Donald Kolberg graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from California State University, Los Angeles.He taught at the Los Angeles School of Art and co-founded Art Core, an organization dedicated to the open dialogue and display of the work of emerging artists. He continued his Master studies at Otis Art Institute prior to the upheaval and change of the school to Parson’s School of Design
While at Otis Art Institute his teacher and main influence was internationally recognized painter Arnold Mesches. Through his guidance Donald learned the value of depth, texture and form in images and surface. He incorporated this into his concept of Life Forms, the portrayal of the human figure as a landscape of life and a celebration of form.
After finishing his academic studies, Donald began his travels back and forth across the United States exhibiting his paintings and sculpture works. His work as an independent television producer led him to create "Periscope Up", a 10 part television series for PBS in Pennsylvania. Donald continues to explore art styles and is currently working in sculpture using enameled steel mesh to expand on his concept of Life Forms.
"In creating Wiremesh Sculpture I use steel screen. I usually work from a model, form by hand, bend and manipulate the screen in relation to the tension created by the pose. The intricacies of the push and pull of the surface of the form caused by the bodies muscles is what I'm after. And as with any sculpture, the resulting relationship to light and shadow integrate with the final piece.”
Additional paintings and works on paper can be seen on his website www.donaldkolberg.com

Alice Parker Art Gallery, St Simon, Ga (current representation)

Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta Ga.

Sussex County Arts and Heritage Gallery, New Jersey

Los Angeles School of the Arts

California State University Los Angeles

ArtCore Galleries, Ca

Soho123 New York

Cohen’s Art Gallery, Waycross, Ga

Barebrush.com online Exhibition
Southern Artist League, Valdosta Ga.

OHC Art Guild, Waycross, Ga.

Draw Project, Valdosta Ga. (2007, 2008)