Painter and California native Kim Lordier received a B.F.A. from both The Academy of Art University and the University of San Francisco. Flight attendant, competitive horsewoman, and artist, her career path varied until the events of September 2001, when she fully 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, Lordier weaves her spiritual relationship with the outdoors into her work.

Her paintings are in private and public collections throughout the country and have been exhibited at the Autry Museum of the American West, the Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts, Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, the National Arts Club, the Salmagundi Club, Forbes Gallery, the Haggin Museum, the Irvine Museum, the Hilbert Museum of California Art, and the Laguna Art Museum.

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

“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,” Lordier shares. “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.”

Lordier is represented by Rieser Fine Art (Carmel, CA), Illume Gallery West (Philipsburg, MT), Huse Skelly Gallery (Balboa Island, CA), Holton Studio Frame Makers (Berkeley, CA), and Olmsted Gallery (Atlanta).