I graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Printmaking and have spent much of my life exploring a wide range of creative practices, with a primary focus on painting and clay. My work can be found in public, private, and corporate collections throughout Canada and internationally.
Much of my painting practice begins on location. Whether working in the landscape or from observation, I immerse myself in the atmosphere, weather, and character of a place. My paintings are built through layers of marks, shapes, and colour relationships that reflect both what I see and what I experience. Some works remain rooted in observation, while others move toward abstraction, symbolism, narrative, or conceptual ideas.
I do not follow a particular style. I follow ideas.
Over time, my work has expanded beyond the visible landscape into explorations of nurture, sacrifice, stewardship, and the unseen systems that sustain life. Series such as Crème of the Crop and The Understory draw from my experiences on the farm and examine the connections between people, animals, land, and the often invisible networks that support them.
Clay has become a natural extension of these investigations. My sculptural works, including pieces inspired by my cows Jelly Bean and Budders, and my large hand-built vessels offer a tactile counterpart to my paintings. Many of these vessels are shaped during conversations around the studio table, becoming records of shared stories, observations, and experiences as they unfold and take shape .
Whether I am working in paint or clay, I am interested in process, place, and connection. Some works begin in the landscape, some in the barn, some through conversation, and some from questions that have no immediate answer. Together they form an ongoing exploration of the world around me and my place within it.
Much of my painting practice begins on location. Whether working in the landscape or from observation, I immerse myself in the atmosphere, weather, and character of a place. My paintings are built through layers of marks, shapes, and colour relationships that reflect both what I see and what I experience. Some works remain rooted in observation, while others move toward abstraction, symbolism, narrative, or conceptual ideas.
I do not follow a particular style. I follow ideas.
Over time, my work has expanded beyond the visible landscape into explorations of nurture, sacrifice, stewardship, and the unseen systems that sustain life. Series such as Crème of the Crop and The Understory draw from my experiences on the farm and examine the connections between people, animals, land, and the often invisible networks that support them.
Clay has become a natural extension of these investigations. My sculptural works, including pieces inspired by my cows Jelly Bean and Budders, and my large hand-built vessels offer a tactile counterpart to my paintings. Many of these vessels are shaped during conversations around the studio table, becoming records of shared stories, observations, and experiences as they unfold and take shape .
Whether I am working in paint or clay, I am interested in process, place, and connection. Some works begin in the landscape, some in the barn, some through conversation, and some from questions that have no immediate answer. Together they form an ongoing exploration of the world around me and my place within it.
Sandy Kunze Inheritance
Presented alongside Royalty by Lars Baggenstos in the group exhibition The Understory', Sandy Kunze’s series Inheritance explores what lies beneath the surface—both literally and figuratively. Layers of brushstrokes veil and reveal traces of memory, industry, and connection. Like roots passing nutrients unseen, these paintings hint at hidden communication and quiet resilience. What stays buried, what breaks through, and what we choose to see--Inheritance asks us to consider the legacies we carry.
Presented alongside Royalty by Lars Baggenstos in the group exhibition The Understory', Sandy Kunze’s series Inheritance explores what lies beneath the surface—both literally and figuratively. Layers of brushstrokes veil and reveal traces of memory, industry, and connection. Like roots passing nutrients unseen, these paintings hint at hidden communication and quiet resilience. What stays buried, what breaks through, and what we choose to see--Inheritance asks us to consider the legacies we carry.
Beneath the Telling 40" x 40" acrylic on cradled board
Roots of the Crown 24" X 36" acrylic on canvas
Uprising 23" x 23" with black shadow frame
acrylic on wood panel |
Anchored in the Understory 23" x23" with black shadow frame acrylic on wood panel
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Matriarch 36" x 27 1/2" acrylic on canvas
Past Secrets 36" x 24" acrylic on canvas
TombStumps 23" x 23" with black shadow box frame
acrylic on wood panel |
Silently Shift Unearthed 23" x 23" with black shadow box frame acrylic on wood panel
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Also on view in the studio
My Udder paintings
My Udder paintings
My Udder Painting
She's Got Horns
UnPasteurize
Hard to Reach
Basking in the Evening Setting Sun
Milky Way
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Life
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Field to Form
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