Trevor King is a visual artist based in Queens, New York. Working between sculpture, video, and installation, King’s undertakes open-ended, immersive projects that ruminate on the endurance of the human spirit in the face of time and mortality. While often referencing specific personal histories from his upbringing in the rust belt, King’s work engages larger contemplations of work, value, and our quest for meaning.
King received a BFA from Slippery Rock University (2011) and a MFA from the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan (2015). King also studied as an exchange student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland (2010). King has been a resident artist at Touchstone Center for Crafts, Ox Bow School of Art, Haystack Mountain School, and Sculpture Space NYC. In 2014, King was awarded an International Institute Fellowship from the University of Michigan to work under British sculptor Antony Gormley. In 2015, King’s work was awarded an Outstanding Student Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center. He has exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally STILLNESSNESS is his second solo exhibition in New York City.
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