Art and the Animal opens today!

 

Art and the Animal
Society of Animal Artists'
50th Annual Exhibition

 

 

San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego, California
September 4 - October 31, 2010

 
The Society of Animal Artists' 50^th Annual Art and the Animal exhibition opens today at the San Diego Natural History Museum in San Diego Califorinia. This is the society's 50th annual exhibition of the world's best wildlife artists. The jury this year had the overwhelming task of selecting from 434 submissions by 256 artists. 




The list of the honored artists is…

Sue deLearie Adair Al Agnew John N. Agnew ...Karen Allaben-Confer Douglas Allen Charles Allmond Tom J. Altenburg William Alther Paul Apps Patti Lynn Arbino Julie G. Askew Gerald G. Balciar John Banovich Barbara Lee Banthien Al Barnes Robert Bateman Cheryl Gervais Battistelli Julie Bell Renee Bemis Julie Bender Linda Besse Thomas J. Bishop Allen Blagden Peta Boyce Burt Brent Carel P. Brest van Kempen George Bruce Bumann Robert L. Caldwell Dan Chen Tim W. Cherry James Coe Guy Coheleach Guy Combes Randall Louis Compton Carrie Cook Robert Anthony Cook Anni Marie Crouter Patricia M. Davis Andrew Wesley Denman Kim Diment Paul Bruce Dixon Mick Doellinger Kathleen E. Dunn Lori Anne Dunn Leslie H. Evans Melanie Fain Anne Faust James Fiorentino Lindsey Foggett Susan Fox Sharon S. Fullingim Daniel B. Glanz Veryl Goodnight Shawn K. Gould Peter Clinton Gray Simon David Gudgeon Hap Hagood Nancy Halliday Judith Hartke Nancy Howe Cary C. Hunkel Nicolay Georgievich Ivanov Pat Jackman Brian Jarvi Joni Johnson-Godsy Lars Ossian Jonsson Karryl James R Kiesow John Kobald Kim Kori Laney Brent A. Langley Karen Latham Rebecca Latham Patsy J. Lindamood

Janeice Linden Rob James MacIntosh Roger A. Martin Jeanette Martone Walter T. Matia Chris David McClelland Jan Martin McGuire Darin Miller Terry Miller Sumner David Misenheimer Sean Murtha Ken Newman Marilyn Newmark Leo E. Osborne Dan Ostermiller Dino Paravano Victoria A. Parsons Rick Pas Patricia Pepin Louise M. Peterson David Petlowany Bryce Pettit Anne Peyton John Charles Pitcher Stephen C. Quinn Donald Carl Rambadt David Rankin Gamini Ratnavira Diana Reuter-Twining Paul Rhymer Martiena R. Richter Julia Rogers Rosetta Linda Rossin Kenneth R. Rowe Jonathan Paul Sainsbury Sherry Salari Sander Laurence Saunois Sharon K. Schafer Lindsay Scott Sandy Scott John Seerey-Lester Cathy Sheeter Rachelle Siegrist Wes Siegrist Kelly Lea Singleton Roger G. Smith Morten E. Solberg Heather D Soos Lyn St.Clair Gary Thomas Staab Pati Stajcar Eva Stanley Debbie Lynn Stevens Tiffany Stevenson Joseph H. Sulkowski Mark A Susinno Francis Edward Sweet Fred W. Thomas Dana Lee Thompson France Tremblay Debra L. Trent David H. Turner Kent Ullberg Diane S. Versteeg Lani Vlaanderen Joe Weatherly Dale A. Weiler Sue Westin Kay Witherspoon Steve Worthington Scott Yablonski Aaron C. Yount

 

Art and the Animal exhibition

PREMIERE:
San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
September 4 - October 31, 2010
A Gala Artist's Reception, open to the public, will be held at the museum on the afternoon of Saturday, September 4, 2010.

ENCORE DISPLAY OF ENTIRE 50th ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL EXHIBITION:
- November 20, 2010 - February 21, 2011: The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO

TOUR ITINERARY:
- March 13 - April 10, 2011: Dunnegan Gallery Of Art, Bolivar, MO

- April 30 - September 5, 2011: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum Of Natural History, Norman, OK

 
We hope that you can make it to one of these venues to see this amazing exhibit!

For more information, visit www.societyofaniamlartists.com. You can also find us on Facebook.


 
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David N. Kitler workshop

Society of Animal Artist David N. Kitler announces a workshop.

 

"Wildlife in Acrylics" Workshop

From artist David N. Kitler

September 10-12, 2010

Arts Desire, Vancouver, WA

 
While working on a wildlife subject of your choice, David will review drawing and painting basics, while teaching techniques that are specific to acrylics. Learning is further facilitated by live demonstrations and slide shows. The class is open to artists of all skill levels.

For more information or to register, visit www.bevelar.com or email artsdesire@bevelar.com.


 
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Kelly Dodge’s “Friends of Mine”

A book by Society of Animal Artist Kelly Dodge.

 

Friends of Mine.... an artist's inspiration.

Limited Edition hardcover

by Kelly Dodge... artist and naturalist

 

Limited to an edition of 100 hardcover books,
Friends of Mine is in full color,
hand-signed and sequentially numbered by the author and artist.

 
Little did Canadian artist Kelly Dodge foresee how an encounter with a lost Carolina Wren one winter would change her life forever. This book is about that first life changing blessing and includes touching stories and photographs of Dodges intimate relationships with a variety of wildings along with the art inspired by them. 

For more information go to visit Kelly on the internet at www.kellydodgeart.com/book.html

 

Western Art Collector Editor’s Choice Award

Western Art Collector

Editor's Choice Award

Joshua Rose, Editor of  Western Art Collector, will be selecting the Western Art Collector Editor's Choice Award at the upcoming Society of Animal Artists 50^th Annual Art and the Animal Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum opening September 4, 2010. The award will be a free advertisement in a forthcoming issue of Western Art Collector for the fortunate recipient.
 
We would like to thank Western Art Collector and Joshua Rose for their support of the Society's 50^th Annual Art and the Animal Exhibition. Joshua will also be part of the awards panel that judges the other distinguished awards.


 
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Congratulation to Joy Kroeger Beckner

Congratulations to SAA artist Joy Kroeger Beckner for all of recent achievements and awards!

Joy Kroeger Beckner's bronze "Sweet Roll" SS (Standard Smooth), earned the Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, in the 96th Annual Show of Allied Artists of America.

The 1:6 Scale "Sweet Roll" earned the Best Sculpture/Metal, in the Seaside Art Gallery, 18th International Miniature Art Exhibition, Nags Head, NC.

 

Joy's bronze "Sunnyside Up" (longhaired version), earned the Best Sculpture/Metal, in the 19th Annual International Miniature Art Show at Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC.

 

Joy's bronze "Siesta" SS (Standard Smooth), earned The Agop Agopoff Memorial Award in the 79th Annual Exhibition of The Hudson Valley Art Association, NY. See it through July 30 at the National Arts Club, 15 Grammercy Park South, New York, NY. "Siesta" SS may also be seen in Art on the Avenues, Wenachee, WA, through April 2011.

 

Joy's bronze medal, "Inspiration" may be seen in two medallic art shows this summer:

Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d' Art, FIDEM XXXI Congress and Exhibition, The Tampere Museum, Tampere, Finland. Through August 29.

AMSA with The ANA (American Medallic Sculpture Association with The American Numismatic Association), Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, MA. August 10-15, 2010.

 

To learn more about Joy's work, please visit www.joybeckner.com .




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