Kevin Staniec

Kevin Staniec is an arts advocate, author, and publisher.  He holds a degree in Creative Writing and Film & Media Arts from Chapman University and has worked at the Autry National Center, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, and the Orange County Museum of Art.  He currently programs the Arts, Culture, and Education division at the Orange County Great Park.

In 2002, Kevin co-founded ISM, a non-profit organization publishing paperback projects and producing international art experiments.  In 2013, Kevin co-founded Black Hill Press, a publishing collective dedicated to the novella.

He has produced exhibitions and programs with many institutions including Bergamot Station Arts Center, Grand Central Art Center, Laguna Art Museum, Long Beach Museum of Art, and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.

Kevin is the author of And This Was My Happy Ending, I Am. You Are., The Adventures of Super Bunny and Giant Cat Bear and Charlie, How to Catch a Cloud, How to be a Super Hero, Begin, and 29 to 31: A Book of Dreams.

His work has been featured in Agenda Magazine, Artslant, Daily Candy, Flavorpill, Huffington Post, Juxtapoz Magazine, KCAL, KCBS, KCET, KCRW, LA Times, LA Weekly, Long Beach Press Telegram, My Modern Metropolis, OC Register, OC Weekly, Riviera Magazine, and Visual News, among others.