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  • April 6 – May 4, 2013 ~ Reigning Cats & Dogs, An Exhibition of Companion Animal Works, The Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA, 19087. www.wayneart.org, 610.688.3553.
  • May 1 – June 1, 2013 ~ 22nd International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NS 27959 USA.
  • May 3 – 19, 2013 ~ American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, The Dachshund in Art, an exhibition of works in the permanent collection and works by Joy Beckner. AKC Museum, 1721 South Mason Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131
  • May 3 --June 14, 2013 ~ Red River Valley International Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX. Hours, 1-5, Tuesday through Sunday.
  • May 4 – July 28, 2013 ~ AMSA, American Medallic Sculpture Association, 30th Annual Members Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC.
  • May 16 -18, 2013 ~ The Dachshund Club of America (DCA) National Specialty, Purina Farms, Gray Summit, MO.
  • June 15 - August 25, 2013, Art of the Animal Kingdom XVIII, The Bennington Center for the Arts, 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vermont 05201. 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.org.
  • Through June 2013 ~ "Performance in Sculpture" exhibition at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 Macinnes Pl., Tampa, FL.
  • Through May 2014 ~ Art on the Avenues, Wenatchee, WA.

Joy Beckner Bronze Canine Sculptor

    2014
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenachee, WA.

    2013
  • The Noble Nocturne at The Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, NY.
  • The Art Show at the Dog Show, 27th Annual Competition, Wichita, KS.
  • The Dachshund in Art, The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO.
  • Seaside Art Gallery, 22nd International Miniature Art Show, Nags Head, NS 27959 USA.
  • Red River Valley International Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom XVIII, The Bennington Center for the Arts, 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT.
  • AMSA, American Medallic Sculpture Association, 30th Annual Members Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC.
  • "Performance in Sculpture" exhibition at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 Macinnes Pl., Tampa, FL.
  • Reigning Cats & Dogs, An Exhibition of Companion Animal Works, The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
  • The Dachshund Club of America (DCA) National Specialty, Purina Farms, Gray Summit, MO.
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenatchee, WA.

    2012
  • "Performance in Sculpture" exhibition at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 Macinnes Pl., Tampa, FL.
  • Solo Show at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum, 421 North Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO.
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenachee, WA.
  • Audubon Artists 70th Annual Exhibition 2012, On line, www.audubonartists.org
  • AMSA, American Medallic Sculpture Association, 30th Annual Members Exhibition, Community Education Gallery at the Bellevue Art Museum, WA.
  • National Sculpture Society, "Love" an online exhibition. Audubon Artists 70th Annual Exhibition 2012, On line, www.audubonartists.org
  • American Artists Professional League 84th Grand National Exhibition 2012, Online: www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org
  • Fifth World Federation of Miniaturists Exhibition, The Moscow Art College of the Russian Art Academy, Moscow, Russia.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 52nd Annual Exhibition, The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ.
  • The Dachshund Club of America (DCA) National Specialty, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Annual Members Show, The Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY.
  • The Golden Retriever Club of America, (GRCA) National Specialty, Purina Farms, Gray Summit, MO.
  • American Women Artists’ Members Exhibition, K. Newby Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Tubac, AZ.
  • American Women Artists’ Members Exhibition, K. Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ. Juror of Selection for Sculpture.
  • American Women Artists' Members Exhibition, The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Visions of the Southwest, Tucson, AZ.
  • Bosque Arts Center Art Council, 27th Annual Bosque Art Classic, 215 South College Hill Drive, Clifton, TX.
  • Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery, 11th Annual Exhibition, The Holiday Inn, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 26th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Competition, Wichita, KS.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom XVII, The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT.
  • Red River Valley Museum, International Juried Fine Art Competition, Vernon, TX.
    2011
  • National Sculpture Society, 78th Annual Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC.
  • National Sculpture Society, "Love" an online exhibition.
  • 46th Annual Central South Art Exhibition National, Tennessee Art League, 808 Broadway, Nashville, TN.
  • Annual Members Show, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The Salmagundi Art Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY.
  • 24th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art, The Louisiana School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • "Performance in Sculpture" exhibition at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 Macinnes Pl., Tampa, FL
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC., 78th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, Bethesda, MD.
  • Dachshund Club of America (DCA) National Specialty, Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc, WI.
  • American Women Artists Members' Show, Huff Harrington Fine Art, Ltd., Atlanta, GA.
  • Council for the Arts, 27th Annual Exhibition - Miniature Art 2011, Chambersburg, PA.
  • Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery, The Holiday Inn, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenachee, WA.
  • USA FIDEM Post-Tampere Congress Exhibition, Medialia…Rack and Hamper Gallery, 335 West 38th Street, NYC.
  • 24th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art, The Louisiana School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA. The first photograph I entered in any show sold. I took the photograph of Edgar his last day. It is entitled "A Wonderful Life'.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 115th Annual Juried Open Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY. Juror of Selection for Sculpture.
  • Retrospective Exhibition featuring the twenty-five works awarded Best of Show over the past 25 years and donated to the AKC Museum of the Dog by the Art Show at the Dog Show, St. Louis, MO.
  • Recent Works, National Sculpture Society, Online Exhibition.

