Kurtis Brand is an American painter, textile artist, and sculptor whose works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in Guatemala. Referring to his compositions as "contemplative art", he cites the practice of Zen Buddhism as well as the themes of emptiness and meditation as being ever-present in his artistic expression. Brand's pieces are often created using materials such as cotton and earth, coupled with acrylics and colored pencils on fabric, wood, or canvas.