Featured artist: Elizabeth Kinahan

[Featured Artist]

ELIZABETH KINAHAN

Like most people who settle in Durango, featured artist Elizabeth Kinahan loves to spend time in nature, especially camping, hiking Today, Kinahan is a full-time artist and co-owner of a local art gallery that represents a variety of creators. At Studio& Gallery, Kinahan curates and rafting. However, Durango exhibits and organizes special events is much different than the suburban with the team of member artists. She neighborhood of New Jersey where is responsible for different financial she grew up. processes at the gallery, such as Kinahan said she was always destined for the southwest. But bookkeeping and compensating artists while on her way to Arizona, Kinahan in addition to managing marketing and stopped for an overnight stay on communication efforts. a sunny day in September. She On the artistic side of operations, experienced the annual Autumn Arts Kinahan is best known for capturing Festival while strolling down Second the emotions and expressions in Avenue, and she decided to stay. painted depictions of barnyard An opportunity to work at Art animals. She starts the process by Supply House helped her to get spending time with animals to create a settled. She worked there for six years, narrative and highlight their existence always sincerely inquisitive about a through capturing the animal’s customer’s project and eager to help emotions and expressions. Using them brainstorm ideas while stocking photographs she snaps while hanging inventory. She spent her time there out with the animals for reference, building relationships with artistic Kinahan creates detailed drawings of people with varied interests. “(The job) really the subjects, then applies oil paints to allowed me to get enhance color and texture. The result to know the art is vibrant works depicting the unique community personalities of these creatures. here, make Kinahan’s work will appear at the connections 26th Durango Home & Ranch as and get the Featured Artist. Don’t miss this involved,” opportunity to meet the artist and Kinahan said. see her latest creations.

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