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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
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Computer Based Art, Digital, Interactive, Internet
- •Impasto, Heavy Paint
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Spray Can, Spray Gun Painting, Aerosol
Art Media
Art Style
- •Dada, Dadaism
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Pop Art, Popular Culture
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art Teacher
- •Ian Wallace
Art School
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •RBC Canadian Painting Competition Recognition