KEVIN D. HAMMON
Kevin Hammon started painting birds in 2011 to honor these animals and their habitats. Some extinct or endangered species are painted as reminders of our responsibility to protect the land, the oceans, the fauna at risk in the Anthropocene. The repurposed maps he incorporates into his paintings are dyed with watercolor or acrylic washes and sometimes cut into quilt-like patterns. The map serves as the background of the story, marking a moment as well as a place within that moment. Hammon's works have been exhibited at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville, Florida, at Radius Gallery in Missoula, Montana, and at the Cooperstown Art Association in Cooperstown, NY. Born in Florida, Hammon attended the University of West Florida where he received a B.S. Degree in Computer Science, minoring in Political Science. He currently resides in LeRoy, New York, and works at the University of Rochester.