Darnell “Solo the Artist” Kirkwood is a LA based multidisciplinary artist and actor that was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. As an artist, Solo has exhibited in exhibitions in LA, South FL and Kansas City. Solo collaborated with Sunchip’s with his creation of “Divine Connections.” Commissioned by SunChips during their ArtSeen activation for Art Basel Miami to be featured on their bags of Garden Salsa flavor chips.

Solo harnesses his storytelling experience as an actor to cultivate the creative superpowers of imagination, breathing life into passionate narratives through abstract layers of messaging to tell their own stories. His art stems from being a conduit for capturing and documenting eternal energy transmitted through divine dialogues, enhancing an enduring sense of well-being. These conversations are intentionally continued through a language of communication through glyphs created by Solo that encourages an interactive and immersive experience between the artist and the viewer. His abstract intentional and figurative artifacts are layered with the energy of a multilayer language of wisdom that he calls “F.E.E.L.” A process the artist describes as, “Creating art while being a vessel of (F)aith to possess the (E)nergy of (E)mpowerment through (L)ove.

The emotional energy evoked by his art ignites a natural inclination to explore profound revelations and engage in healthy uncomfortable conversations about the world we continue to shape. It is his mission to create artifacts and spaces that embody a sense of well-being, serving as a dynamic bridge to foster unity and universal understanding within communities. Experiencing his art firsthand unveils the profound depths, stories, and intricacies of the world he intimately knows and beautifully portrays. Each piece is derived from and dedicated to the arduous journeys undertaken by both dreamers and visionaries against all odds.