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Kim Lordier Biography |
Native to the San Francisco Bay Area and a graduate of the Academy of Art University, San Francisco CA, Kim Lordier combines keen observation and sensitivity to her award winning landscapes. After college, she flew with a major air carrier, turning to painting full time after the events of September 2001. In 2002 she was introduced to the art of the Early California Impressionists at the Oakland Museum, and was exposed to plein air painting as a creative means. Currently, Lordier’s paintings are in private collections throughout the country, and have been exhibited at the Autry Museum, Coors Western Art Show in Denver, National Arts Club NY, Haggin Museum, Forbes Galleries, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Irvine Museum and the Laguna Art Museum.
Her work has been showcased on the cover of Art of the West, Southwest Art, and The Pastel Journal, as well as featured in Art of the West, PleinAir Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, Western Art and Architecture, The Pastel Journal, American Artist and The Artist Magazine. Lordier's paintings have been published in: California Light- A Century of Landscapes by Jean Stern and Molly Siple, Art Journey America- Landscapes by North Light Publishing, and the award winning Art of the National Parks- Historic Connections Contemporary Interpretations published by Fresco Fine Art Publications. 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. Most recently, Lordier received the Patrons Choice Award at Maynard Dixon Country in Mt. Carmel Utah. “To me, the ability to portray the convincing effect of true natural light is the noblest calling of a landscape painter. Kim has earned my respect.” –Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum Kim is a Signature Member of the California Art Club, the Pastel Society of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, and a Distinguished Pastelist of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. A coveted workshop instructor, Kim leads workshops across the country. Most recently demonstrating at the 8th Annual Plein Air Convention, sponsored by PleinAir Magazine. Selected Exhibitions and Honors: 2020 Rieser Fine Art, Solo Show, The Luminous Landscape 2020 California Art Club's 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition 2020 UART Online Competition, Second Place Award 2020 PSWC Online Membership Show, First Place Award 2019 Catalina Island Conservancy, Wild Side Art Show and Sale, Newport Beach,CA 2019 Salmagundi Club, New York, American Tonalists Society Exhibition Shades of Gray 2019 RS Hanna Gallery, NOAPS Small Works Show, Awarded Best Use of Light and Color 2019 Haggin Museum, 33rd Annual PASTELS USA 2019 Pasadena Museum of California Art, CAC's 108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition 2019 PSWC Online Membership Show, First Place Award 2018 James J. Rieser Fine Art, Solo Show, Visual Poetry, Carmel CA 2018 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, CAC's 107th Gold Medal Exhibition 2018 Peninsula Museum of Art, CAC Art Between the Lines, Burlingame CA 2018 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver CO 2017 The Bennington, Artists For The New Century, Bennington VT 2017 The Autry Museum of Western Art, CAC's 106th Gold Medal Exhibition 2017 Catalina Island Conservancy, Wild Side Show and Sale, Balboa Island CA 2017 Plein Air Salon Winner of Dec/Jan 2016 Peninsula Museum of Art, Northern California Impressionism- From Field to Studio, Burlingame CA 2016 Catalina Island Conservancy, Wild Side Show and Sale, Balboa Island CA 2016 Rieser Fine Art, One Man Show, Carmel CA 2016 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver CO 2016 The Autry National National Center, 105th California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition 2015 Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel UT Patrons Choice Award 2015 Dixon Camp Out, Mt. Carmel UT 2015 Catalina Island Conservancy, Wild Side Show and Sale, Balboa Island CA 2015 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver CO 2015 Haggin Museum, PSWC Pastels USA Stockton CA Wakeham/Sutherland Award 2014 Catalina Island Conservancy, Wild Side Show and Sale, Balboa Island CA 2014 Rieser Fine Art, One Man Show, Carmel CA 2014 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver CO 2014 The Autry National Center, 103rd California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence 2014 Paso Art Fest, Paso Robles CA, Signature Exhibition Award of Excellence 2013 Pintores Pastelistas Espanoles International Salon Show, Oviedo, Spain 2013 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver CO 2013 USC Fischer Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 102nd California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition 2013 2nd Annual Plein Air Convention, Monterey CA 2013 Catalina Island Conservancy, Wild Side Art Show and Sale, Catalina CA 2012 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver CO 2012 1st Annual Plein Air Convention, Red Rocks Las Vegas NV 2012 The Autry National Center, 101st California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition 2012 The Art Museum of Los Gatos, CA, Point of View: Landscapes Interpreted 2011 Pasadena