Ry Rocklen at Parker Jones Gallery, September 2009

Pacoli at Ghettogloss Gallery, September 2009

Kiss, 2009 oil on wood 72 x 60 inches

Kim Dorland 1991 On view: March 20th - April 17th, 2010 Reception for the artist: March 20th, 5 - 7 pm Mark Moore Gallery 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-1 Santa Monica, CA 90404 Telephone 310 453 3031 Fax 310 453 3831 info@markmooregallery.com www.markmooregallery.com

On the heels of his solo booth at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair (New York), Kim Dorland returns to LA with nearly a dozen studio-fresh paintings for his first major solo show with Mark Moore Gallery.

Nostalgia oftentimes evokes the most layered of emotions. Fondness and longing for bygone eras evolve as the effects of our maturation color our memories a different hue, creating an ever-morphing palette from which we create our autobiographies. Such is the mindset and aesthetic employed by Dorland as his densely tactile application of acrylic, oil, spray paint, marker, fur, nails, stickers, glass and metallic foils converge into generously textured depictions of reality and fantasy alike. Engaging with the common mythologies associated with the rural and the suburban, Dorland creates a frank and seamless relationship between the
two. Stargazing teenagers, stumbled-upon wildlife and twilight skinny dipping elicit a similarly palpable sense of wonder and discovery through their visceral representations and bespeak encounters often discounted by youthful nonchalance and romanticism. The disparate nature of the mundane and the eccentric finds uncanny harmony through Dorland’s distinctive hand and liberal cocktailing of mediums.

“Like his use of color, Mr. Dorland’s paint handling often has a surprising delicacy and control. It offsets the mindless, overwrought machismo that this work both exudes and parodies.” - Roberta Smith, New York Times (2009)

Kim Dorland (b. 1974, Wainwright, Alberta) received his MFA from York University, Toronto. With five solo exhibitions in 2009 alone, Dorland has exhibited globally - including shows in Milan, Montreal, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Dorland is featured in The Sander Collection (Berlin), Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Missouri),
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal), Blanton Museum of Art (Texas), The Glenbow Museum (Calgary) and numerous private collections of note. In addition to 2010 solo exhibitions at both PULSE New York Contemporary Art Fair and Mark Moore Gallery, Dorland will also have a solo show with Mike Weiss Gallery (New York) this fall.

For more information on the artist, opening event or additional press materials, please visit http://www.markmooregallery.com, or contact:

Catlin Moore , Gallery Manager
Upcoming events at Mark Moore Gallery:
Tim Bavington, “Decade,” April 24 – May 29, 2010
Ben Weiner, “Material and Illusion,” June 5 – July 3, 2010

Barbara Nathanson at Broken Wave Gallery, September 2009

Joan Kahn at The Attic Gallery, July 2009

Joshua Paul at Clark Oshin Gallery, September 2009

James P Scott at LA Artcore-Brewery Annex, August 2009

Chris Anthony at Corey Helford Gallery

Robert Melee at David Kordansky Gallery

Interior crowd at J.B. Blunk show, Blum & Poe

John U. Abrahamson at Bert Green Fine Art

Interior crowd at Karl Haendel’s solo show, Susanne Vielmetter Projects

Nathan Rohlander at Gallery 9

Arturo E. Romo Santillano at Tropico de Nopal Gallery, September 2009

Nina Laurinolli at I-5 Gallery, July 2009