Kim Dorland pushes the boundaries of pictorial representation through an exploration of memory, material, nostalgia, identity and place. His work is a collection of contradictions and contrasts. In pursuit of pushing the limits of his own practice, Dorland is an experimenter at heart who looks for new ways to rethink the language of painting. His refusal to remain faithful to one medium or approach plays into the symbiotic nature of his work; the deadness of acrylic, the sheen of spray paint and the density of oil all unite to engage the viewer. A painterly vision, which encompasses a fascination with nature inspired by the Canadian landscape and the ability to reveal ordinary life through domestic interiors and portraits of his family.
COLLECTIONS (SELECTION)
Richard Prince
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal (Canada)
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego (United States of America)
ALDO Group, Montréal (Canada)
Bank of Montréal, Montreal (Canada)
The Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection
Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, Austin (United States of America)
Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, New York (United States of America)
The Glenbow Museum, Calgary (Canada)
The Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal (Canada)
The Neumann Family Collection, New York (United States of America)
Oppenheimer Collection, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City (United States of America)
The Richard Massey Foundation, New York (United States of America)
Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal (Canada)
The Sander Collection, Berlin (Germany)
EDUCATION
2003 MFA, York University, Toronto (Canada)
1998 BFA, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver (Canada)