Kevin Hopkins

Kevin Hopkins (b. 2000, Beaufort, SC) is an artist whose practice explores themes of belonging, survival, and imagination, contextualized within the Black American experience. By weaving together his understanding of his Lowcountry upbringing and pop-cultural phenomena, Hopkins’ work contributes to a diasporic search for pathways to collectively embrace the multiplicity of Black expression, offering optimistic realities that are actively conjured through prophetic charms. Hopkins holds a BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute (2023) and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University (2026). His work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the 2025 Cy Twombly Award from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, selection as a finalist for the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, and three grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.

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