Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese musician born in 1968 April 14 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. His uncle Seiji Ozawa is a world-

A Japanese musician born in 1968 April 14 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. His uncle Seiji Ozawa is a world-famous conductor. Ozawa's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo, Flipper's Guitar. He graduated from Tokyo University. His father is a professor.

Is a singer-actor from Taiwan.Wu made his debut in 2000 with his album Tomorrow, Alone. Despite the

Is a singer-actor from Taiwan.Wu made his debut in 2000 with his album Tomorrow, Alone. Despite the involvement of top producers, the album only received lukewarm response. However, this gave him opportunities to act in idol dramas such as Peach Girl and Moonlight Forest.

A Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo. He was born on April 25, 1964. It was recently

A Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo. He was born on April 25, 1964. It was recently explained that he plays a role as a music director at Nintendo, overseeing the audio for several Nintendo games. He is credited with creating the soundtracks of the following games:

A Japanese visual artist whose works span over several genres, including painting, sculpture (which

A Japanese visual artist whose works span over several genres, including painting, sculpture (which includes reliefs and constructions), as well as landscape design and architecture. Many of his works has been featured in public collections throughout Japan and in various exhibitions around the world. In 2002, Okazaki participated in the Venice Biennale as the director of the Japanese pavilion of the International Architecture Exhibition. His recent works include a collaborative performance "I love my robots" with the choreographer Trisha Brown, premiered in early 2007.

Is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for the Judd Saxon, Dr. Kildare and Dark

Is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for the Judd Saxon, Dr. Kildare and Dark Shadows newspaper comic strips. Due to contractual obligations, he is credited as "K. Bruce" on the Dark Shadows strip.

Is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit

Is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s. Originally a part of the duo Loggins and Messina, he has also recorded as a solo artist and written hit songs for other artists.

An American contemporary artist based in New York. He has been exhibiting his work in drawing, film,

An American contemporary artist based in New York. He has been exhibiting his work in drawing, film, video, objects, and installations since 1974. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship (2004)[1] and a Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship(2003)[2] and has taught at Princeton University and Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science, among others. His works have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, NY; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Tate Liverpool, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and many other museums.

Was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author. An exponent of the oral tradition, he

Was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author. An exponent of the oral tradition, he gave spontaneous lectures and poetry for over 37 years. At the same time, he became noted for his accomplishments in music, particularly as the conductor of the choral ensemble The Star-Scape Singers. He also excelled at composing, painting and design, and has been described by some as a New Age man, a man for all seasons, and a Renaissance man.[1][2][3]

Was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author. An exponent of the oral tradition, he

Was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author. An exponent of the oral tradition, he gave spontaneous lectures and poetry for over 37 years. At the same time, he became noted for his accomplishments in music, particularly as the conductor of the choral ensemble The Star-Scape Singers. He excelled at composing, painting and design and has been described by some as a New Age man, a man for all seasons, and a Renaissance man.[1][2][3]

Was a Scottish-Canadian musician, best known as a former member of the multi-platinum selling band P

Was a Scottish-Canadian musician, best known as a former member of the multi-platinum selling band Platinum Blonde.MacLean was born in Glasgow. A former hairdresser, he was a member of the group The Hairdressers, and then was a founding member of The Susp

Was an English painter and sculptor who along with his wife Mary Martin and Victor Pasmore was a lea

Was an English painter and sculptor who along with his wife Mary Martin and Victor Pasmore was a leading figure in the revival of Constructivism in Britain and America in the 1940s.

Is a Scottish tenor singer.McKellar studied forestry at the University of Aberdeen, after graduation

Is a Scottish tenor singer.McKellar studied forestry at the University of Aberdeen, after graduation working for the Scottish Forestry Commission.[3] He later trained at the Royal College of Music as an opera singer.[3] He did not enjoy his time with the

An American abstract painter. He is identified today as one of the best-known contemporary American

An American abstract painter. He is identified today as one of the best-known contemporary American Color field painters, although in the 1950s he was thought of as an abstract expressionist and in the early 1960s he was thought of as a minimalist painter.Noland took advantage of the G.I. Bill to study art at Black Mountain College in his home state of North Carolina. Noland attended the experimental Black Mountain College and he studied with professor Ilya Bolotowsky who introduced him to Neo-plasticism and the work of Piet Mondrian. There he also studied Bauhaus theory and color with Josef Albers[1] and he became interested in Paul Klee, specifically his sensitivity to color.[2] In 1948 and 1949 he worked with Ossip Zadkine in Paris,

Was a British wildlife artist who contributed many painted pages to Look and Learn and Treasure maga

Was a British wildlife artist who contributed many painted pages to Look and Learn and Treasure magazines.

