I have always had a strong artistic inclination which my parents recognized very early on. My maternal grandmother, Martha Patterson, was an accomplished oil painter and took me under her wing as a young girl. Some of my fondest memories growing up were Saturday morning trips to the Art Gallery of Ontario with “Nanny” and then joining her in the sun room at her home as she taught me the basics of oil painting.

I continued with art throughout high school and was given a two-year scholarship program for high school students which was run every Saturday afternoon at the AGO. It was here that I was introduced to live figure drawing and a variety of painting mediums.

Upon graduating from high school, I was accepted into the Ontario College of Art and Design and graduated with Honours in 1981 from the Communication and Design department. I then worked for eight years in Toronto as a full time graphic designer, first with a downtown studio, and then began my own firm.

While my own business was growing, I was also a partner in a busy sports store in Toronto and subsequently also started Hardwood Hills which is a cross country ski and mountain bike resort just north of Barrie. It soon became apparent that something had to give so I wrapped up my Toronto businesses and took on Hardwood Hills as a full time project in 1990. I sold Hardwood Hills in 2008 to a business group formed by several long-time members of the resort and I have once again dedicated myself to graphic design and fine art on a full-time basis.

I enjoy working in both oil and pastel and find I switch back and forth depending on my subject matter. I moved up to a century home in downtown Bracebridge in July 2008 where my design office and painting studio are now located. I am an active member of the Muskoka Arts and Crafts association and co-run the weekly life drawing studio at the Chapel Gallery in Bracebridge every Wednesday evening.

I had two one-women shows in my Studio/Gallery in Oro-Medonte and for 4 years I was a studio stop on the Images Studio Tour which is held each Thanksgiving weekend. I have been a featured artist at Woodside Pottery and Gallery in Chraighurst, Ontario and my work is currently being shown at the Silver Bridge Gallery in Bracebridge. I am also one of the featured artists in the Muskoka Islands Art Show on August 14, 2010 on Christmas Island in Lake Muskoka. My work is now in private collections from British Columbia to Ireland.

My work can be seen in person by visiting my Studio/Gallery located in the beautiful Muskoka town of Bracebridge, Ontario. My work can also be purchased via email or phone call. Please call me at
(705)646-0600 or email me at kimviney@sympatico.ca if you would like further information.

Thank you for visiting my web site and I hope you enjoy my work.