Biography
Born December 17, 1944, and raised in St. Louis, MO, Joy attended Washington University School of Fine Arts in St. Louis. She pursued professions in fashion and later ran her fund-raising business, Joy of Youth. In the late 1980s opportunity and spirit were right for Joy to return to art. A 1990 sculpture class reawakened her love for modeling clay into the human form. With encouragement from her husband Brian, Joy began the process of becoming a fine artist through formal education, job experience and interpersonal relationships.
Joy models clay or wax into the desired form and then has a mold made. In order to preserve her intricate surfaces, Joy personally chases every wax. She hires the best in the United States to produce her work, oversees the final metal finishing, and checks every piece for the high quality that meets her standards.
Joy created fourteen bronze bas-relief portraits for the National Cosmetology Association Hall of Fame from 1993 through 1998.
From fall 1995 through 1998 Joy evolved into a full-time sculptor. In 1995, Joy followed her heart and created “Dreaming of Tomatoes” not only because of her love for her aging dachshund, Anna, but because of her love of the line from Anna’s elbow to the ribcage, to the belly, and then the hip. “Dreaming” was her second sculpture of her first dachshund. People responded lovingly to her newfound subjects, and so did the art community. She had stumbled upon a niche!
The National Sculpture Society elected Joy to Professional Sculptor Membership in 2006, while the Society of Animal Artists elected Joy to Signature membership in spring 1999. In 2000, she accepted an invitation to become a Master Signature Member of American Women Artists and she has since accepted full memberships in Allied Artists of America, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Artists for Conservation, and Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC.
Joy’s series of dachshunds, have earned her national recognition and over 50 awards. To date, she has exhibited in seven National Sculpture Society (NSS) shows: five Annuals, as well as “Everyday Life” and “Portraits, Public and Private”. She’s earned four NSS awards, including the National Sculpture Society Silver Medal. Other major awards include the Ellin P. Speyer Prize from the National Academy; four Best of Shows; and from the Society of Animal Artists, two Awards of Excellence, the Leonard J. Meiselman Award, and the Elliot Siskin Award.
As of 2007, Joy’s collectors live on six continents! Her work has been acquired for the permanent collections of the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO; two pieces at The Library of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, MS; and three pieces grace the Dunnegan Gallery of Art in Bolivar, MO. Her collectors range from those who love Chihuahuas to Great Danes. She thanks her many teachers including, for figure structure, Barry Schactman; and for sculpture, H. Richard Duhme, Jaye Gregory, Hank Knickmeyer, Rudi Torrini, Tuck Langland, and Eugene Daub. She is grateful for the many years of friendship of her dear, departed dachshund anatomy mentor, Judge Weldon B Long, without whose early coaching she could not have created her winning works with accuracy so close to the American Kennel Club standard. Thank you!
Bibliography
2008
- Carolina Arts, A Publication Covering the Arts in the Carolinas, February - Photo regarding “Pooches & Purebreds: Canine Images in Sculpture” at Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC. Over the Rainbow.
- The Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, April 5. Page E3, remarks and 4”x 6” photo of “So Good to See You” and “Life is Sweet” in conjunction with a cover article, Section E, Your Home: “Canton show a tail-wagging tribute in art” by Connie Bloom. Re: “Paws & Reflect: Art of Canines” at the Canton Art Museum, Canton, OH.
2007-08
- Who’s Who in American Art. Vincent Nardone, an officer of Allied Artists of America, Inc. and Audubon Artists, Inc., recommended Joy for the publication. She is happily included in the 2007-2008 edition.
2007
- New York Times, January 18, Home & Garden cover photo and remarks ~ “In Death as in Life, a Personalized Space”, by Patricia Leigh Brown. Over the Rainbow.
- PingMag, The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design & Making Things” February 21. Worldwide Events & Exhibitions, Arts & Crafts. “Ashes to Art: the Aesthetic of Death” by Verena. Photo and remarks: Over the Rainbow.
