Kevin McGillivray (b. 1990) is an artist and educator focused on observational drawing and painting through an active studio and life drawing practice. McGillivray works in representational genres like portraiture, figure drawing, still life, and landscape, and often incorporates alternative hand prepared surfaces and artist-made frames. Recently, his work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Cupola House (Egg Harbor, WI) and group exhibitions at galleries and museums including James May Gallery (Milwaukee, WI) and Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (Fond du Lac, WI). Since 2024, McGillivray has organized Appleton Drawing Club, a local life drawing group, and taught life drawing workshops at Richeson Gallery & School of Art and the Trout Museum of Art. Kevin lives in Appleton, WI with his wife, Alex, and their two cats.
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Solo Exhibitions
2026 World Seed, Little Known Art House, Appleton, WI
2025 Dryad, Cupola House, Egg Harbor, WI
2024 Enchantment Supply Fall/Winter 2024, The Draw, Appleton, WI2024 The Cupola Tulips / Tell Us What You Think About Trees, Cupola House, Egg Harbor, WI
Group Exhibitions
2026 Home, Little Known Art House, Appleton, WI
2026 Lake Effect, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI
2025 63rd Annual Juried Exhibit, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI
2025 Art of Water IX, James May Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2024 Stupid Cupid, 33PA, online
2023 78th Art Annual Juried Exhibition, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
Awards & Honors
2025 Meritorious Selection, Richeson75 Landscape Competition
2025 Meritorious Selection, Richeson75 Small Works Competition
Professional Activities and Teaching Experience
2026 Instructor, Gesture Drawing Fundamentals, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
2025 Instructor, Gesture Drawing Fundamentals, Appleton Drawing Club, Appleton, WI
2025 Instructor, Introduction to Life Drawing Workshops, Appleton Drawing Club, Appleton, WI
2025 Instructor, Landscape & Floral Sketching, Appleton Drawing Club / Paine Art Center and Gardens, Oshkosh, WI
2025 Instructor, Expressive Charcoal Drawing Fundamentals Workshop, Richeson Gallery & School of Art, Kimberly, WI
2024-Ongoing Organizer, Appleton Drawing Club, Appleton, WI
Publications
2026 Art Just Happens: A Life Drawing Handbook (Upcoming)