BRADLEY KERL (b. 1986, Beaumont, TX) is a painter based in Houston, Texas. He holds Drawing & Painting degrees from both the University of North Texas (BFA) and the University of Houston (MFA). Kerl has been the focus of solo exhibitions at Gold Diggers, Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan Hopson Gallery, Houston, TX; Art League Houston, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX; Ivester Contemporary, Austin, TX; and Art Palace Gallery, Houston, TX. Kerl teaches at The Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Group exhibitions include Paradisia at Mini Galerie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Rude Assembly Part 4 at China Heights Gallery in Sydney, Australia, Got It For Cheap at Galleri Golsa in Oslo, Norway, 10 Years 10 Artists at Octavia Art Gallery in New Orleans, LA, and FUN (2017) at Kirk Hopper Fine Art in Dallas, TX. Artist residencies include Villa Lena in Tuscany, Italy and 100 W Corsicana in Corsicana, TX. His work also appears in New American Paintings No. 138 and Friend of The Artist: Volume 7. He was recently awarded the 2025 Jones Artist Award through the Houston Endowment. McClain Gallery has included his work in group shows (2024) and one solo exhibition (2025).