    2010
  • Audubon Artists 68th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Art Club, NY, NY.
  • Hudson Valley Art Association, 79th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY, NY
  • National Sculpture Society, On Line Exhibition, http://www.nationalsculpture.org/Exhibits/Recent_Work/ All over The WORLD!
  • 77th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures, Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society, MPSGS, Washington, DC
  • World's Fair of Money, AMSA with the ANA (American Medallic Art Association with the American Numismatic Association), Boston, MA.
  • FIDEM XXXI Congress & Exhibition, Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d' Art, The Tampere Museum, Tampere, Finland.
  • PAWS & REFLECT: Art of Canines, Special Encore Exhibition, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ. desertmuseum.org/arts
  • Society of Animal Artists, 49th Annual Exhibition, Guest Artist of Tour Director Dr. David Wagner. Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO.
  • Society of Animal Artists, Third Annual Small Works, Big Impressions Show & Sale, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO.
  • Society of Animal Artists, Third Annual Small Works, Big Impressions Show & Sale, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ. desertmuseum.org/arts
  • Society of Animal Artists, Third Annual Small Works, Big Impressions Show & Sale, Green Acres Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
  • The Miniature Art Society of Florida, 35th International Miniature Art Show, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL.
  • Laumeister Second Annual Fine Art Competition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT.
  • American Women Artists, Master Signature Exhibition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX.
  • 19th International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC.
  • Gordon Setter National Specialty, Island Grove Park, Greeley, CO.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 24th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenachee, WA.
  • Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery, The Holiday Inn, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Obsession: The Arts Group of Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union Avenue, St. Louis, MO.
  • "From Main Street to the Mountains" Chaparral Fine Art teams with ERA Landmark Real Estate Gallery, 8 East Main Street, Bozeman, MT.

    2009
  • Two Person Show, Bottoms Art Gallery at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort, Santa Barbara, CA.
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES, Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT. svac.org.
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina, KS.
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI, newvisionsgallery.org
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES The Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC, spartanburgartmuseum.org
  • Society of Animal Artists 48th Annual Art and the Animal, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO
  • Society of Animal Artists 48th Annual Art and the Animal, Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Fine Art Gallery, Estes Park, CO
  • Society of Animal Artists 48th Annual Art and the Animal, San Angelo Museum Of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom XIV, Bennington Center of the Arts, Bennington, VT.
  • Artistic Designs Gallery, Third Annual Miniature Fine Art Show, Brownsburg, IN.
  • Blackhawk Gallery, Fifth Annual Miniature Show and Sale, Saratoga, WY.
  • Seaside Art Gallery 18th International Miniature Art Show, Nags Head, NC.
  • American Art in Miniature 2009, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK.
  • Allied Artists of America, 96th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC, NY.
  • 76th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC.,
  • Chambersburg Council for the Arts, 25th Annual Exhibition Miniature Art 2009, Chambersburg, PA.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Frederick, MD.
  • Sporting Chance, Stockbridge Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire, UK.
  • Not Just for Christmas, Stockbridge Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire, UK.
  • Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, 18th Annual Juried Art Competition & Sale, Breckenridge, TX
  • American Women Artists Master Signature Members Exhibition and Competition, South Street Art Gallery, Easton, MD.
  • The Art of Conservation 2009: An International Exhibit of Nature in Art, The Hiram Blauveldt Art Museum Oradell, NJ.
  • Society of Animal Artists, Third Annual Small Works, Big Impressions Show & Sale, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO.

