Biography
Jim Kinch was born in Dundalk Ireland. He studied at Dundalk Technical College and with Belfast painter Hugh McCormac. He was active in local art in the 1970′s, being founder and chair of the Dundalk Art Forum.
Jim and his family moved to South Australia in 1973 and continues to live his dream life next to the sea and the beach, which remain his greatest sources of inspiration even after 30 years..
Painting mostly in isolation, he developed his strong impressionist style. This has evolved into a strong “figurative expressionism” style, which is an ideal vehicle for his chosen subjects of life and action. Jim brings art into the popular arena and it is said, “he does not paint feathers, he paints flight”.
In 1990 he started to exhibit in group exhibitions and became a regular prize winner. These prizes were instrumental in gaining invitations to hold solo exhibitions in esablished galleries, and success here was a factor in his decision to become a full time painter in 1997.
