Kevin Draper

Kevin Draper (b. 1967, Maple City, MI) is an architect, sculptor, and technologist who captures the unexpected momentum of the creative process. Themes of time as distance covered, disjuncture, motion, and formal systems versus internal reality are seen throughout his work.

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After a few years working as a mechanical engineer and artist, Draper completed a Masters in Architecture at the University of Michigan, studied art at Tulane University, and earned an Executive MBA at Notre Dame. In 2010 he moved to New York City. There, Draper founded Satellite Collective, a vibrant and innovative community of creatives that has produced award-winning theater productions, films, music recitals, dance performances, and multimedia exhibits.

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His most recent show, “With Respect To The Killer In My Heart” was at Mriya Gallery, Tribeca, New York, in May 2025. This breakout show followed the successful premier of “The Cartoon Before the Movie” also at Mriya Gallery, May 2024, and Draper’s films showed at CANADA gallery, Tribeca, New York, August, 2024. Draper’s work has appeared at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Brooklyn Academy of Art, and 92NY. His “Sad Blimp” commission flew at Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Draper’s worked has anchored several performances at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and earned Draper and Satellite Collective Citations for Achievement In The Arts from the Borough of Brooklyn and Mayor Eric Adams.