    2008
  • Pooches and Purebreds: Canine Images in Sculpture, Jennewein Gallery, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC.
  • National Sculpture Society 75th Annual Exhibition, NYC and Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC.
  • National Sculpture Society Elected Members Exhibition, 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
  • Society of Animal Artists 48th Annual Art and the Animal, The Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI.
  • Society of Animal Artists 48th Annual Art and the Animal, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO
  • American Women Artists Master Signature Members Exhibition, Gallerie Gabrie, Pasadena, CA
  • Going to the Dogs, Rhode Island School of Design Museum Associates, RI.
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA, rwnaf.org
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES Bergstrom-Mahler Art Museum, Neenah, WI, paperweightmuseum.com
  • Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery, The Holiday Inn, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Bosque Conservatory Art Council, 23rd Annual Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, TX.
  • American Art in Miniature 2008 Exhibition and Sale, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Sterling Hotel, Dallas, TX.
  • Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, 18th Annual Juried Art Competition & Sale, Breckenridge, TX
  • American Women Artists Master Signature Members Exhibition and Competition, South Street Art Gallery, Easton, MD.
  • The Art of Conservation 2009: An International Exhibit of Nature in Art, The Hiram Blauveldt Art Museum Oradell, NJ.
  • Blackhawk Gallery, Fourth Annual Miniatures Exhibition, Sarasota, WY.
  • St. Louis Artists Guild, Surface Designs, Clayton, MO.

    2007
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, cantonart.org
  • PAWS & REFLECT: ART OF CANINES Invitational Exhibition. Curator Dr. David J. Wagner. Dunnegan Gallery, Bolivar, MO, dunnegangallery.com
  • Society of Animal Artists, 46th Annual Exhibition, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 46th Annual Exhibition, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 46th Annual Exhibition, West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 46th Annual Exhibition, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum., Neenah, WI.
  • American Women Artists' Master Signature Members' Exhibition. LeKAE Gallery, 7106 E. Main St., Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Cornell Museum of Art & History at Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, Dog Days of Summer, Delray Beach, FL. Sponsored by Dog Art Dealer, Charleston, SC.
  • The North American Game Fair at the Mashomak Preserve Club, Pine Plains, NY. Chisholm Gallery, Pine Plains, NY.
  • Gilcrease Museum, American Art in Miniature, an Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Tulsa, OK.
  • First Annual Invitational Miniature Fine Art Show, Artistic Designs Gallery, Brownsburg, IN.
  • Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery, Holiday Inn, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom XII, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT,
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit, Clayton, MO.
  • New York Times, January 18, Home & Garden, remarks and color photo of Over the Rainbow, in conjunction with "In Death as in Life, a Personalized Space" by Patricia Leigh Brown.

