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Millbrae, CA

“I believe authentic creativity, in all forms, is an intimately human endeavor, a way to relate spiritually with one another, a way to feel connected to the beauty of our world. From failure to fruition, my art is grounded in life’s passions and joy. Ever grateful for the opportunity to visually express my voice in pure pigment, I dance to the rhythms of nature in pastel.”

Painter and California Native, Kim Lordier received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco and University of San Francisco. Flight attendant, competitive horsewoman, and artist, her career path varied until the events of September 2001, when she committed to her life’s work as an artist.

Lordier’s art examines the patterns of nature, and how light transforms the mood of an environment. Known for utilizing rich color and a tapestry like effect in her mark making, Kim weaves her spiritual relationship with the outdoors into her work.

After two decades of painting the Western landscape, from life and in the studio, Lordier brings her life long passion for the horse into her compositions. Fascinated with the strength and grace of the horse, she conveys their power and gentility by painting them in their surroundings. Whether portraying working stock, performance horses or wild mustangs, Lordier reflects on the kindred spirit of these beautiful creatures and their relationship to man.

Lordier’s paintings are in private and public collections throughout the country, and have been exhibited at the Autry Museum, Maynard Dixon Country, Coors Western Art Show, National Arts Club, Salmagundi Club, and Forbes Gallery in New York, Haggin Museum, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Irvine Museum, Hilbert Museum, and the Laguna Art Museum.

Her work has been showcased on the cover of Art of the West, PleinAir Magazine, Southwest Art, and The Pastel Journal, as well as featured in Western Art and Architecture and Fine Art Connoisseur. Acknowledged by jurors and her peers, Kim has received recognition for her landscapes at major plein air events, international magazine competitions, national pastel society shows and museum exhibitions.

Education:

1985-1989 Academy of Art, San Fransisco, CA, BFA Illustration,

1985-1989 University of San Francisco, CA, BFA Illustration

Studied with: Skip Whitcomb, Lorenzo Chavez, Ned Jacob

Awards and Honors:

2020 PSWC Membership Show, First Place

2017 Plein Air Salon, First Place Dec/Jan

2015 Maynard Dixon Country, Patrons Choice Award

2015 PSWC International Pastels USA, Wakeham/Sutherland Award

2014 California Art Club’s Gold Medal Exhibition, Award of Excellence

2014 Paso Art Fest, Award of Excellence

2007 PSWC International Pastels USA, Best of Show

2007 The Pastel Journal’s Pastels 100, Grand Prize Award

2006 American Artist and Forbes Gallery, Trinchera Ranch Project

Selected Publications:

Jean Stern and Molly Siple. “Painting California- Seascapes and Beach Towns Paintings of the California Art Club.”

Jean Stern, Susan Hallsten McGarry, Terry Lawson Dunn. “ Art of the National Parks- Historic Connections Contemporary Interpretations.”

Jean Stern and Molly Siple. “California Light- A Century of Landscapes, Paintings of the California Art Club.”

Kathryn Kipp. “Art Journey America-Landscapes- 89 Painters’ Perspectives.”

The Irvine Museum. “Joan Irvine Smith- A California Woman’s Story.”

Selected Exhibitions:

EXHIBITIONS / SOLO

2020 The Luminous Landscape, Rieser Fine Art, Carmel, CA

2018 Visual Poetry, Rieser Fine Art, Carmel, CA

2016 Rhythms in Nature, Rieser Fine Art, Carmel, CA

2014 Chasing Beauty, Rieser Fine Art, Carmel, CA

2009 Inspired by Light, Rieser Fine Art, Carmel, CA

EXHIBITIONS / GROUP

2020 California Art Club’s109th Gold Medal Exhibition- A Virtual Experience, Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, Orange, CA, catalog

2019 Shades of Gray, American Tonalist Society, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, catalog

2018-2012 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, CO

2016 California Art Club’s105th Gold Medal Exhibition, The Autry Museum of Western Art, Los Angeles, CA, catalog

2015 Maynard Dixon Country, Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts, Mount Carmel, UT

2013 Pintores Pastelistas Espanoles International Salon Show, Oviedo, Spain, catalog

Selected Collections:

Forbes Collection, New York, NY

UMB Bank, Denver, CO

California Club, Los Angeles, CA

Laramie Energy, Denver, CO

Catalina Island Conservancy, CA

The SAGE Group, Denver, CO

Mr. and Mrs. Strotkamp, Laguna Beach, CA

Parker Collection, Denver, CO

Irvine Collection, Irvine, CA

Mr. James Swinden, Irvine, CA

Mr. and Mrs. Jean Stern, Irvine, CA

Wrigley/Hagenah Collection, Avalon, CA

Representation:

Holton Studio and Gallery, Berkeley, CA

Huse Skelly Gallery, Newport Beach, CA

Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, Utah

Rieser Fine Art, Carmel, CA