About

Kari Dunham (b. 1982, Pasco, Washington) explores the quiet significance of ordinary objects and the reverence found in delight, grief, and love. Using drawing and painting media to depict imagery of trees, grass, and objects connected with loved ones, she creates visual metaphors for life, death, and renewal. Through investigations in trompe l'oeil, her approach to representational painting and drawing invites the viewer to perceive flatness and depth at the same time. Dunham earned her BFA from Evangel University in Springfield, MO and her MFA in Painting from Laguna College of Art + Design in Laguna Beach, CA. Her work has been exhibited at the Biola University, Fuller Theological Seminary, Wheaton College, Oceanside Museum of Art, and the Laguna Art Museum. The artist's work is featured in God and Wonder: Theology, Imagination, and the Arts (edited by Jeffrey Barbeau & Emily Hunter McGowin, 2022).

Photo by Kevin Rogers