Kim Dingle "Girls with Wild Flowers, 1996" — Oil on Photograph
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Kim Dingle (born 1951 in Pomona, California) is an American contemporary artist best known for her raw, unsettling depictions of childhood and girlhood. She studied at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where she developed the style that would define her career. Dingle rose to prominence in the 1990s with her “Priss Girls” and “Blabbermouth” series. Paintings and sculptures featuring rough, exaggerated young girls engaged in chaotic or violent scenes. These works challenge idealized ideas of innocence and often explore themes like aggression, power, gender roles, and social conditioning.
Her approach blends humor with discomfort, using childlike figures to address very adult tensions. Over time, she’s worked across painting, drawing, and sculpture, incorporating found materials or photographic elements.
Dingle has exhibited widely in major galleries and museums, and her work is held in collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Provenance: Blum & Poe
Dimension: Framed 17" W x 10.25" H
Condition: Excellent. Minimal signs of age or handling. Frame has small losses consistent with age (1996).
Acquired from private collection.
