L. Brent Kington (July 26, 1934 – February 7, 2013) was an art educator and visual artist who worked in blacksmithing and sculpture. Kington was a product of the studio craft movement in jewelry and hollowware. In 1969 he served as the first president of the . He is frequently hailed as the man responsible for the blacksmithing revival which took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s.