Dennis Koch was born 1978, Cedar Falls, Iowa. He received a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in Political Science from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. He splits his time between Iowa and Los Angeles. Koch has previously exhibited in Los Angeles with Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Blum & Poe, Marine Projects, Happy Lion, Kantor Gallery, High Energy Constructs, Royale Projects, and the Torrance Art Museum, as well as Galerie Zurcher, New York; Galerie Sabine Knust and Kunz x Knust +, Munich, and Miyake Fine Art, Tokyo. In November 2013, Koch was featured as one of 7 emerging male artists to watch in Los Angeles Confidential Magazine.