Stephen Dinsmore is a Nebraska-born artist whose paintings display the importance of representational art in expressing a visual poetry. Attracting the attention of prestigious buyers, his work can be found in public and private collections both nationally and internationally. Dinsmore’s paintings border on an abstract synthesis of sources to convey a sense of place and time.
“When you get it right, a painting has something of the sublime. A vitality that is a marriage of color and light, mystery and joy, longing and beauty.” – Stephen Dinsmore
History and Inspiration:
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Stephen Dinsmore’s career began in the early 1980s. Appearing in 2-3 shows per year, his work has gathered acclaim and been acquired by notable names and locations, including the Mayo Clinic. Dinsmore paints from studios in Nebraska, Maine and Florida. He uses his surroundings as a constant fuel for inspiration. In 2021, Dinsmore launched a new site, welcoming commissions and doors to a broader range of collectors.
Artist Statement:
“For me, painting means being always on the lookout for an image that excites. The creamy light of late afternoon on the landscape; the abstract beauty of marks on the side of a train car; new snow that reshapes all it touches; an interior filled with color and reverie; the riveting beauty of a vase of flowers; a fly fisherman in shadow; a disregarded corner of town; a found image.
I try to make a painting that has in it at least something of the magic and mystery of the thing; the alchemy; the thing that excites.”
Selected Representations:
The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Park Hyatt Hotel, Beaver Creek, CO
General Electric Corporation, New York, NY
Harris Bank, Chicago, IL
Sheldon Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
Centel Corporation, Chicago, IL
Lockton Companies, Kansas City, MO
Frontenac Partners, Chicago, IL
Piper Jaffrey, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, IL and New York, NY
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
Whitney Houston, Mendham, NJ
Wolters Kluwer, United States, Inc., Chicago, IL
Ceridian Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Bryan Hospitals, Lincoln, NE
Molson-Coors, Inc., Golden, CO
American Embassy, Paris, France
Bailey Lauerman, Lincoln, NE
Hilton Hotels International
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon Dunes, OR
United Airlines, Imc., Osaka, Japan, and Frankfurt, Germany
Assurity Life, Lincoln, NE
David Simon Steve Wilkos
Private Collections Nationally and Internationally
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2017
Flowers, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Button Gallery, Douglas, MI
“Convergence 2” feature on the cover of Pulitzer Prize winning Poet Laureate Ted Kooser’s Poems At Home
2016
Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL
LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
Kevin Butler, Edgartown, MA
Chicago Botanical Society, Chicago, IL
2015
William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2014
Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ
Kevin Butler, Edgartown, MA
Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, VA
2013
Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ
2012
Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Omaha, NE
Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011
The Ballplayers, Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Omaha NE
Olson Larsen Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Mulholland Market Gallery, Lubec, ME
2010
Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2009
Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
2008
William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
2007
Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2012
Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ
William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011
Wendt Gallery, New York, NY
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ
Anne Loucks Gallery, Glencoe, IL
2010
Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ
Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, NE
Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Omaha, NE
Anne Loucks Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009
Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ
Susan Street Fine Art, San Diego, CA
Gallery Merz, Sag Harbor, NY
Kevin Butler Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Anderson O’Brien Gallery, Omaha, NE
2005
Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Kevin Butler Gallery, Edgartown, MA
Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2004
Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN
2003
A&C Fine Art, Providence, RI
Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
2002
Bemis Foundation Gallery, Omaha, NE
2001
Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2000
Sheldon Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Arden Gallery, Boston, MA
William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1997
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ
Associated American Artists – “The Contemporary Landscape”, New York, NY
1996
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery, Fair Lawn, NJ
Gallery 53, Cooperstown, NY
Additional Representation:
Blueprint, Dallas, TX
Art4Business, Philadelphia, PA
SoHo Myriad, Atlanta, GA
William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Kevin Butler Gallery, Edgartown, MA
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Other:
Lincoln Journal Star, “Painter of Light and Mood” July, 2014
Nebraska Public Radio, June 2014
Iowa Architecture Spring 2012
Chicago Art Examiner, 2009
National Open House, HGTV, 2009
ArtHamptons, Bridgehampton, NY, 2009
Live at the Mill, Nebraska Public Radio, 2009
Better Homes and Garden, 2006
Boston Globe, Dream House, 2006
Meadowlark Festival, Selected Artist, Lincoln, NE, 2005
Phoenix House and Garden, Fall 2004
Lincoln Journal Star, April 18, 2004
SRQ (Sarasota Florida Review) Magazine, 2003
Denver Rocky Mountain News, 2003
Boston Globe, 7-23-2001, Cate McQuaid
Grand Image, Seattle, WA
Art Imagery
Denver Rocky Mountain News 12-4-1999
The Birmingham Suite, four-painting commission, Birmingham, AL 1999