An American ceramic artist and printmaker who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He studie

An American ceramic artist and printmaker who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956. He continued his studies at the The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles in 1957 and received an MFA degree from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1959. Kenneth Price studied ceramics with Peter Voulkos and was awarded a Tamarind Fellowship.

Is an American country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneu

Is an American country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone.

Was an American jazz pianist.Along with several other American jazz musicians who went to Europe, in

Was an American jazz pianist.Along with several other American jazz musicians who went to Europe, in 1961 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. While he sacrificed much of the interest of the American jazz audience, he gained a wide following across Europe. Ke

A contemporary sculptor and photographer. His sculptural works, composed of flexible and rigid compo

A contemporary sculptor and photographer. His sculptural works, composed of flexible and rigid components, are arranged according to the idea of tensegrity.Snelson claims that Buckminster Fuller, who was once his professor, took credit for Snelson's discovery of the concept of tensegrity. Fuller gave the idea its name, combining 'tension' and 'structural integrity.' The geodesic domes which Fuller popularized are the most commonly known structures whose composition depends on tensegrity.The height and strength of Snelson's sculptures, which are often delicate in appearance

Is an American painter. He is currently Associate Professor of Art and Art History as well as the di

Is an American painter. He is currently Associate Professor of Art and Art History as well as the director and curator of the Louie-Meager Art Gallery at Ohlone College in Fremont, California, and he has previously taught at institutions including the University of Chicago and Texas A&M University. He is also the author of Liaisons: Readings in Art, Literature and Philosophy, a thematically-framed textbook about how the study of culture relates to students' other classes and to life in general.[1][2]

Is a United States jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and kno

Is a United States jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.His talent first came to wider recognition when he took the piano chair in the 1960s Dizzy Gillespie quartet. He has gon

Was one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation.After hearing Pee Wee Russell the first t

Was one of the premier jazz clarinetists of his generation.After hearing Pee Wee Russell the first time, he was convinced that he wanted to be a jazz musician, too; and at the age of 16 he joined the musician's union, first as a baritone saxophone player. In 1954 he joined Jack Teagarden's Band, and after only a few days with the band he made his first jazz recordings. Later on, he worked with bands lead by Phil Napoleon and Pee Wee Erwin before joining the Dukes of Dixieland in 1962. The late 1960s found him free-lancing with, among others, Red Allen, Ralph Sutton, Yank Lawson and his life-long friend Dick Wellstood.

Son of jazz pianist Kenny Drew, is an American jazz pianist. His music is known for its hard-swingin

Son of jazz pianist Kenny Drew, is an American jazz pianist. His music is known for its hard-swinging bluesy sound and large, two-handed rooty chords contrasting with fast runs. His style is said to be similar to that of his father and Oscar Peterson.His

Is an American mixed martial artist with a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. He is be

Is an American mixed martial artist with a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. He is best known for his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show where he lost the middleweight final to Diego Sanchez. Florian current

An American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The artist received his B.F.A in 1980 at the Sc

An American painter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The artist received his B.F.A in 1980 at the School of Visual Arts located in New York City. Scharf's works consist of popular culture based shows with made up science-related backgrounds.Scharf uses popular images that he grew in a trash can, such as The Flintstones and The Jetsons. The reason Scharf uses cartoon images in his art work is to bring popular culture into the fine arts. Scharf wants to see how far he can push the line between high and low art. Scharf to this day is making artwork that makes the viewers think about where the line is and how far has the artist pushed it.

Is an English soul singer.Thmoas grew up on Hillside Estate in Stamford Hill and went to St Ignatius

Is an English soul singer.Thmoas grew up on Hillside Estate in Stamford Hill and went to St Ignatius Catholic School on the corner of Tottenham High Road and St Anne's Road. He was a boxer and a BT technician before turning his hand to a singing career. H