He is a producing artist seeking to bring his experience as an artist and gallery owner in the Pomona Arts Colony, as well as rebuilding bridges with the contemporary church and the arts, into the classroom to prepare students for a lifetime of art-making. Kinnear is currently researching the human body in art as it relates to visual presentation, sacramental/incarnational communication, the life drawing lab experience, and the visuality of contemporary spiritual narratives. Kinnear has taught in the arts for the last twelve years and is active in discipleship and men’s ministry. He currently lives and works with his wife, who is also an artist/chaplain, in the city of Azusa.