KENNETH MILESTONE
FINE ART PAINTINGS AND CONCEPTUAL SCULPTURES
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ARTIST STATEMENT
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My art is a journey through memory, myth, and transformation. Through painting and sculpture, I connect viewers to landscapes both real and imagined—blending ancient influences with personal narratives, ecological urgency, and deeply felt responses to place.
After relocating to New Orleans’ French Quarter in 1998, my practice took a decisive turn. Trained in stone carving and bronze casting, I found myself without access to the large studio spaces those materials required. In response, I began experimenting with salvaged Mardi Gras plastics found in the streets, eventually inventing a sculptural method using hot glue as both adhesive and structural core. These techniques are entirely my own—developed through necessity and refined over decades into a language of expressive, biomorphic forms.
In sculpture, I embrace dreams and myth while using recycled materials to create works rooted in petroglyphs, geoglyphs, and metempsychosis. I transform discarded materials into expressive assemblages, sculptural lamps, and toy-like biomorphic designs that blur the line between art and function. Recycling fuels my creativity and enhances my environment, inspiring sustainable, purposeful creations. One pivotal moment came in Costa Rica, when I saw a plastic bag floating out to sea. In response, I created an ironic “wastebasket” sculpture intended to return the trash to its source. This idea eventually evolved into a community regatta of boats made from salvaged materials—a symbolic and creative act of reclamation.
In contrast, my paintings offer a quieter, more introspective response to the world around me. Crafted with alla prima, palette knife, and glazing techniques, I explore color and surface texture inspired by plein air studies, dream fragments, and emotional landscapes. These works are not direct depictions, but impressions—records of feeling and light in places that are often threatened, altered, or already vanishing. Painting becomes a way to bear witness, to hold onto a moment before it fades.
Whether working in plastic or oil, my intention remains the same: to preserve and provoke. I aim to hold on to the fleeting—moments, materials, meanings—and share them through forms that challenge convention while embracing vulnerability.
I firmly believe that art’s worth is subjective, boldly questioning the conventional norms of commercial success versus artistic integrity.
—KENNETH MILESTONE
RESUME
EDUCATION
1992-1994 University of Georgia 1991-1992 MCC, Bradenton, Florida 1988-1991 Ringling College of Art, Sarasota, Florida 1977 N.E. GA. College Dahlonega, Georgia
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EXHIBITIONS
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2022-2023 Made By Gallery Sarasota, Florida 2022 David Hammel Studios Sarasota, Florida 2015-2016 Ed Walsch Gallery Sarasota, Florida 2012 Children's Museum National Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica 2008-2010 Galleria Café L' Europe, Sarasota, Florida 2006-2007 Federal Building Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida 2005-2007 Arts Society Sarasota, Florida 2002 Galleria Makanda, Montezuma, Costa Rica 2001-2002 Galleria Romero, Quepos, Costa Rica 2002 Japanese Embassy, San Jose, Costa Rica 2000-2001 d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana 1995-1999 Chasen Gallery, Sarasota, Florida 1999 Veronese Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana 1995 Erotic Art Museum, BASEL Miami Beach, Florida 1993-1994 Hope Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 1992 William Thomas Gallery, Sarasota, Florida 1991-1993 Florida Avenue Gallery, Sarasota, Florida 1991-1992 MCC Galleries, Bradenton, Florida 1989-1993 Hang Up Gallery, Sarasota, Florida 1989-1990 North Gallery, Sarasota, Florida 1989 Voorhees Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
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HONORS AND AWARDS
2002 Juror Creative Festival/Public School System, Quepos, Costa Rica 2000 Louisiana State Fine Arts Grant Recipient 1990 Sarasota Fine Arts Society Scholarship 1990 President's List, Ringling College of Art 1990 Selby Scholarship Recipient, Sarasota, Florida 1990 Honor Graduate, Ringling College of Art 1990 Best of Ringling, Ringling College of Art 1989 Best of Ringling College of Art 1989 Sarasota Fine Arts Society Scholarship 1977 Governor's Honors N.E. GA College