Kim Lorne Ennis was born in Saskatoon in 1956. Drawing and painting independently until 1980 he then became a protégé of the late W.H. Epp, working mainly in bronze, stone and wood for the next two decades, while living in the boreal forest at Ness Creek, Canada. In 2003 he began a three-year stint as artist in residence for the City of Melville, Saskatchewan, where he began to explore painting. In 2009 he returned to Saskatoon to attend university, completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting with Great Distinction. He then completed a Special Case Master of Arts in Art History in 2012, with his thesis, The Numinous Land, an exploration of spiritual aspects of Saskatchewan painting. In 2013 Mr. Ennis opened the Prairie Star Gallery featuring the work of a small group of local painters. In 2014 he opened Vanishing Point Picture Framing, closing Prairie Star a year later. In 2025 he retired from Vanishing Point and now works in his home studio and garden.