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©Mike Kimball Santa Fe Station 24 x 24” Linoleum block print 2015

©Mike Kimball International Harvester 9 x 12” Linoleum block print 2015

©Mike Kimball International Harvester crewcab 12 x 12” acrylic on canvas 2015

©Mike Kimball GMC Stepside 9 x 12” Linoleum block print 2015

©Mike Kimball Ford Ranger 12 x 12” acrylic on canvas 2015

©Mike Kimball Dodge Powerwagon 12 x 12” acrylic on canvas 2015

©Mike Kimball Chevy Stepside 12 x 12” acrylic on canvas 2015’

©Mike Kimball . Chevy Impala 9 x 12” Linoleum block print 2015

Mike Kimball

Native New Mexico artist Mike Kimball has returned to the big skies and wide open spaces of Placitas after a 25-year sojourn through Northern California. In San Francisco, Kimball completed a BFA degree in painting and drawing at the California College of the Arts. He received the Yozo Hamaguchi scholarship for printmaking excellence twice, which immediately broadened his interest from painting to include all of the traditional printmaking disciplines as well. After graduating, Kimball worked in San Francisco as an art director and illustrator while developing a body of work as a fine artist, and worked to secure space in local galleries to show his paintings and prints. Kimball also served as a volunteer and board member of several local non-profit groups that focused on the visual arts and artists, including Artspan Open Studios, the San Francisco Center for the Book, and SCRAP, a pioneering organization famous for diverting reusable materials from landfills into the hands of artists and educators. His work is collected both nationally and internationally and is included in several corporate collections in the San Francisco Bay Area, but Kimball admits that he likes to show and sell his work to local collectors most, as there is always a connection that is made when meeting those who share his interests and passions in person. “When I worked in San Francisco, I always liked inviting people into my painting studio. I could really tell that collectors were as passionate about the subject matter or technique as I was, and I believe that my artwork articulates these feelings for them.” says Kimball. Kimball now works in a newly built studio and gallery space in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque. “It’s the best of both worlds,” says Kimball, “I can work on my paintings and prints, and talk about art and artists with those who stop into the gallery at the same time. I’m always happy to schedule a time to view my work or the gallery shows, which change monthly.”

Contact information: Mike Kimball Placitas, New Mexico — Sixty Six Gallery, 4009 Central @ Morningside Albuquerque, NM, 87108 Send email