- Chesterfield Journal, May 23, “National Sculpture Society taps Beckner” Article regarding election as Professional Sculptor Member to National Sculpture Society.
- The Animal Companion, September, Arts & Leisure, Photo, credit, and article ~ “The Art of Canines” by editor and publisher Stephanie Blanchard. Regarding the museum traveling exhibit, “Paws & Reflect: Art of Canines.” Photo: So Good to See You.
- The Review, Alliance, OH, Dec. 27. Let’s Go! Cover photo and feature article, including a paragraph about my work ~ “Taking the Time to Paws & Reflect” by Tom Harper. Regarding ”Paws & Reflect: Art of Canines” at the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH. Photo: Life is Sweet.
2006
- MSNBC. July 14, “Hot dog! Dachshund Statues.” “Dog Gone Good Artist” featured on Free News Videos. Joy was very surprised.
- NBC-TV. July 14-16, National NBC-TV affiliates from Seattle, WA to Greenville, NC, to Dallas, TX (KXAS, Channel 5), to Nashville, TN, featured “Dog Gone Good Artist” on local news. Please see below.
- KSDK, Channel 5, St. Louis, MO. May 10 & 11, “Show Me St. Louis”. “Dog Gone Good Artist,” a feature story photographed in Joy’s studio about her work. Lizzie and Edgar are included! Reporter: Jim Schugel, Photographer: Mark Mallory.
- Alumni Courier, Normandy High School Alumni Association, Normandy, MO. Winter 2006. Photo and article, “’62 artist takes winding path to fame as a sculptor” by Bob Kemper, Editor in Chief of the 1963 Normandy Courier.
2004
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO. September 6, Everyday section, cover photos and feature article, “Dachshunds of Bronze” by Cindy Billhartz. Photos by Karen Elshout.
- Chesterfield Journal, Chesterfield, MO. November 24. “Mayor John Nations honored sculptor Joy Kroeger Beckner with a special proclamation, recognizing her achievements during the Nov. 15 City Council meeting. Her achievements include more than 50 awards and displays of her bronze sculptures at venues such as the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.”
- InformArt Magazine, Fall. Photos and article, “Woman’s Best Friend” by Katherine Sulkowski.
- Dog News, January 30, Photos by Sidney Stafford & remarks by Billie McFadden
~ Dog Fanciers 16th Dog Art Competition ~ Squirrel Season-Smooth
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2003
- The Tiger, Clemson University, January. Paragraph about my work in "Petite Pieces" by Sissy McKee. So Good to See You.
2002
- Chesterfield Journal, Chesterfield, MO, July 7, 2002, Cover photo and
article ~ "Dog-gone -- but not Forgotten!" by Hannah Elizabeth Williams ~
The National Geographic Society Encore Exhibition of the Society of Animal
Artists' 2000-2001 National Tour ~ A Good Life.
2001
- A BREED APART ~ The Art Collections of the American Kennel Club and The
American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, by William Secord, published by The
Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1DS. Biography and color
plate ~ A Good Life.
Click HERE to read what William Secord wrote about Joy.
- The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, September 15, Photo & remarks ~ The
Society of Animal Artists 41st Annual Art & The Animal Exhibition opening at
The West Valley Art Museum, 17425 North 115th Avenue, Surprise, AZ ~ So Good
to See You.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO. July 20, Article, Lifestyle back
cover ~ "It's Reigning Cats & Dogs," an exhibition about the family pet. Joy
was co-curator
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- Wildlife Art Magazine, July-August, Photo and remarks ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
2000
- 21st Century Dog: A Visionary Compendium, edited by Michael J. Rosen, published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang ~ Photo and remarks ~ So Good to See You.
Click HERE to read what Michael Rosen wrote about Joy's work. See a top view of So Good to See You.
- Hometown Star, a publication of the Star-Telegram, Ft. Worth, TX, November
19, Photo & remarks about the new Flower Mound Public Library.
