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Male Nude Standing
oil on linen on board
26 in x 12.5 in
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After receiving a formal degree in music, Kevin Gorges began to study drawing under the private tutelage of Jill Pottle in Boston, and Robert Cormier at the Gammell Studio in Boston. He then moved to Florence, Italy where he studied under Daniel Graves, and taught for 4 years at the Florence Academy of Art. In addition to Italy, he has taught in Ireland and now in Santa Fe for the past  5 years. His work has been seen in shows in London, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Florida and Florence. He is represented in private collections in Italy, France, Ireland and the U.S.A, and has recently exhibited at the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco.

Exhibitions

  • John Pence Gallery; San Francisco, CA  2008; Drawings, Invitational Group Show
  • St. John’s College; Santa Fe, NM  2006; works from the John Sloan Drawing Group
  • Andreeva Portrait Gallery; Santa Fe, NM  2006; Recent Works from Instructors
  • Andreeva Portrait Gallery; Santa Fe, NM  2005; local artist, group exhibition
  • Corsini Family Stables; Florence, Italy 2005; 1st Annual Alumni Exhibition
  • Turner Carroll Gallery; Santa Fe, NM  2004; Salon Series:  Colors Without Lines
  • Andreeva Portrait Gallery; Santa Fe, NM  2003; The Florence Academy of Art
  • John Pence Gallery; San Francisco, CA  2002; The Nude
  • Van de Griff Gallery; Santa Fe, NM  2000; 7th Annual Realism Invitational
  • Van de Griff Gallery; Santa Fe, NM  2000; “Paper Made”
  • Guadalupe Fine Art; Santa Fe, NM  1999; “A Show of Hands”
  • Saint Peter’s Hall; London, England  1997
  • The Appleton Museum of Art; Ocala, FL  1996
  • C. Duncan Connelly Fine Art; Atlanta, GA  1996
  • The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco; San Francisco, CA  1995

Teaching

  • Andreeva Portrait Academy; Santa Fe, NM 2005-present
  • Valdez Art Classes; Santa Fe, NM  2001-present
  • The Santa Fe Community College; Santa Fe, NM  1999-present
  • The Burren College of Art; Ballyvaughan, Ireland 1998
  • Santa Fe Art Voyager; Santa Fe, NM 2008
  • The Florence Academy of Art; Florence, Italy 2005
  • Artisan/Santa Fe, Inc.; Santa Fe, NM  2002-2005
  • The Florence Academy of Art; Florence, Italy 1996-1998

Publication

  • GFN.com:  “An Artist’s American Dream Becomes a Reality”; 2000, David Baroff
  • American Arts Quarterly:  “Visionary Realism”; 2000, Frederick Turner
  • Artist Magazine:  Drawing Materials and Techniques; 2005
  • Trend Magazine:  Andreeva Portrait Gallery; 2006
  • American Art Collector:  Portrait of a Man; June, 2008, John O’Hern
Kevin  Gorges
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Haakon
charcoal on paper
17 in x 15.5 in
Paula
graphite on paper
11 in x 7.5 in
Seated Nude
graphite on paper
10 in x 7.5 in
Raven 2
pastel on paper
21 in x 14 in
Two Peonies with Pears
oil on linen
20 in x 16 in
Christian #4
oil on linen
30 in x 24 in
Cinzia in Red
oil on linen
30 in x 24 in
Santa Fe, New Mexico Art Gallery Contemporary Art Gallery Canyon Road Art Gallery
Cinzia in Black
oil on line
12.75 in x 9.75 in
Portrait of a Florentine
oil on linen
16 in x 12 in
Lilly
oil on linen
20 in x 16 in
Self Portrait
oil on linen
16 in x 12 in
Still Life with Limes and
Roses
oil on canvas
20 in x 16 in
Still Life with Apples and
Flowers
oil on canvas
20 in x 16 in
Still Life with Oranges
oil on canvas
30 in x 24 in
Five Tall Aspen
oil on linen
11 in x 14 in
Cinzia in Orange Arch
oil on linen
24 in x 20 in
Rio Grand I
oil on canvas
8 in x 10 in

Two White Peonies
oil on linen
20 in x 16 in
Christian #1
oil on linen
14 in x 10 in
Christian #3
oil on board
20 in x 16 in
Portrait of Natasha
oil on linen
14 in x 10 in
The Blue Bowl
oil on linen
11 in x 14 in

French Country Road
oil on linen
11 in x 14 in