Museum of California Art, California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition 2011 Haggin Museum, PASTELS USA Wakeham/Sutherland Award 2010 Pasadena Museum of California Art, 100th California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition 2010 Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco CA 2009 Triton Museum, PSWC's PASTELS USA, Wakeham/Sutherland Award 2009 Pasadena Museum, CAC Gold Medal Show 2009 Carmel Art Festival, Mayors Choice Award and Honorable Mention 2009 Rieser Fine Art, Carmel CA One Man Show 2008 Pasadena Museum, 99th California Art Club's Gold Medal Exhibition 2008 Haggin Museum, PASTELS USA 2008 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Plein Air Invitational 2008 Knowlton Gallery, Yosemite on Canvas 2008 The Pastel Journal, Fifth Place Award Landscape 2007 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Plein Air Invitational 2007 COPIA, Napa Valley, CA, Feast of Fine Art 2007 Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational, Alfred Mitchell Award 2007 Sonoma Plein Air 2007 Pastel Society of the West Coast, PASTELS USA , Best of Show 2007 The Pastel Journal, Pastel 100, GRAND PRIZE AWARD 2007 Carmel Art Festival, Honorable Mention 2007 Napa Valley Museum, Plein Air Biennial 2007 Laguna Plein Air Painters, Best of Plein Air, First Place Award 2007 Forbes Gallery, New York 2006 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Plein Air Invitational 2006 Crystal Cove Alliance "Crystal Splendor" Third Place Award for Crystal Cove Drama which will hang in the Irvine Museum 2006 Sonoma Plein Air 2006 National Arts Club, New York, Pastel Society of America 34th Annual Exhibition 2006 American Artist Magazine and Forbes Galleries, Trinchera Ranch Project 2006 International Association of Pastel Artists 9th Exhibition Second Place Award 2006 Carmel Art Festival Honorable Mention 2006 Pastel Society of the West Coast: "PASTELS USA" 2006, Auburn CA 2006 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Best of Plein Air 2005 Sonoma Plein Air, Artists Choice Award 2005 Carmel Art Festival, Second Place and winner of Quick Draw 2005 Pastel Society of the West Coast "Pastels USA" San Luis Obispo Art Center, California 2005 Daler-Rowney Award 2005 Napa Valley Museum Plein Air Biennial, Artists Choice Award 2005 The Pastel Journal "Pastels 100" Honorable Mention Landscape 2004 National Arts Club, New York Pastel Society of America's "Pastels Only" 2004 Triton Museum of Art, California Pastel Society of the West Coast "Pastels USA" 2004 The Pastel Journal "Pastels 100" Third Place Landscape 2004 Carmel Art Festival 2004 Los Gatos Plein Air Festival Best Pastel 2004 The Artists Magazine 21st Annual Art Competition Honorable Mention Landscape 2003 Napa Valley Museum Plein Air Biennial Education University of San Francisco, BFA Illustration 1989 Academy of Art University, San Francisco BFA Illustration 1989 California Academy of Painters 2002-2003 Publications: Painting California- Seascapes and Beach Towns Paintings of the California Art Club by Jean Stern and Molly Siple California Light- A Century of Landscapes by Jean Stern and Molly Siple Art Journey America- Landscapes by North Light Publishing, Art of the National Parks- Historic Connections Contemporary Interpretations published by Fresco Fine Art Publications The Art of Chalk- Tracy Lee Stum Painting Sunlight and Shadow with Pastels- Maggie Price Articles: PleinAir Magazine September 2019 Cover Southwest Art Magazine June 2018 Art of the West Magazine Jan/Feb 2018 International Artist Magazine Feb/March 2018 Art of the West 2017 Cover The Pastel Journal June 2017 Western Art and Architecture Dec 2016/Jan 2017 The Pastel Journal June 2015 Art of the West July/August 2014 Fine Art Connoisseur May/June 2013 Southwest Art Magazine June 2011 Cover Plein Air Magazine Spring 2011 The Pastel Journal February 2011 Cover American Art Collector June 2010 The Pastel Journal February 2010 American Art Collector Striking Gold- CAC's 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition April 2009 Southwest Art Magazine Let it Snow- Eight Artists Capture the Beauty of Winter Landscapes February 2009 Fine Art Connoisseur Artists to Watch: What they are doing now Dec 2008 The Pastel Journal Framing Solutions by Deborah Secor Dec 2008 Western Art Collector Yosemite on Canvas October 2008 American Art Collector Tradition of Excellence April 2008 The Pastel Journal California Gold June 2008 The Pastel Journal Pastels 100 April 2008 The Pastel Journal Kim Lordier: Working in the Field Illuminates a California Painter's Landscapes April 2007 American Artist Magazine When to be Critical, When to Let Go March 2007 Fine Art Connoisseur Artists Making There Mark: Three to Watch NOV/DEC 2006 The Artists Magazine 20 Under 40 February 2006 Southwest Art Magazine Artists to Watch January 2006 The Pastel Journal, Artist and Mother by Deborah Christensen Secor December 2005 The Pastel Journal, Art Matters by Katherine Mesch October 2005 The Pastel Journal, Pastels 100 April 2005 The Pastel Journal, Pastels 100 April 2004 Affiliations: California Art Club- Signature Member Laguna Plein Air Painters Association- Signature Member Pastel Society of the West Coast- Distinguished Pastelist Pastel Society of America- Signature Member |