world travel, photography, and printmaking. 

His subtext often delves into how we see ourselves and others.  Questions such as who others think we are, what culture tells us, and most importantly, what we tell ourselves linger in his work.   Kevin searches for the edges between human separation and togetherness. Somewhere in these contrasts, he finds beauty inside humanity and the places we live.  

Kevin comments, “ Art, in the end, is a relentless impulse to understand life and connect with others.  I experience painting as a complex visual language that mixes thoughts, emotions, memories, perceptions, and desires on canvas. ”

    

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  • 2026 Invitational Group Exhibition  Peace, Love and Understanding, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
  • 2026 University of California, Berkeley Law School, Jan 2026- Jan 2027, Curator-selected painting -  Ripples Project
  • 2026 Art Advisory Work Group, Redwood City Parks & Recreation - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.  Exhibition theme development and juror accountabilities.  
  • September 5th-October 25, 2025: Curator-selected painting Rhythmix Callery  Views of Democracy  Exhibit, Alameda, California 
  • September 5th-October 25, 2025: Sanchez Art Center Jury Group Selected 50/50 Portraits, Pacifica, California 
  • 2025 jury-selected paintings at the  Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Community Space, March 2025-March 2026, for Metamorphosis & Evolving Identities exhibition, Redwood City, California. 
  • ​Juried group exhibition Citizen Joy, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California.  
  • 2024 Solo exhibition jury selected by the City of San Bruno Arts and Culture Commission. San Bruno Public Library June-October
  • 2024 Selected San Francisco Women's Art group exhibition. AOTAD
  • 2024, Selected Martinez Courthouse, Contra Costa, California, AOTAD group exhibition
  • 2024, Selected Dual Exhibit, Rockridge Library, Oakland, California, AOTAD Satellite exhibition
  • 2004, Selected Livermore Library Group Exhibition, Livermore, California, AOTAD Satellite exhibition
  • ​2023, Selected juried show "Resilience", Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California
  • Artist Spotlight https://artguildofpacifica.org/sitting-pretty-spotlight/
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