ABOUT

Maine-raised and based. Interested in figurative painting, illustration, and animation that informs, emotes, and invites. Works both traditional and digital. Available for freelance, commission work, and teaching.

Feel free to reach me at info@kgifford.com or below for inquiries, and check out my Instagram link below for more work and works in progress.

EDUCATION:

Maine College of Art  2003-2005

Florence Academy of Art  2007

Painting mentorship with Ronald Frontin  2008-2010 

University of Southern Maine (BA Art History)  2011

TEACHING:

Farnsworth Art Museum - Rockland, ME

ArtLoft - Rockland, ME

Meetinghouse Arts - Freeport, ME

SELECT EXHIBITS:

Figures and Objects, Akeley Gallery, solo exhibition, Presque Isle, Maine - 2019

Yarmouth Art Festival, group exhibit, Yarmouth, Maine - 2025

Lemonade, Art Agent Maine, online group exhibit, Maine - 2026

Print Swap Exhibition, Little Death and 82 Parris Gallery, group exhibit, Portland, Maine - 2026