BIO
Lemon was raised in Colorado where he grew up in a home full of paintings and a family immersed in the arts. He was educated at Colorado University, Boulder and Parsons School of Design, NYC. After studying in New York, he returned to Colorado and apprenticed with Denver artists Mark Daily and Ned Jacob.
With numerous trips around the country and abroad as a plein air painter, he has gained wide acclaim for his use of color and textured surfaces. Primarily a fine art oil painter, Kent is proficient in water color and mixed media.
Lemon has had numerous one man shows in both the East and West. He is a member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC and is an associate member of Allied Artists of America. He shows at the National Arts Club, NYC; Claggett/Rey, Vail; Pierce Gallery, Nantucket and The Sportsmen's Gallery, Charleston, SC and Nashville, TN. Additionally, he has exhibited at the National Wildlife Museum, WY; Fort Hunter Museum, PA and The Gilcrease Museum, OK.
Lemon is represented in the collections of: General Motors, Atlantic Richfield, the University of Missouri, Colorado National Bank, Delloitte, Haskens & Sells, The Woman's Bank, N.A., Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mellon Scaife, Blanca Pons-Sorolla, Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Cohen, and Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama, among others.
Lemon has been featured in articles published in SOUTHWEST ART Magazine, ART TALK, and is regularly featured in GRAY'S SPORTING JOURNAL.
Artist Statement
Painting is a personal communication between artist and viewer. This language has many dialects and styles of speech. They all have in common the desire to communicate on an emotional and/or intellectual level.
So it is with me and the viewer. My dialect is color. I am fascinated with its ability to describe form, to evoke an emotional response; its exciting lushness. All my varied subjects have color as the common thread. To me it is the reason to speak in the language of paint and why the visual world is so full of wonder.
Kent B. Lemon
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Selected Clients
Lemon is represented in the collections of:
General Motors, Atlantic Richfield, the University of Missouri, Colorado National Bank, Delloitte, Haskens & Sells, The Woman's Bank, N.A., Mellon Scaife Family, Blanca Pons-Sorolla, Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Cohen, and Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama, among others.
Exhibitions
Lemon has had numerous one man shows in both the East and West. He is a member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC and is an associate member of Allied Artists of America. He shows at the National Arts Club, NYC; Claggett/Rey, Vail; Pierce Gallery, Nantucket and The Sportsmen's Gallery, Charleston, SC. Additionally, he has exhibited at the National Wildlife Museum, WY; Fort Hunter Museum, PA and The Gilcrease Museum, OK.