Click HERE to see children playing with So Good to See You while it was displayed in the library.
- Surrentum, Periodico di Informazione Turistica, Anno XIX, No. 7
Settembre 2000, Photo ~ So Good to See You. Remarks regarding the
American Women Artists Santa Fe/Sorrento Sister Cities Cultural Exchange
Exhibition at the Cloisters of St. Francis, Sorrento, Italy.
Click HERE to view pictures of Joy's trip to Italy.
- KSDK, Channel 5, St. Louis, MO, June 12, Bronzes telecast on "Show
Me St. Louis," at The Gallery Restaurant, Clarkson-Clayton center,
Ellisville, MO.
- Riverfront Times, May 31, Remarks by Jon Bonwich regarding "precious
Life-like dachshund sculptures that were part of the featured art work at
The Gallery Restaurant, Ellisville, MO.
- Canine Images, May-June, Cover photo & feature article about Joy's canine bronzes.
- Canine Images, March-April, Photos & remarks ~ National Academy, 175th
Annual Exhibition ~ So Good to See You.
- Cherry Diamond, March, Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, MO ~ Photo &
credit, Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- Dachshunds, Popular Dog series, Volume 10, From the Editors of Dog Fancy
Magazine ~ Article.
1999
- The Artist's Magazine, December, Photo & article ~ Dream Chasers-Best of Breed.
- The Dachshund Annual, 1999 Edition, Hoflin Publishing, Photos and article.
- Canine Images, Winter, Photo and remarks, Life’s a Ball! Art Show at the Dog Show.
- Wildlife Art, September-October, Photo & remarks ~ American Women
Artists ~ A Good Life
- Southwest Art, September, Remarks ~ My election to Membership in the Society of Animal Artists.
- Art Revue, August, Photo & remarks ~ American Women Artists ~ A Good Life Best in Show.
- Southwest Art, July-August, Remarks ~ American Women Artists ~ A Good Life.
- Ladue News, Ladue, Mo, June 11, Photo & credit ~ American Visions, Best Friends-Animals in Art ~ A Good Life.
- Taos News, Taos, NM, April 22, Photo & article ~ American Women Artists ~ A Good Life.
- Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, April 16, Photo & credit ~ A Good Life.
- Sirius, American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, Spring,
Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life ~ 1997$.
1998
- The Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, KS, October 18, Remarks ~
Washburn University ~ A Good Life
- ShowSight Magazine, May, Remarks ~ Joy as judge of the 1998 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS.
- Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, March 12, Photo & remarks ~ Central Arts Collective ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- Dog Fancy, March, Photo & remarks ~ Dog Fanciers 10th Dog Art Competition ~ A Good Life.
- Dog World, March, Photo & remarks ~ Dog Fanciers 10th Dog Art Competition ~ A Good Life.
- The Artist's Magazine, January, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life.
- Canine Images, Premier Issue, January, Photo & remarks ~ Dog Fanciers Club 10th Contemporary Art Competition ~ A Good Life.
1997
- Dachshund Review, Winter 1997-1998, Cover ~ A Good Life.
- Cherry Diamond, Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, MO, December, Photo & remarks ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- Dog News, Dec. 5, Photo & remarks ~ Dog Fanciers 10th Art Competition ~ A Good Life.
- Art Revue, Fall, Photos and remarks.
- Dachshund Review, Fall, Photo and article.
- Reporter-Harold, Loveland, CO, August 10, Front page remarks ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- Wildlife Art, July-August, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life.
- The Equine Image, June-July, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life.
- Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, June Show Announcement, Photo & credit ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- AKC Gazette, May, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life$.
- Art Revue, Spring, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life.
- Sirius, American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, Spring, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life$.
- Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, April, Photo & remarks ~ Art Show at the Dog Show ~ A Good Life$.
1996
- Art Revue, Summer, Remarks ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- Sentinel, Parkersburg, WV, Spring, Remarks ~ Realism '96 ~ Dreaming of Tomatoes.
