Kevin Bernstein received his MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Washington and his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Exploring macro and micro worlds and the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, and science, his paintings and works on paper have been exhibited throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom at venues such as the Painting Center in NYC, Strohl Art Center in Chautauqua, New York, Katonah Museum of Art, New York, TARFEST in Los Angeles, and numerous exhibitions juried by leading, international curators and critics, including – Holly Harrison and Howard N. Fox (Los Angeles County Museum of Art); Samantha Rippner (Metropolitan Museum, NYC); Douglas Fogle (Hammer Museum, UCLA); Alma Ruiz (Museum Of Contemporary Art Los Angeles); and John Yau, Art Critic, and independent curator, and Shana Nys Dambrot, Arts Editor, LA Weekly. Bernstein was a finalist for the "2012 Miami University Young Painters Competition and the recipient of the Ellie Wilder Award at the "54th Chautauqua Annual." His residencies include a National Parks Artist in Residence, Centrum Foundation, and Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and a residency on Governor's Island in New York.

He is currently Associate Professor of Art and Painting Area Coordinator and serves as Graduate Painting Faculty in the Department of Art at Kansas State University.