Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Kim Dorland.
Kim Dorland BIOGRAPHY
 by Lisa Petrole.jpg)
Born 1974 Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. Known for: Modernist portrait, landscape, figure, fantasy and allegory painting, heavy impasto.
Kim Dorland BFA, MFA (1974). A Canadian painter and sculptor, Kim Dorland was born in Wainwright, Alberta; grew up in Red Deer, Alberta (about 150 miles west of Wainwright); and currently lives in... Read full biography
Kim Dorland BFA, MFA (1974). A Canadian painter and sculptor, Kim Dorland was born in Wainwright, Alberta; grew up in Red Deer, Alberta (about 150 miles west of Wainwright); and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his sculptural use of impasto*. The paint is applied so thickly... Read full biography
Kim Dorland BFA, MFA (1974). A Canadian painter and sculptor, Kim Dorland was born in Wainwright, Alberta; grew up in Red Deer, Alberta (about 150 miles west of Wainwright); and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his sculptural use of impasto*. The paint is applied so thickly on many of his paintings that parts of it need to be anchored to the support with screws. His mediums include oil, acrylic, ink, spray paint, glitter, found objects* (taxidermy, wood and string),... Read full biography
Kim Dorland BFA, MFA (1974). A Canadian painter and sculptor, Kim Dorland was born in Wainwright, Alberta; grew up in Red Deer, Alberta (about 150 miles west of Wainwright); and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his sculptural use of impasto*. The paint is applied so thickly on many of his paintings that parts of it need to be anchored to the support with screws. His mediums include oil, acrylic, ink, spray paint, glitter, found objects* (taxidermy, wood and string), collage*, mixed mediums and digital art*. His subjects are portraits, landscapes, figures, family, forests, camp grounds, adolescence, nostalgia, horror, dreams, animals, genre*, allegory* and social commentary. His styles include Fauvism*,... Read full biography
Kim Dorland BFA, MFA (1974). A Canadian painter and sculptor, Kim Dorland was born in Wainwright, Alberta; grew up in Red Deer, Alberta (about 150 miles west of Wainwright); and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his sculptural use of impasto*. The paint is applied so thickly on many of his paintings that parts of it need to be anchored to the support with screws. His mediums include oil, acrylic, ink, spray paint, glitter, found objects* (taxidermy, wood and string), collage*, mixed mediums and digital art*. His subjects are portraits, landscapes, figures, family, forests, camp grounds, adolescence, nostalgia, horror, dreams, animals, genre*, allegory* and social commentary. His styles include Fauvism*, Expressionism*, Surrealism*, Dada*, and Pop Art*. AskART Images have some good illustrations of his work. His formal art education includes a B... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Kim Dorland ((Born 1974)), known for Modernist portrait, landscape, figure, fantasy and allegory painting, heavy impasto. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Kim Dorland - Artist Info
About Kim Dorland
Biography
Kim Dorland BFA, MFA (1974)
A Canadian painter and sculptor, Kim Dorland was born in Wainwright, Alberta; grew up in Red Deer, Alberta (about 150 miles west of Wainwright); and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his sculptural use of impasto*. The paint is applied so thickly on many of his paintings that parts of it need to be anchored to the support with screws.
His mediums include oil, acrylic, ink, spray paint, glitter, found objects* (taxidermy, wood and string), collage*, mixed mediums and digital art*. His subjects are portraits, landscapes, figures, family, forests, camp grounds, adolescence, nostalgia, horror, dreams, animals, genre*, allegory* and social commentary. His styles include Fauvism*, ...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 5,983 of 5,967 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.