Brandon Kralik is a Post Contemporary  Kitsch painter who blends a timeless technique with a current vision to create fresh visual mythology. He was born in the United States and has spent the last 12 years of his 20-year professional painting career in Scandinavia. He painted for three years in the studio of Norwegian figurative painter Odd Nerdrum before opening his studio in Sweden.  He currently works between Stockholm, Maui and New York.

 

He majored in Fine Art at Western State College of Colorado and studied Art History, photography, and film at CUNY in Manhattan. It was here that he began his evolution from being a modern artist to a Post Contemporary painter.

 

He writes an arts blog for the Huffington Post and other publications both online and in print.

 

His work has been exhibited internationally and can be found in the collections of Steven Tyler, The Crown Princess of Sweden, The Governor's office of Jönköping Sweden, Matthew Barzun, and Carlos Santana, among others.

 

 

 

 

Exhibitions

 

Gallerie 505, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. 2016-2017

 

Nerdrumklanen III, Raugland Atelier, Norway, 2016

 

Art Maui 2016, juried exhibition, Maui, Hawaii, 2016

 

Edsvik Konsthall Höstsalong 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, Oct-Nov. 2015

 

Syzygy, Two-man show, Tremaine Gallery, Lakeville, Connecticut, April 2015

 

Nerdrumklanen, Stavern, Norway, 2014

 

TRAC2014 Invitational Exhibition, Ventura, California, 2014

 

Odd Nerdrum & Colleagues, Raugland Gård, Norway, 2013

 

Brandt’s Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sävsjö, Sweden, 2012

 

Paintings by Brandon Kralik, Sävsjö, Sweden, 2012

 

Group Exhibition, Galleri Duerr, Stockholm, 2012

 

Solo Exhibition, “Still Life”  Ekvall+Thornblöm, Stockholm, 2011

 

Solo exhibition “Optimyths”  Galleri Duerr, Stockholm, 2011

Fine Art, Exhibition for Odd Nerdrum, Oslo, Norway, 2011

Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2011

Group Exhibition, Sävsjö,  Sweden, 2010

 

Solo Exhibition, Governor’s Residence, Jönköping, Sweden, 2010

 

Solo Exhibition, Galleri Gunnrummet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010

 

Solo Exhibition, Chambre Separe'e, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010

Solo Exhibition “Harmoni,” Galleri Webb, Sweden, 2009

Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2009  - 2010

Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, 2009

Galleri Webb, Sweden, 2009

Odestugu, Sweden, 2008

Solo exhibition “Fresh Kitsch,” Galleri Blue, Jonkoping, Sweden, 2008

Jackson Hensley Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, 2006-2007

Downey Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico, 2006

Michael Walter Gallery, Denver, Colorado, 2006

Lucille Lucas Gallery, Crested Butte, Colorado, 2005-2006

Kitsch Annual, Stavern, Norway, 2005

 

Galleri Kim Anstensen, Göteborg, Sweden, 2005

Galleri 701, with Nanne Nylander, Jönköping, Sweden,   2004

Fireworks Gallery, Alamosa, Colorado     2004

 

Downey  Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico    2003

 

Oksen Gallery, Porsgrund, Norway    2002-2003

Wild Banana Gallery, Maui, Hawaii  2001, 2002

Banyan Tree Gallery, Lahaina, Hawaii    2000-2003

Haugar Vestfold Kunst Museum, Tonesberg, Norway     2002

 

Raugland Atelier, Stavern, Norway    2002

Nerdrum Academy Kitsch Exhibition, Larvik, Norway    2002

Art Maui, Wailuku, Hawaii    2000, 2002

Galleria Fedra, Padova, Italy, 1998

The World Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic, 1998

 

Portfolio Gallery, Juneau, Alaska 1996

 

Big City Books, Juneau, Alaska 1995-96

 

Valentines, Juneau, Alaska 1995

 

Heritage, Juneau Alaska 1994

 

Petronia Gallery, Key West, Florida, 1993

 

Finnel Fine Art, Seattle, Washington, 1992

 

Annual Student Painting competition, WSC, 1st place, Gunnison, Colorado, 1992

 

Main Street Gallery, Gunnison, Colorado, 1992

 

Drawings and Paintings, New York City, 1991

 

 

 

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