Kenneth Halvorsen

Kenneth Halvorsen (b. 1956) has been painting plein air for over 50 years. As an American impressionist, he is best known for his memorizing landscapes in brilliant colors, extensive texture and fluid motion. His passion for nature's beauty is evident in his work as he layers stunning vistas with moments frozen in time onto canvas.

Halvorsen's unique painting style has become known as Clear Impressionism where he combines layering paint with extraordinary number of realistic details in a sculped like manner. This style is raising the bar to a higher quality art for the viewers all over the globe to experience tranquility and purity of fine art.
Centered around the “principle of delicate grace,” Halvorsen’s creations have earned worldwide recognition among international private collectors and aficionados. He has been recognized as rebirth master of contemporary impressionism driving this artistic movement of Clear Impressionism which is now taught in art schools and is followed all over the world.

Getting a personal training and guidance from both of artists parents, Ken has expressed the purity of breathtaking execution in all seven disciplines of the body of the landscape studies.
At the age of 19 he received a scholarship from the Laguna Beach School of Art while studying oils with the renowned, plein air artist Ray Strong (1905-2006) in Santa Barbara, CA.
Among Recent Awards:
NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS' SOCIETY Awards: Best of America 2017
- BOULDER CITY FINE ART FESTIVAL. 1st Place Fine Art. Juried by Boulder City Art Guild. 2015
- JUMBISH WORLD ART COMPETITION 4.0. 2014
- Founders Award, Makawao Invitational
- Artist's Choice, PAPOH 2nd Annual
- First Place, Lahaina Art Society
- Great Makawao Invitational Award
- Best of Show, Evergreen Fine Arts Festival 2013

KENNETH HALVORSEN: THE MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO, Denver Fine Art Museum, CO 2018

ST GEORGE ART MUSEUM, St. George, UT. Permanent collection. 2016.

MATTATUCK MUSEUM, Waterbury, CT. Permanent collection. 2014.

Italienische Botschaft 2012 (Washington DC, USA)

BONE CREEK MUSEUM OF AGRARIAN ART, David City, NE. Permanent collection. 2011.

Brogan Museum of Art & Science 2010 (USA)

CALIFORNIA ART CLUB'S 107TH ANNUAL GOLD MEDAL EXHIBITION. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, CA. 2007

International Exhibitions:
Some of Kenneth Halvorsen exhibits in Europe include the following:

- Gallery Tonart Hombrechtikom 2016 (Switzerland)

- KVD Schlossausstellung in der Papierfabrik 2015 (Germany)


- Kunsthaus Aaart Foundation 2014 (Austria)

- La Maison de La Culture Petange 2013 (Luxemburg)

- Galerie im alten Rathaus in Priem 2013 (Germany)

- Triennale Furament Tervuren 2011 (Belgium)

- Milan Palazzo Borremeo 2011 (Italy)

- Finalisten Ausstellung Syrliner Kunstpreis 2010 (Germany)

- Haus der Kunst München 2009 (Germany)

- Galerie am Karlsberg 2008 (Germany)

- Bayrisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft 2007 (Germany)

- Galerie im Rathaus Kunstverein Ottobrun 2006 (Germany)

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