Kris Graves

Kris is a rockstar. Full stop. His own work is thoughtful and important, and he is deeply committed to developing platforms for other artists, especially BIPOC artists, to get their work seen and their stories told. He has the rare quality of being able to tell it to you straight - verbally, visually - with a large dose of grace and humanity. Kris Graves is an artist and publisher based in London and New York. He received his BFA in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase College and has been published and exhibited globally. Kris Graves creates artwork that deals with societal problems and aims to use art as a means to inform people about cultural issues. He also works to elevate the representation of people of color in the fine art canon and to create opportunities for conversation about race, representation and urban life. Kris Graves Projects was originally founded as a gallery space in Dumbo, Brooklyn, and in 2011, KGP expanded into publishing, recognizing that books and prints have the unique ability to make fine art both accessible and affordable. In 2020, Kris created Monolith as a publishing imprint to celebrate, recognize and lift up BIPOC art by publishing artists who have historically been denied opportunities to gain a wider audience for their work.

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Kris Graves is an episode from Perfect Bound with Jennifer Yoffy by Jennifer Yoffy.

This episode is 34:58 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2021.

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