Kevin Draper studied engineering, and then architecture at the University of Michigan after attending secondary school in West Germany. He was a founding year student in the graduate architecture program at Tulane University.

After a few years working as a mechanical engineer, Draper matriculated at Notre Dame University for an Executive MBA. Kevin’s work in virtual, deconstructed environments translated well into a business career working to build and launch international business to business networks and online environments.

In 2010 Draper moved to New York, and founded Satellite Collective. Working at first with dancers and choreographers from the New York City Ballet, and then Alvin Ailey, San Francisco Ballet, and William Forsyth Company, Draper embarked on a decade long project of ballets driven by story, and set in New York. The works have premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Baryshnikov Arts Center, 92Y, and regional performing arts centers in Michigan and Portland, Oregon. These works are large scale productions, the NYT has called them “overflowing with creative inspiration.” Draper’s digital projection work for these productions, large scale, makes up a core part of his visual works.

In 2018 the Borough of Brooklyn  with current Mayor of New York Eric Adams as President, awarded Satellite Collective a Citation for Achievement in the Arts for building a sustainable arts organization and contributing materially to the future of the arts in Brooklyn. Kevin Draper himself also received a Citation for Achievement in the Arts in recognition of his contribution to the culture of Brooklyn.