Kevin Hamilton
Kevin Hamilton is an artist and researcher with the University of Illinois, where he serves as Associate Professor and Chair of New Media in the School of Art and Design. After growing up in South Carolina and completing his education in New England (RISD / MIT), Kevin eventually moved to Urbana, Illinois, where he has resided since 2002.
His work has included interactive artworks for gallery and public settings, a symposium series about walking, and scholarship on such subjects as art pedagogy, interface history, public monuments, creativity, and collaboration. Kevin’s international speaking record includes presentations for the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, the International Society for Electronic Arts symposium, Newcastle’s Culture Lab, and Glowlab’s PsyGeoConflux. His artwork has been exhibited at SKOR in Den Haag, Spain’s Cyberart and MADnet festivals, and the Rose Museum of Art at Brandeis University. In 2007 he recieved an Illinois Arts Council Award and co-received a grant from the National Science Foundation; he also worked with Piotr Adamczyk in an invited residency at the Banff New Media Institute in Calgary.
Kevin is also married, the father of twin boys, and a member of Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church in Champaign.
Contact Kevin by email: kham - at - illinois.edu