What initially sparked Chadwick’s creative interest so many years ago was the combination of children books and Saturday morning cartoons. Chadwick recalls, “I can still remember opening Dr. Seuss books with a blank sheet of paper in my lap trying to recreate the fanciful images that I saw.” After graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1976, Kevin Chadwick's career took off and has taken many artistic turns through the years. Landing his first job as an illustrator while still in school, Kevin worked for a national glassware company illustrating for corporations such as McDonalds, Burger King, Hallmark Cards and Twentieth Century Fox. Upon moving to Washington, D.C. in 1978, Kevin freelanced as a magazine illustrator until 1984, when he decided to form his own firm named Chadwick Design Incorporated. First specializing in theatrical graphics, Kevin also illustrated for national advertising agencies along with National Geographic, The Washington Post, PBS, Kennedy Center, The New York Times Book Review, and several others. Today he focuses on manipulating mixed media into his paintings. He typically begins with a figure, whether someone he sees on the street or a photo of a figure or interesting face. He will immediately picture the entire composition and using Photoshop will build figures using a head from one image, hand from another and an arm from a third. After transferring the outline to the canvas, Kevin will begin the pattern work with small brushes. He will then scrub in the entire face and skin tones, leaving the underlying patterns peeking through. Kevin is widely recognized for his engaging and soulful African American figures. He has lived in the historic city of Lynchburg, Virginia for over 20 years.