    2006
  • Sept. 25, Elected to Professional Sculptor Member of National Sculpture Society!
  • MSNBC. July 14-16. "Hot Dog! Dachshund Sculpture" "Dog Gone Good Artist" featured on their home page. USA.
  • NBC-TV, July 14-16. Affiliates from Seattle, WA, to Greenville, NC, to Dallas, TX (KXAS, Channel 5), to Nashville, TN, featured "Dog Gone Good Artist" on local news. USA.
  • KSDK, Channel 5, St. Louis, MO. May 10 & 11. Show Me St. Louis. "Dog Gone Good Artist." www.ksdk.com. MO.
  • City of Gabriels, The History of Jazz in St. Louis 1895-1973. Sheldon Art Galleries, 314-533-9900. St. Louis, MO.
  • C.M. Russell Museum, Masters in Miniature Exhibition and Sale, Great Falls, MT.
  • Terry Lindsey Equidae Gallery at Holiday Inn, Saratoga, NY.
  • Gilcrease Museum, American Art In Miniature 2006, Tulsa, OK.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 110th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, NY.
  • The Night of Artists 2006, National Western Art Foundation. San Antonio, TX.
  • Bosque Conservatory Art Council, 21rst Annual Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, TX.
  • Funeria, Third International Ashes to Art, The Ice Box at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 45th Annual Exhibition, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 45th Annual Exhibition, Stifel Fine Art Center, Wheeling, WV.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 45th Annual Exhibition, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 45th Annual Exhibition, West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 46th Annual Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 45th Annual Exhibition, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA. (College of William and Mary)
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., 73rd Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, North Bethesda,

    2005
  • National Sculpture Society, 72nd Annual Award Exhibition, NY & SC.
  • The Night of Artists 2005, National Western Art Foundation. San Antonio, TX.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 45th Annual Exhibition, Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV.
  • American Women Artists, Members Exhibition. Texas Art Gallery, Dallas, TX.
  • Allied Artists of America, 92nd Annual Exhibition. National Arts Club. NY.
  • Audubon Artists, 63rd Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Clymer Museum of Art, Holiday Show, Ellensburg, WA.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 19th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • The Art of Health Exhibition, Brentwood Center of Health, St. Louis, MO.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 22nd International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • Red River Valley National Juried Art Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, TX.
  • Casper Artists' Guild, 12th International Miniature Art Show, Westwind Gallery, Casper, WY.
  • Sculpture Along Bear Creek, Juried International Show & Sale, Sculptureworks, Inc., Keller, TX.
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers of Washington, DC., 72nd Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures.

    2004
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept. 6, Cover, Everyday Section, article with color photos. More inside! St. Louis, MO.
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  • Joy Beckner Day, Nov. 16. Proclaimed by Mayor John Nations, City of Chesterfield, MO.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 108th Annual Open Exhibition. NY.
  • Animals in Art at Miami Metro Zoo, Dr. David J. Wagner, Curator. FL.
  • Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Purchase Award, Bolivar, MO.
  • Terry Lindsey, Saratoga, NY.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Riverside, CA.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 18th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • Seaside Art Gallery, 12th International Miniature Art Show, Nags Head, NC.
  • Memphis Germantown Art League, 10th National Fine Arts Exhibition, Memphis, TN.
  • Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 21st Annual Almost Miniatures Exhibition, Lexington, MA.
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers of Washington, DC., 71st Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures.

    2003
  • National Sculpture Society, 70th Annual Awards Exhibition, NY & SC.
  • National Sculpture Society, Portraits: Public & Private. NY.
  • Allied Artists of America, 89th Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Viselaya Sculpture Competition, Best Animal Sculpture. Concord, MA.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition, Hiram Blauvelt Museum, Oradell, NJ.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition, West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 43rd Annual Exhibition, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI.
  • American Women Artists, Members Exhibition. McLarry Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Syracuse, NY.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 17th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • Miniature Art Society of Florida, 28th International Show, Largo, FL.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 20th International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • Trinidad National Fine Art Exhibition, A. R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO.
  • Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 16th Contemporary American Dog Art Competition. NY.
  • Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 20th Annual Almost Miniatures Exhibition, Lexington, MA.
  • Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, 16th Annual International Exhibition Animals in Art, LA.
  • Clemson University, Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson National Small Sculpture Competition, Clemson, SC.
  • Tullahoma Art Center, Art for the Animal Kingdom VII, Bennington Traveling Exhibition. Tullahoma, TN.
  • Missouri Athletic Club, America in Paint and Bronze, Invitational Exhibition, St. Louis, MO.
  • Artisans Center of Virginia, Fun & Games: A Playful Look at Fine Craft, VA.
  • Sculpture Along the Trinity at Bear Creek, SculptureWorks, Keller, TX.
  • Biedenharn Museum and Garden, SculptureWorks, Monroe, LA.
  • City of Danville, SculptureWorks, Danville, IL.