- KMOV-TV, St. Louis, MO, Photo telecast during the grand opening of the St. Louis Artists' Guild new location ~ Natasha.
=Award =Best in Show $=Purchase Award |
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BORN
St. Louis, MO, USA, 1944. |
EDUCATION
Loveland Academy, Loveland, CO ~ Tuck Langland, Eugene Daub.
Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO ~ Rudi Torrini, Hank Knickmeyer.
John Burrough's School, St. Louis, MO ~ Robert Lee Walker.
Meramec College, St. Louis, MO ~ Jaye Gregory.
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO ~ Toni Wirts.
Portraiture, Oil, St. Louis, MO ~ Tito Gay.
Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO ~ Barry Schactman, Richard Duhme, Tonasco Milovich, Charles Quest. |
MEMBERSHIPS
National Sculpture Society, NSS, NY. Elected Professional Sculptor Member. 2006.
Audubon Artists, Inc., NY. Invited Member, 2006.
Allied Artists of America, NY. Invited Member, 2001.
Society of Animal Artists, SAA, NY. Signature Member, 1999.
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NY. Elected Member, 2000.
Artists for Conservation, Clayton, ON, Canada. Signature Member, 2005.
American Women Artists. AWA, Master Signature Member, 2000., Secretary/Treasurer, 2006-2007.
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., Invited Associate Member, 2005.
Association of Miniature Artists, AMA, Invited Member 2008.
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Clayton, MO. Art Section Member.
American Medallic Sculpture Association, Newburgh, NY.
Miniature Art Society of Florida, Dunedin, FL. |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO.
The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal & Forrest County, Hattiesburg, MS.
Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO. Open Monday, Wednesday
& Friday from 1-4pm.
National Cosmetology Assn. Hall of Fame Museum, Chicago, IL ~ Fourteen bas-relief portraits of inductees.
The Wild Corporation, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Matrix Essentials Inc., Cleveland, OH.
Creative Nail Design, Vista, CA. |
Born December 17, 1944, and raised in St. Louis, MO, Joy attended Washington
University School of Fine Arts in St. Louis. She pursued professions in
fashion at Famous-Barr and later ran her fund-raising business, Joy of
Youth. In the late 1980's opportunity and spirit were right for Joy to
return to art. A 1990 sculpture class reawakened her love for modeling clay
into the human form. With encouragement from her husband, Brian, Joy began
the process of becoming a fine artist through formal education, job
experience and interpersonal relationships.
Joy is a modeler. She models clay or wax into the desired form rather than
carving, for example, a block of marble. When the clay is finished, she has
a mold made and the piece is cast into bronze using the lost-wax method.
Please read her brief overview, "Clay to Bronze," for a better understanding
of the process.
Joy created fourteen bas-relief portraits in bronze for the National
Cosmetology Association Hall of Fame from 1993 through 1998.
From fall 1995 through 1998 she evolved into a full-time sculptor. The
Society of Animal Artists elected her to membership in spring 1999 and she
accepted invitations to become a full member of AWA, the American Women
Artists, based in Santa Fe, NM; Allied Artists of America and the Catharine
Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, both based in New York City.
Joy's series of life-sized dachshunds, inspired by her own "kids," have
earned her national recognition and over 50 awards including the National
Sculpture Society Silver Medal, the Ellin P. Speyer Prize from the National
Academy, four awards from the Society of Animal Artists, and four
Best-in-Shows! Her goal is to create at least one major piece per year. A
Certificate of Authenticity is provided with each life-sized bronze and with
the 1:6 scale series, Dream Chasers. These works are editions of 20. Most
individual 1:6 scale bronzes became editions of 99 & 9 Artist¹s Proofs in
November 1999. Joy taught her first canine sculpture class, sculpted her
first canine commission and her first Golden Retriever in 2001.
