Connie McCormick Borup was born in Kaysville, Utah in 1945.  She is a landscapist whose work is characterized by a tonalist style combined with a unique sense of color.  She lives in Kaysville, Utah.

Borup earned a BA in German (1967) and a BFA in painting and drawing (1975) from the University of Utah.  Robert Olpin introduced her to the Hudson River School and the American luminists. Paul Davis and Sam Wilson helped her develop as a painter.  She taught art and German in local area schools for thirteen years.  In 1992, she earned an MFA from the University of Utah. 

Borup’s work has been honored with numerous awards and grants such as the juror’s award in 1991 and 1993 at the spring salon, Springville Museum of Arts.  For Utah ’92, she was given the juror’s and purchase award, and in 1995 she received a fellowship from the Utah Arts Council. 

The Gail Severn Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho and Phillips Gallery in Salt Lake represent her work.  A Compromise of Freedom and Control: Self-Portrait (1986) is part of the Springville Museum of Art.  Silver Border (1996) and Looking Through are examples of her work.

Biographical information on this page was adapted from the Springville Museum of Art.