    2002
  • National Geographic Museum, Encore Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists 2000-2001 National Tour, Dr. David J. Wagner, Curator. Washington, D.C.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 106th Annual Open Exhibition. NY.
  • American Artists Professional League, 74th Grand National Exhibition. NY.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 19th International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • Bennington Center for the Arts, Art of the Animal Kingdom VII, Bennington, VT.
  • Gallery One, Art for the Animal Kingdom VII, Bennington Traveling Exhibition, Mentor, OH.
  • Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts, 18th Annual Miniature Art Exhibition. Chambersburg, PA.
  • Jesse Besser Museum, Art of the Animal Kingdom VII, Bennington Traveling Exhibition, Alpena, MI.
  • Art Gallery at Fells Point, 19th North American Miniature Exhibition. Baltimore, MD.
  • Society of Animal Artists, Miniature Exhibition, Sportsmans Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
  • Seaside Art Gallery, Tenth International Miniature Art Show, Nags Head, NC.
  • St. Louis Artists Guild, Revelations, an Art Section Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
  • Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 16th Contemporary Dog Art Competition, NY.
  • Mondak Heritage Center, 11th Miniature Art Exhibition, Sidney, MT.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 16th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Oshkosh, WI.
  • Garden of Sculpture, Hudson Gardens, Littleton, CO.
  • PAWS/LA, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., 69th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures. D.C.

    2001
  • Allied Artists of America, 88th Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Pen & Brush, Inc., Small Works, NY.
  • Pen & Brush, Inc., 54th Annual Sculpture Exhibition. NY.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 105th Annual Open Exhibition. NY.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition, West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition, Louisiana Arts and Science Center, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition, The William S. Fairfield Public Gallery, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Exhibition, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science Visual Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 40th Annual Exhibition, Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, IL.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 40th Annual Exhibition, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 40th Annual Exhibition, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History; South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, TX.
  • American Women Artists, Festival of Women in the Arts, Master Signature Members Exhibition, Columbine Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Art for the Mountain Community, Third Annual Heart of Evergreen Sculpture Walk, Evergreen, CO.
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenatchee, WA.
  • Art on the Corner, 16th Annual Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom VII, Trailside Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom V, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO.
  • Associated Artists of Southport, 21st Annual National July Competition. Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC.
  • American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, Artists' Registry Exhibition, Town & Country, MO.
  • Loveland Academy, Taught Canine Sculpture workshop. Loveland, CO.
  • St. Louis Artist's Guild, "It's Reigning Cats and Dogs" Co-Curator, Clayton, MO.
  • National League of American Pen Women, 18thAnnual Women's National Exhibition. AR.
  • Danada Sculpture and Botanical Gardens Association, 10th Annual Exhibition, Wheaton, IL.
  • Bosque Conservatory Arts Council, 16th Annual Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, TX.
  • Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 14th Contemporary American Dog Art Competition. NY.
  • Quincy Quad State Exhibition, Quincy, IL.
  • Chesterfield Art Feast, Chesterfield, MO.
  • National League of American Pen Women, 19th Annual Women's National Juried Art Exhibition, Springdale, AK.
  • Fort Worth Public Central Library, Sculpture Along the Trinity, SculptureWorks, Fort Worth, TX.
  • Illinois Terminal Building, Catch Me if You Can, SculptureWorks, Champaign, IL.
  • Memphis Botanic Garden, The Garden of Eden, SculptureWorks, Memphis, TN.