Joy's work is in collections around the world, including the permanent
collections of the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, in St. Louis, MO;
The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal & Forrest County, Hattiesburg, MS; and two
pieces grace the Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, in Bolivar, MO. Her
collectors range from those who love Chihuahuas to Great Danes. She is
grateful for the friendship of her dachshund anatomy mentor, Judge Weldon
Long, without whose coaching she could not have created her winning works
with accuracy so close to the AKC standard.
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Artist Statement
Joy Kroeger Beckner is inspired by sensuous shapes of skin, bone and muscle. She models clay into classical forms, which are then cast into bronze. She is thrilled to make something move in-the-round bringing smiles, giggles or tears to the eyes of those who see and touch her work. She first showed in a national competition in 1996. She has earned awards at the National Academy Museum, the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists. Her bronze dachshunds have earned numerous awards, including four Best-in-Shows. Art Show at the Dog Show sponsors purchased one for the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Joy attended Washington University School of Fine Arts in her hometown, St. Louis, MO.
Awards
2007
- Metzger Award, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit, Clayton, MO.
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2006
- National Sculpture Society Professional Sculptor Member, elected by members of National Sculpture Society, NY.
- Harriet Frischmuth Memorial Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 110th Annual Open Exhibition, NY.
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2005
- C. Percival Dietsch Prize, National Sculpture Society, 72nd Annual Exhibition, NY & SC.
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2003
- Best Animal Sculpture, Viselaya Sculpture Competition, Concord, MA.
- Purchase Award, The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO.
- Polich Art Works Foundry Prize, National Sculpture Society, 70th Annual Exhibition, SC & NY.
- Award of Excellence, Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition & National Museum Tour.
- First Place Sculpture & Artists’ Choice, Sixteenth Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., NY.
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2002
- American Artists Fund Award, American Artists’ Professional League, NY.
- First Place Sculpture, Fifteenth Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., NY.
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2001
- Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America, Inc., 88th Annual Exhibition, NY.
- Elliot Siskin Award, Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition & National Museum Tour.
- Purchase Award, The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, from traveling Art of the Animal Kingdom V., Bolivar, MO
- First Place Sculpture, Fourteenth Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, Dog Fanciers Club, NY.
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2000
- Audubon Silver Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists Inc., 58th Annual Exhibition, NY.
- Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award, Society of Animal Artists, Inc., 40th Annual Members Exhibition & National Museum Tour.
- Purchase Award, The Galleries of The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County, MS, The City of Hattiesburg & The Hattiesburg Cultural Partnership, National Small Sculpture Exhibition 2000.
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1999
- National Sculpture Society Silver Medal & John Cavanaugh Memorial Prize, 66th Annual Exhibition, SC, NY.
- Award of Excellence, Society of Animal Artists, Inc., 39th Annual Exhibition & National Museum Tour. OH.
- George Gach Memorial Award, American Artists’ Professional League, 71st Grand National Exhibition, NY.
- Best-in-Show, American Women Artists, Second National Competition, Taos, NM.
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1998
- National Academy Ellin P. Speyer Prize, National Academy, 173rd Annual Exhibition, NY.
- Anna Hyatt Huntington Cash Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 102nd Annual Open Exhibition, NY.
- Margaret Sussman Memorial Award, (Best-in-Show) Pen & Brush, Inc., 51st Annual Sculpture Exhibition, NY.
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1997
- Best-in-Show, Best Sculpture, Best Dachshund, Best Missouri Artist, Purchase Award, Awarded to the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO, by the Art Show at the Dog Show, 11th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
- Excalibur Foundry Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 101st Annual Competition, NY.
- First Place Three Dimensional, Artists of Northwest Arkansas, Third Annual Regional Exhibition, AK.
- Best-in-Show, Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 10th Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, NY.
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1996
- Honorable Mention, First national award, second national show, Parkersburg Art Center, Realism ’96, WV.
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2005
- C. Percival Dietsch Prize, National Sculpture Society, 72nd Annual Exhibition, NY & SC.
