Craig Kiss

Craig Kiss is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist and constructor whose practice spans painting, sculpture, and raw assemblage. Centered around the intersectional declaration—"I am human, I am animal, and I am queer"—Kiss’s work operates as a vital quest for survival, freedom, and radical self-discovery.

Driven by an exploration of alienation and the transformative power of being "other," Kiss utilizes an instinctual, energetic approach to mark-making and an extensive range of tactile media. His works do not merely occupy space; they actively construct it, building alternative visual sanctuaries that exist entirely beyond traditional social constructs, rigid masculine or feminine roles, and systemic repression.

Hovering in a liminal environment between the physical and the spiritual, the grounded and the weightless, Kiss’s morphing forms create a bridge between internal psychological realities and external landscapes. His creations serve a dual purpose as both functional gear—the masks and tools required to navigate the unknown—and an open invitation to the audience.

Kiss is the founder and principal artist behind craigkiss.com. His work has been widely recognized for its raw emotional urgency and its direct challenge to the viewer to step outside conventional boundaries, share a specific moment in time, and look directly through his gaze. He currently lives and works out of his studio, where he continues to expand his ongoing visual vocabulary of identity and absolute freedom.