Artist: Kevin Aita | Location: North Wilkesboro, NC
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Artist: Kevin Aita | Location: North Wilkesboro, NC
North Wilkesboro, NC
Originally from Princeton, New Jersey, Kevin studied Architecture at Ohio State University. He went on to study art at the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated in 1981 with a B.F.A. in art with an emphasis on painting. After graduation, Kevin developed Aita Studios while working various art-related jobs in Oklahoma.
After moving to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina in 1988, Kevin began painting full time. In 2000, he began working for Lowe’s Companies as a store planner before leaving the corporate world in 2006 to resume painting once again.
Now, Kevin paints exclusively in oil in a hyper-realistic style. His subject matter ranges from chrome to figurative to still life to landscape.
Kevin has won numerous awards at local and national juried expositions. He is a juried member of the Associated Artists of Winston Salem International Guild of Realists and sits on the board of the Wilkes Art Gallery. Kevin is represented at Carteret Contemporary Art in Morehead City, NC.