About the Artist

Kevin King

Executive Director, The King’s Canvas

Founder, Creative Community Strategies, LLC

Kevin King is a community-rooted leader, creative strategist, and cultural organizer based in Montgomery, Alabama. He’s the founder and Executive Director of The King’s Canvas, a gallery and studio that creates space and opportunity for independent artists to grow, thrive, and share their gifts. Since 2018, he has led the transformation of a once-vacant building in the Washington Park neighborhood into a vibrant, welcoming creative hub—where art drives connection, entrepreneurship, and community renewal.

Kevin’s work is grounded in creative placemaking—an approach that puts artists at the center of community development. He uses arts and culture to reimagine public spaces, celebrate local heritage, strengthen social connections, and stimulate economic activity. His projects have helped spark neighborhood pride, support local entrepreneurs, and attract new business investment into historically overlooked areas.

In 2024, Kevin led the grand opening of The King’s Canvas’ new gallery on Oak Street, located on the historic Selma to Montgomery March Trail. The space stands as both a platform for creative expression and a symbol of what’s possible when community, vision, and collaboration come together.

Through his consulting firm, Creative Community Strategies, LLC, Kevin partners with cities, nonprofits, and cultural districts across the U.S. to design arts-based strategies for revitalization. From cultural district planning to artist development and neighborhood activation, he brings a unique ability to bridge vision and implementation—always centering people, place, and purpose.

At the core of his work is a drive to inspire communities to see what's possible—sparking imagination, amplifying creativity, and building momentum toward a more vibrant and equitable future.