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'Paul Dorrell

Paul Dorrell (born July 12, 1957) is an American writer, gallery owner and art advisor. He is known for overseeing art projects for clients such as H&R Block and the National D-Day Memorial, and for discovering talented artists. He has also placed work in multiple private collections, including those of Douglas Adams and Charles Schulz. Dorrell was born in Kansas City, MO and grew up in Leawood, KS. He was educated at the University of Kansas. In the 1980s he worked at Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT, then lived in New York and Europe. He founded Leopold Gallery, based in Kansas City, in 1991. He is the author of Living the Artist’s Life, a practical guidebook for artists. Artists that he has worked with include Stan Herd and Jim Brothers. Working primarily with artists from Kansas and Missouri, Dorrell has overseen major art installations for corporations, stadiums, hospitals, and public structures. His projects include major works for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA; H&R Block World Headquarters in Kansas City, MO; the United States Capitol Building; the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS; Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO; and Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. He also provided four sculptures for sets of the Warner Brothers film, Watchmen. One of Dorrell’s passions is mentoring teenage artists from inner-city areas. In his writing, he focuses primarily on novels and screenplays. In 2007 the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, ranked his script about the Iraq War, Trading in Souls, among the top 5% of scripts submitted that year. Dorrell has spent years roaming America by motorcycle, riding through every contiguous state. He currently lives with his wife, Ann Griffith Dorrell, in Kansas City. They have two sons.