    2000
  • National Sculpture Society, 67th Annual Exhibition. SC & NY.
  • National Academy, 175th Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Allied Artists of America, 87th Annual Exhibition, NY.
  • Audubon Artists of America, 58th Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • American Women Artists, Guest Artist. Sorrento, ITALY.
  • American Women Artists, Nedra Mateucci Fine Art, Year 2000 Guest Artist, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 40th Annual Exhibition, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 40th Annual Exhibition, Wm. S. Fairfield Public Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 39th Annual Exhibition, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 39th Annual Exhibition, Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, IL
  • Society of Animal Artists, 39th Annual Exhibition, The Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI.
  • Society of Animal Artists, Natural Selections IV, John D. McArthur Beach State Park, North Palm Beach, FL.
  • Fine Arts Institute of San Bernardino County Museum, 34th Annual International Exhibition. Redlands, CA.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom V, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT.
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom V, Four Seasons Art Center, Hendersonville, NC.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 104th Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Brookgreen Cottage Southern Living Showcase House, Robin Salmon, Curator. Brookgreen Gardens, SC.
  • The Library of Hattiesburg, National Small Sculpture Exhibition 2000, Purchase Award. Hattiesburg, MS.
  • Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Combined Talents, Tallahassee, FL.
  • Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 14th Contemporary American Dog Art Competition. NY.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 17th International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • Missouri Athletic Club, America in Paint & Bronze, St. Louis, MO.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 14th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • Art on the Corner, 15th Annual Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO.
  • Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC.
  • The Gallery Restaurant, Ellisville, MO.
  • Miniature Art Society of Florida, 25th International Show, FL.
  • Fort Worth Public Central Library, SculptureWorks, Fort Worth, TX.
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., 67th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures.

    1999
  • National Sculpture Society, Everyday Life. Americas Tower Lobby, NY.
  • National Sculpture Society, 66th Annual Exhibition, Silver Medal and John Cavanaugh Memorial Prize. NY.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 39th Annual Exhibition, The R. W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA.
  • Society of Animal Artists, 39th Annual Exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Natural History. OH.
  • The Artists' Magazine, 16th Annual International Art Competition, Second Place Animal Art.
  • American Women Artists, Second Annual National Competition, Best in Show. Taos, NM.
  • Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, Featured Sculptor. America's Tower, NY.
  • American Artists Professional League, 71st Grand National Exhibition. NY.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 103rd Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Pen & Brush, Inc., 52nd Annual Sculpture Exhibition. NY.
  • Allied Artists of America, 86th Annual Exhibition. NY.
  • Artists' Atelier of Atlanta, 2nd Miniature Show. GA.
  • Art on the Avenues, Wenatchee, WA.
  • St. Charles Art & Music Festival, St. Charles, IL.
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL.
  • Miniature Art Society of Florida, 24th International Show, FL.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Frederick, MD.
  • Seaside Art Gallery, 7th International Miniature Show, Nags Head, NC.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 13th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Time Capsules Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
  • Lexington Art League, 5th Masterpieces of Maturity. Lexington, KY.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 16th International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • American Visions Contemporary Arts, Best Friends-Animals in Art, St. Louis, MO.
  • American Visions Contemporary Arts, Frontenac Plaza, Exhibition, Frontenac, MO.
  • National League of American Pen Women, 16th Annual Women's National Exhibition. AR.
  • Danada Sculpture and Botanical Gardens Association, 8th Annual Exhibition, Wheaton, IL.
  • Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, 34th Annual Open International Exhibition. Redlands, CA.

