| Artist | Brad Kunkle | Resides | United States |
| Website | bradkunkle.com | Medium | Oil Gold & Silver leaf |
| Print Shop | bradkunkle.com/prints | brad@bradkunkle.com | |
| Representing Gallery | Arcadia Contemporary New York City, USA Pontone Gallery London | Themes | Divine feminine Intuition Mythology Nature Spirituality Invisible Worlds |
| Follow the Artist | Press | bradkunkle.com/about |
About the artist
Brad Kunkle (b. 1978, Lehighton, Pennsylvania) is an internationally recognized contemporary artist known for his distinctive use of gold and silver leaf in oil painting. His career gained significant momentum in 2010 when his debut solo exhibition in New York City sold out on opening night, marking his emergence onto the international art stage.
Since then, Kunkle’s work has been collected privately across the globe and is held in the permanent collection of the New Salem Museum. His practice has also reached beyond Earth: his work is preserved in a digital time capsule on the Moon as part of the Lunar Codex, in partnership with NASA’s Artemis program—cementing his place in both contemporary art history and a truly cosmic archive.
Brad Kunkle is the 1st Prize Winner of RAYMAR Painting Art Award, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Brad Kunkle’s work explores themes of transformation and awakening, focusing on the shedding of inherited dogmas, the role of intuition, and the guiding power of feminine energies. Through his practice, he examines pathways to enlightenment that exist in harmony and symbiosis with the natural world.
Press
Brad Kunkle’s paintings have been featured in notable magazines and online sources including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Huffington Post, American Art Collector Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Lapham’s Quarterly, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, American Artist Magazine and Junge_Kunst
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| April 2026 | Group exhibition: ‘Return To Beauty’ curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | Outré Gallery Melbourne, Australia |
| December 2026 | Solo exhibition: Yet to be determined | Arcadia Contemporary New York City, USA |
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Education
2001
BFA Fine Arts, Kutztown University, PA. United States
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Palisade, Arcadia Contemporary, New York City, NY. United States
2020
alkәmē, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States
2016
In/visible, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States
2014
The Belonging, Arcadia Contemporary, New York City, NY. United States
2012
The Gilded Wilderness, Arcadia Contemporary, New York City, NY. United States
2010
Against Nature, Arcadia Contemporary, New York City, NY. United States
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
Art Miami, Arcadia Contemporary, Miami, United States
2024
Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Expo Chicago, Pontone, Gallery, Chicago, United States
2023
Secret Longings, curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, United States
2022
LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States
2021
LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States
2020
LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States
2017
The New Baroque, Booth Gallery, New York City, United States
2015
Paintinguide Exhibition, The Unit London, Londin, United Kingdom
