"It was the language of a savage or of a child, for one must be either of these--must one not?--to imagine that an artist might be a useful human being."

--Paul Gauguin, Noa Noa

U P C O M I N G   S H O W S

A R T I S T ' S   R E S U M E

Kirk McCann
UPCOMING SHOWS
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EXHIBITIONS
2004 Artist's Gallery of Seattle, one man show
2003  Juan O'Riley's, one man show
2002  Broadway Marketplace, one man show
2001  Artist's Gallery of Seattle, one man show
2000  Abeja Gallery, one man show
1999  Abeja Gallery, one man show

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004  Gallery 154, 1st Annual Erotic Art Show
2002  Broadway Marketplace, Art of Urban Living Group Show
2001  Town Hall, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, 9th Annual Awards Show

AWARDS
Seattle Academy of Fine Art, 9th Annual Student Exibition
1st Place, Figure category
Judge- Debra Bryne, curator, Frye Art Museum, Seattle

EDUCATION
Seattle Academy of Fine Art, figure painting, still life painting
Pacific Northwest College of Art, figure drawing and monotype
Whitman College, art history 

     I am mostly a self-taught artist. I made drawings of people since I was a kid. I was always fascinated by capturing a likeness, both technically and spiritually. Early on I was inspired by the work of Paul Gauguin and Frederick Church, artists who travelled to foreign lands of tropical beauty. I went through a stage of plein-air landscape painting, driving for hours into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. I worked fast and direct, using instinct rather than education. Eventually I began studying figure drawing and painting, taking night classes at the local art school. I developed an understanding of classical figure painting that now is the root of my style. I travel often to work in the field and gather new inspiration from the colorful cultures of the tropics. My main area of interest currently is the folk dances of Mexico and Polynesia.

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