    1998
  • National Academy, 173rd Annual Exhibition, NY.
  • National Sculpture Society, 65th Annual Exhibition, NY.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 102nd Annual Open Exhibition, NY.
  • Pen & Brush, Inc., 51st Annual Sculpture Exhibition. NY.
  • Audubon Artists, Inc., 56th Annual Exhibition, NY.
  • American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, Fourth Artists Registry Exhibition. St. Louis, MO.
  • Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, 11th Annual International Exhibition of Animals in Art. LA.
  • National League of American Pen Women, 16th Annual Women's National Exhibition. Springdale, AR.
  • Danada Sculpture and Botanical Gardens Association, 7th Annual Exhibition. Wheaton, IL.
  • Parkersburg Art Center, Realism '98 - 10th Annual Exhibition, Parkersburg, WV.
  • Hill Country Arts Foundation, 26th Annual Confluence Exhibition. Ingram, TX.
  • American Academy of Women Artists, 4th Annual Exhibition. Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 12th Annual Exhibition, Juror-Judge. Wichita, KS.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 15th International Sculpture Exhibition. Loveland, CO.
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, 85th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
  • Seaside Art Gallery, 6th International Miniature Show. Nags Head, NC.
  • Washburn University, Third Annual Sculpture Exhibition. Topeka, KS.
  • Dachshund Club of America National Specialty, Dallas, TX.
  • Artists' Atelier of Atlanta, First Miniature Show. GA.
  • Central Arts Collective, "My Pet 2", Tucson, AZ.

    1997
  • Pen & Brush, Inc., 51st Annual Sculpture Exhibition. NY.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, 11th Annual Exhibition, Wichita, KS.
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 101st Annual Open Exhibition. NY.
  • Dog Fanciers Club, Inc., 10th Contemporary American Dog Art Competition. NY.
  • Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts, 13th Annual Miniature Art Exhibition. Chambersburg, PA.
  • National League of American Pen Women, 15th Annual Women's National Exhibition. Springdale, AR.
  • Art Center of the Ozarks, Third Annual Artists of Northwest Arkansas Fall Regional Exhibition Springdale, AR.
  • The Fine Arts Institute at the San Bernardino County Museum, 32nd Annual Open Exhibition, Redlands, CA.
  • Danada Sculpture & Botanical Gardens Association, 6th Annual Exhibition, Wheaton, IL.
  • Women's Caucus for Art, "Vast Things/small scale" Componere Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
  • Women's Caucus for Art, "Vast Things/small scale" Gallery Nine, Lincoln, NE.
  • Women's Caucus for Art, Juried Selections from "Vast Things/small scale," Studio G, Shenandoah, IA.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 14th International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, 84th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
  • Missouri Athletic Club, Featured Sculptor. St. Louis, MO.
  • Alder Gallery, La Petit V. Eugene, OR.
  • Best of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO.

    1996
  • Pen & Brush, Inc., 50th Annual Sculpture Exhibition. NY.
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Art Section Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Membership Exhibition, Clayton, MO.
  • Sculpture in the Park, 13th International Sculpture Exhibition, Loveland, CO.
  • Parkersburg Art Center, Realism 1996. First national award! Parkersburg, WV.
  • Art Show at the Dog Show, Tenth Annual Exhibition. First national exhibition entered. Wichita, KS.
  • Garret Gallery, Sixth Annual Regional Competition, St. Louis, MO.
  • Art on the Corner, 11th Annual Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO.
  • Best of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO.

    1995
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Nexus - Generations of Artistic Spirit, Clayton, MO.
    1993
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Membership Exhibition, Webster Groves, MO.

    1992
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, Art Section Exhibition, Webster Groves, MO.
    1991
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, 79th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Webster Groves, MO.
  • Garett Gallery, 7th National Competition, St. Louis, MO.
    1990
  • St. Louis Artists' Guild, 78th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Webster Groves, MO.


Joy Beckner fine bronze sculpture

Sculptor, Joy Kroeger Beckner, creates figurative bronzes and portrait bronzes, as well as bronze canine sculpture, most notably of dachshunds and retrievers. Watch for an expansion into wildlife bronzes.

Joy Beckner fine canine bronze sculpture
"A good painting [sculpture] to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires."
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