Kevin Stark has been working with HNI since 1986. His Avoca guest and executive series and Urbana lounge series have both won Best of NeoCon Silver awards. Born in upstate New York, Kevin earned a B.S. in Fine Arts from the College at Brockport (S.U.N.Y.) and his M.A. degree in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kevin began his career as an instructor at Syracuse University, while at the same time creating sculptured furniture which he exhibited at museums and galleries in the area, including the Everson Museum in Syracuse, the Munson Williams Proctor Institute in Utica, the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
Eager to learn more about woodworking and furniture-making, Kevin enrolled in the Rochester Institute of Technology, and in 1981, graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Furniture Design and Woodworking. The combination of intense study and natural talent serves Kevin well.
2015 Best of NeoCon Silver Awards Urbana and Avoca