- First Place, Casper Artists’ Guild, Inc. 12th Annual Miniature Exhibition, Casper, WY.
- Best Missouri Artist (Purina Special Award) Art Show at the Dog Show, 19th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
- First Place Sculpture, Red River Valley National Juried Art Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX.
- Honorable Mention, The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., 72nd Annual Exhibition. D.C.
2004
- Merit Award Sculpture, Memphis Germantown Art League, 10th National Exhibition, TN.
- Fourth Place Sculpture, Best Missouri Artist, Art Show at the Dog Show, 18th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
2003
- Polich Art Works Foundry Prize, National Sculpture Society, 70th Annual Exhibition, SC & NY.
- Award of Excellence, Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition & National Museum Tour.
- First Place Sculpture & Artists’ Choice, Sixteenth Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., NY.
- Best Animal Sculpture, Viselaya Sculpture Competition, Concord, MA.
- Purchase Award, The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO.
- Award of Merit, Trinidad National Fine Art Exhibition, A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO.
- Second Place Sculpture & Scrimshaw, Miniature Art Society of Florida, 28th Annual International Miniature Art Show, Largo, FL.
2002
- American Artists’ Fund Award, American Artists’ Professional League, 74th Grand National Exhibition, NY.
- First Place Sculpture, Fifteenth Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., NY.
- Two Awards & Best Missouri Artist, Art Show at the Dog Show, 16th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
- Honorable Mention, Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC., 69th Annual International Exhibition. D.C.
2001
- Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America, Inc., 88th Annual Exhibition, NY.
- Elliot Siskin Award for Representational Sculpture, Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition.
- First Place Sculpture, Fourteenth Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, Dog Fanciers Club, NY.
- Purchase Award, The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO, hosted and purchased my work from The Bennington Center for the Arts, Art of the Animal Kingdom V., MO.
- Award, Associated Artists of Southport, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC.
- Third Place, National League of American Pen Women, 18th Women’s National Juried Art Exhibition, Springdale, AK. (Only sculpture to win a top prize)
2000
- Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award, Society of Animal Artists, Inc., 40th Annual Exhibition & National Museum Tour.
- Audubon Silver Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists Inc., 58th Annual Exhibition, NY.
- Purchase Award. The Galleries of The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County, MS, The City of Hattiesburg & The Hattiesburg Cultural Partnership, National Small Sculpture Exhibition 2000. MS.
1999
- National Sculpture Society Silver Medal & John Cavanaugh Memorial Prize, 66th Annual Exhibition, SC, NY.
- George Gach Memorial Award, American Artists’ Professional League, 71st Grand National Exhibition, NY.
- Award of Excellence, Society of Animal Artists, Inc., 39th Annual Exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH.
- Best-in-Show, American Women Artists, Second National Competition, Taos, NM.
- Second Place Animal Art, The Artists’ Magazine 16th International Art Competition.
- People’s Choice, The Lexington Art League, 5th Masterpieces of Maturity, Lexington, KY.
- Past Presidents’ Award, Fine Arts Institute at the San Bernardino County Museum, 34th International Exhibition, Redlands, CA.
- Paul Pattengale Annual Memorial Prize, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, “Time Capsules” Miniature Art Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
- Three Awards, Art Show at the Dog Show, 14th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
- Third Place, Artists’ Atelier of Atlanta, Miniature and Small Show. GA.
1998
- National Academy Ellin P. Speyer Prize, National Academy, 173rd Annual Exhibition, NY.
- Anna Hyatt Huntington Cash Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 102nd Annual Open Exhibition, NY.
- Margaret Sussman Memorial Award, (Best-in-Show) Pen & Brush, Inc., 51st Annual Sculpture Exhibition, NY.
- Barbara Shoemaker Award, Hill Country Arts Foundation, 28th Annual Confluence Exhibition, Ingram, TX.
- Judge’s Award, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, 11th Annual International Exhibition of Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA.
