Born in New York in 1999, Kian Thomas McKeown is a 2021 BFA recepient of The Cooper Union. Technically skilled and conceptually creative, Kian utilizes a range of media including drawing, sculpture, collage, and installation to create diverse artworks, stylistically varied yet cumulatively engaging. In recent years Kian has produced intricately detailed and otherworldy drawings on paper and paper-mache and sleekly subversive sculpture, while also creating works that meaningfully incorporate various locations throughout New York, such as 2020's Tree Show and 2021's River Show installations.