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Warren Kimble
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As “ America's Best Known Living Folk Artist,” Warren Kimble draws on more than 40 years of experience as a fine artist, teacher, collector, craftsman and antiques dealer to create a casual but sophisticated style of American Folk Art.
Warren is best known for his paintings of highly stylized animals and rural Vermont scenes using antique architectural wood as his canvas. His subjects and whimsical style evoke the spirit of the tranquil Vermont countryside. His unique palette, distinctive eye for detail, and the antique texture of the wood create a pleasing, enduring art that has attracted a wide following of collectors both nationally and internationally.
Warren is also the design leader for the Folk Art trend in home furnishings, giftware, textiles and tabletop. With nearly forty licensees, he represents the best of this traditional and accessible style, which has taken the market by storm.
As a fine artist, Warren has held one-man shows at the Frank J. Miele Gallery in New York, the Chase Gallery in Boston, and numerous galleries in Vermont, including Gallery on the Green in Woodstock.
When Warren isn't in his studio creating his fabulous folk art, he's around town planning or doing something fun. In the guise of "fun," he continuously helps the town grow. You'll find him working on the Brandon Artists Guild latest projects; planning the Town Hall Renovation; consulting supportively with other artists, and much more. In 2006 the Vermont Arts Council's Palette Project involved 26,000 people in the creative process. Whose idea was that? Warren Kimble's!
Graduated from Syracuse University with a fine arts degree in 1957, Warren has lived in Vermont for more than 30 years. He and his wife Lorraine operate the Warren Kimble Gallery located by the falls in downtown Brandon. This new location includes Warren's studio, a gallery, a gift shop and a featured artist gallery.
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