Kim Douglas Wiggins is an American painter and sculptor best known for his expressionist landscapes and historical imagery of the American West. His work was recently seen in November 2007 in a solo exhibition at Altermann Galleries in New York City, as well as numerous exhibitions at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. Additionally, a collection of Wiggins's work depicting the history of California has been exhibited at the Staples Center in Los Angeles since opening in 1999.
Biography
Kim Wiggins was raised on a ranch in southern New Mexico and began his art career sculpting miniatures of the wildlife around him. In 1985 Wiggins was admitted as the youngest member of a national American society. His father, Walt Wiggins, was a noted writer and photojournalist who traveled the world on assignment for major magazines like Sports Illustrated, Argosy and Look. Wiggins draws upon,, American Regionalism, folk art traditions, and it is this union that makes his paintings truly unique and unexpected. This collection of Wiggins's work is used as the backdrop for many of the backstage interviews at the Grammys which are held yearly at the Staples Center.
Published works
Wiggins's work is included in the books:
Art of the American West
Art of the American West
Davenport's Art Reference & Price Guide 2009/2010 Edition
American Artists at Auction: The Franklin & James Decade Review 1991-2001
Wiggins exhibits yearly at the Masters of the American West show held at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, CA. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of New Mexico, the Anschutz collection, Denver, CO; the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA; the Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA; and the Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA. His work was recently included in Painters and the American West, an exhibition that traveled from the Denver Art Museum to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Joslyn Art Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He is also listed in the Artist's Bluebook of 34,000 North American Artists. Wiggins is represented by Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Giclee reproductions of his unique work are available through Greenwich Workshop dealers.
