“I’m always searching for an image that tells a story.
They are all around us.
The stories of everyday life.
Being at the same time familiar and unique, they inspire me to find meaning in the experiences we all share.”
“Immediacy is important not only because it is often the nature of people, but, for me, it is the most instinctive way to paint.
“It’s the magic of spontaneous work combined with a candid observation of society that allows me to pursue the daily events of ordinary people as the theme of my work.”
Born in 1957, Kim English was raised in a small community in Colorado. He attended Rocky Mountain School of Art. Currently he receives inspiration traveling throughout the world, capturing images of everyday life.
Exhibitions
Allied Artists of America
Gold Medal of Honor - New York
William Meyerowitz Memorial Award for an American Scene- New York
National Academy of Design
A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art
Huntsville Museum of Fine Art
The Salmagundi Club
Joseph Hartly Memorial Award for an Oil Painting - New York
Artists of America
NAWA - National Academy of Western Art
Salon d’ Arts Invitational
Madame Peugeot Cultural Center - Paris
Akron Society of Artists
Grand Exhibition Award
Knickerbocker Artists - 42nd Annual Exhibition - New York
“Celebrating the Art of Clean Air” - American Lung Association
Sangre de Cristo Center for the Arts
Silver Medal “Best of the Sangres”
Silver Medal “My Favorite Place”
Representing the West
Gold Medal of Honor
PAAC - Plein Air Artists of Colorado
Master Signature Award
AIS - American Impressionist Society
AIS Master Award of Excellence
Publications
Southwest Art
“Charmed by the Commonplace” by Susanne Kemper Dawson - 1986
“Beauty in the Everyday” by Jeannie Shortridge - 2000
"Poetry in Paint" by Rosemary Carstens - 2010
American Artist
“A Moment of Truth” by Bonnie Iris - 1999
Artist’s Magazine
“Keeping it Simple” by Kim English - 1987
American Art Collector
“Small Moments of Clarity and Beauty” by Kim English - 2007
"Spontaneous Light" by Kim English - 2010
"Keeping it Simple" by Kim English - 2011
International Artist Magazine
"Supporting a Narrative" - Master Painters of the World - 2016
"Capturing the Moment" - Master Painters of the World - 2020
PleinAir Magazine
"Resplendent Light" by John A. Parks - 2018
"Signs of Life" In the Footsteps of the Hudson River School - 2021
Art Talk
“Spotlight”
Focus / Santa Fe
“Street Rhythms" by Dianne Cauble - 1997
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