- Honorable Mention, Seaside Art Gallery, 6th International Miniature Exhibition, Nags Head, NC.
- Juror’s Recognition Award, National League of American Pen Women, 16th Annual Women’s National Juried Exhibition, Springdale, AR.
1997
- Best-in-Show, Best Sculpture, Best Dachshund, Best Missouri Artist, Purchase Award, Awarded to the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO, by the Art Show at the Dog Show, 11th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
- Excalibur Foundry Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 101st Annual Competition, NY.
- Best-in-Show, Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 10th Contemporary American Dog Art Competition, NY.
- First Place Three Dimensional Award, Artists of Northwest Arkansas, Third Annual Regional Exhibition, AK.
- Award of Excellence, Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts, Miniature Art ’97 - 13th Annual Exhibition, PA.
- Ella Jens Boeschenstein Memorial Sculpture Prize, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, 84th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
- Award, Artists’ Atelier of Atlanta, Miniature and Small Show. GA.
- Third Place, National League of American Pen Women, 15th Annual National Women’s Competition, Fayetteville, AK.
1996
- Honorable Mention, First national award, second national show, Parkersburg Art Center, Realism ’96, WV.
- Dick Blick Award, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Art Section Exhibition, Clayton, MO
- Award, Garret Gallery, 6th Annual Regional Competition, St. Louis, MO.
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| Where “Award” is listed, in time, I will find the actual name of the award. Your patience is appreciated. |
Commissions
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I have the good fortune of doing what I love, my dachshunds, and persons respond lovingly to them. In the last five years of showing my dachshund
bronzes internationally, I learned that I couldn't be everything to everyone. Occasionally a person comes along who wants a very special piece. That's the kind of commission I do. I consider commissions under the
following guidelines.
The subject must excite me and I must visit with it. What thrills me is to
make something move in-the-round... to bring smiles, giggles or tears to the
eyes of those who see and touch my work. I cannot do that if I'm working
from photos of a subject I do not know. If the subject has passed away, I
will consider doing a bas-relief.
The client and I must communicate well. In order to make a strong work of
art, I retain the rights to determine the composition and to artistic
license in all aspects of the design. Once we agree, a letter of
understanding to work together is co-signed and a deposit of one-third the
total will allow me to start your special sculpture.
Based on our letter of understanding, and on measurements and photos taken
during the visit, I create two quick clay sketches, from which the client
selects a favorite. When the clay is finished and approved from sight or
photographs another one third is due. The balance is due upon delivery.
Travel expenses to meet and work from the subject, progress photography, and
any sales tax are paid by the client. The client also pays shipping, F.O.B.
Loveland, CO. |
| Bronze Commission Sizes |
| Dog Head Study |
Life-size Large Dog or Smaller Dog.
Life-size Giant Dog. |
| Dog Figure |
Life-size Small Dog - Less than 14" at shoulder.
Life-size Medium Dog - Less than 23" at shoulder.
Life-size Large Dog - Over 23" at shoulder.
Life-size Giant Dog - Over 29" at shoulder. |
| Human Figure with Dog |
Life-size or 1/2 life-size. |
| Human Portrait Bust |
Life-size. |
| Human Full Length |
Life-size. |
| Bas-relief |
Less than life-size. |
| A second subject in the same sculpture increases the fee by 50%. Any size
human portrait is available. The fee is relative. Special basing may
increase costs from those which will be quoted when you contact me.
Because of the time required for making your initial sculpture and the cost
of the mold for your sculpture, I review the project for the possibility of
making an edition of the piece, which may reduce your quoted costs. I retain
the right to determine if an edition is feasible and what size the edition
will be. A rare breed of dog and most humans shall be considered
one-of-a-kind sculptures. Commissions require at least nine to twelve months
to create.
I look forward to helping you realize your favorite subject in bronze. All
the best to you! |
Early Years
Mark |
Newsletter Archive
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