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Kevin Sloan Paintings

American, b. 1958
Kevin Sloan is a Denver-based painter working primarily with acrylic on canvas with forays into drawings, paintings on paper, and recently, ceramic and mixed media sculpture. Growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, his early interest in art was nurtured by student classes at the Des Moines Art Center and in particular by their artist-in-residence, Frank Limone. It was clear upon his high school graduation that he would study art in college. Kevin received a BFA in painting from Tyler School of Art in 1981 where he studied with Stephen Greene and Stanley Whitney. He continued his formal education at the University of Arizona studying with James G. Davis, where he received an MFA in Painting in 1984. His curiosity and love of travel led him to live and work in a wide variety of cities across the United States including San Francisco, New York City, New Orleans, Key West, and Santa Fe. All these locales have had a lasting impact on his practice. Kevin’s work is characterized by curiosity and bemusement toward the natural and human-made world. His frequently symbolic paintings are part of an ongoing inquiry into the relationship between the marvel of the natural world and the mundane and often blunt reality of the modern era. In addition to his studio practice, he has been a visiting artist-in-residence at universities around the United States and occasionally teaches upper-level painting classes in Denver. He exhibits regularly in one-person and group exhibits around the world. His work is found in numerous private and public collections worldwide including the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florid; and the Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona. Kevin currently works in a converted church in the historic Denver neighborhood of Globeville where in addition to painting, he grows flowers and vegetables in the summer months. He shares his life with his husband Mark and two spirited Labradoodles, Otis and Poppy.
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Artist: Kevin Sloan
The Longing
The Longing

The Longing

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

In a time of profound environmental change, Kevin Sloan’s images depict rare beauty intertwined with puzzlement. Part art, part artifice, his painstaking vignettes of animals posed i...

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2010s Contemporary Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Sun
The Sun

The Sun

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

"The Sun" is a lively composition with a Surrealist twist. A framed floral still life floats in a luminous sky at sunset. Sloan's magnificent ...

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2010s Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

The Origin of Honey
The Origin of Honey

The Origin of Honey

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

This imaginatively titled floral still-life features brilliant yellow blooms. A cheery addition to a space with a subtle surreal twist.

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2010s Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Miracle of the Great Shell
Miracle of the Great Shell

Miracle of the Great Shell

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

In a time of profound environmental change, Kevin Sloan’s images depict rare beauty intertwined with puzzlement. Part art, part artifice, his painstaking vignettes of animals posed i...

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2010s Contemporary Kevin Sloan Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Smokey Sunsets with Barrel Cactus

Smokey Sunsets with Barrel Cactus

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

Kevin Sloan's "Smokey Sunsets with Barrel Cactus" is an acrylic on canvas landscape painting. The Colorado based artist began to create smoke-filled works after a particularly bad wi...

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2010s Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Celestial Bodies with Four Palm Trees

Celestial Bodies with Four Palm Trees

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

"Celestial Bodies with Four Palm Trees" uses warm tones and intimate scale to create a window into a desert sunset scene. Luminous and slightly mysterious, this acrylic on canvas bec...

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2010s Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Surrender of Caution
The Surrender of Caution

The Surrender of Caution

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

In a time of profound environmental change, Kevin Sloan’s images depict rare beauty intertwined with puzzlement. Part art, part artifice, his painstaking vignettes of animals posed i...

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2010s Contemporary Kevin Sloan Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Reef

The Reef

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

"The Reef" is a surrealistic still life by Kevin Sloan. Depicting a grouping of bleached coral on a grassy field, this work finds beauty in strife. Coral bleaching occurs because w...

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2010s Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Black Ice

Black Ice

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

Normally observed to be white, grey, or light blue in color, a black iceberg was once a rare sight; however, as our polar ice caps melt more and more, they too are becoming increasin...

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2010s Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

His Private Island
His Private Island

His Private Island

By Kevin Sloan

Located in Saint Louis, MO

His Private Island Acrylic on canvas 60 x 54 inches (152.4 x 137.2 cm)

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Kevin Sloan Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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Rocket Launch with Small Clearing

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Diagram for a Lush and Opulent Arrangement
Diagram for a Lush and Opulent Arrangement

Diagram for a Lush and Opulent Arrangement

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Located in Denver, CO

"Diagram for A Lush and Opulent Arrangement" by artist Kevin Sloan offers a unique twist on a conventional floral still life. Rather than portraying the actual flowers in the arrange...

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A Flower in the Guise of a Sunset
A Flower in the Guise of a Sunset

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By Kevin Sloan

Located in Denver, CO

This landscape by Kevin Sloan has a quiet but powerful visual appeal. A field at sunset is interrupted by a framed pink-hued painting, which dominates the composition as if a sitter ...

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Arrangement Over Time

Kevin SloanArrangement Over Time, 2022

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H 64 in W 54 in D 2 in

Arrangement Over Time

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What the Soil Dreamed

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H 60 in W 70 in D 2 in

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Kevin Sloan paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Kevin Sloan paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Kevin Sloan in paint, acrylic paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Kevin Sloan paintings, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Peter Loftus, Elena Borstein, and Carol O'Malia. Kevin Sloan paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,200 and tops out at $25,000, while the average work can sell for $10,400.