Zach Kidwell

Zach Kidwell is a Dallas-based abstract artist whose work explores movement, memory, color, and emotional response through layered, expressive compositions. A third-generation artist, Zach grew up around the studios and creative influence of his father, Brian Kidwell, an assemblage sculptor with work in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and his grandfather, Al Kidwell, an abstract artist whose work has been held in major private and public collections.

Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media on canvas, Zach creates paintings that balance instinctive mark-making with structure, rhythm, and restraint. His work often begins with color: not just as a visual choice, but as a way to tell a deeper story. Recent series, including The Secret Lives of Color and The Universe in 100 Colors, explore the histories, origins, and strange science behind color itself, connecting pigment to geology, atmosphere, memory, and the physics of light.

Zach’s paintings have been exhibited at The Other Art Fair in Dallas, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where his work has been collected by private buyers across the country. In 2026, he was also selected for New Texas Talent 33 at Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas, a juried exhibition highlighting contemp...

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The Other Art Fair, Dallas, 2024
The Other Art Fair, Dallas, 2025
The Other Art Fair, Chicago, 2025
The Other Art Fair, Dallas, 2026
The Other Art Fair, Chicago, 2026
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles , 2026
New Texas Talent 33 at Craighead Green gallery
12th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition, Art Space 11

Accepted:
Art Santa Fe
Art Expo San Diego
Spectrum Miami
Red Dot Miami