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June 15, 2010

Prix de West Invitational Exhibition
Show & Sale - Award Winners

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK

Christopher Blossom "Sunrise in the Golden Gate: Downeaster Benjamin F. Packard"

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum hosted the 37th Annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale this past weekend. The exhibit included more than 300 paintings and sculpture by 110 of the finest contemporary western artists in the nation. During the weekend festivities, awards were given out with the Prix de West Purchase Award going to Christopher Blossom for his painting "Sunrise in the Golden Gate: Downeaster Benjamin F. Packard". Total sales for this exhibition reached $3.3 million.

Below is a listing of the Prix de West award winners. To view the entire Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale as well as all of the award winners, visit the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's web site at: www.nationalcowboymuseum.org


George Carlson "Labyrinth of Space" oil 42" x 42"	Tim Shinabarger "The Clash" bronze 32" high

Prix de West Invitational Exhibition & Sale Award Winners

Prix de West Purchase Award:
Christopher Blossom "Sunrise in the Golden Gate: Downeaster Benjamin F. Packard"

Frederic Remington Painting Award:
George Carlson "Labyrinth of Space"

James Earle Fraser Sculpture Award:
Tim Shinabarger "The Clash"

Express Ranches Great American Cowboy Award:
Howard Post "Working The Remuda"

Major Jeneral and Mrs. Don D. Pittman Wildlife Art Award:
Greg Beecham "The Chase"

Robert Lougheed Memorial Award:
George Carlson

Nona Jean Hulsey Rumsey Buyers' Choice Award:
Greg Beecham "The Chase"

"History Meets The Arts"

Lord Nelson's Gallery - Gettysburg, PA

David Wright "Before The Long Hunt" oil 12" x 9"

Lord Nelson's Gallery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania will host their 13th Annual "History Meets the Arts Show" June 18th - 20th. "History Meets the Arts Show" is a three day event within the overall Gettysburg Festival which runs from June 18-27. The Gettysburg Festival provides cultural arts including music, theater, dance, visual arts, children’s and culinary events.

For more information and to view this show, please visit the Lord Nelson's Gallery web site at: www.lordnelsons.com


Robert Griffing "Speaker At The Council" oil 10" x 8"	John Buxton Make Smoke oil 11" x 9"

Heide Presse "Fresh Linens" oil 15" x 17"

"Salute To Summer"

Trailside Galleries - Jackson, WY

Jie Wei Zhou "Sharing The Harvest" oil 30" x 30"

Trailside Galleries will be hosting their annual "Salute to Summer" show throughout the month of June in their Jackson, Wyoming gallery. "Salute to Summer" kicks off the summer season for Trailside Galleries as the first major group showcase and features an impressive sampling of work by all members of their esteemed roster of artists including, Bill Anton, Harley Brown, Bruce Cheever, Don Crowley, Tom Darro, Stan Davis, Nancy Glazier, Bruce Greene, George Hallmark, Z.S. Liang, Mike Malm, Dan Mieduch, Bill Nebeker, Gary Niblett, Andrew Peters, John Seerey-Lester, Kyle Sims, Daniel Smith, Matt Smith, Tucker Smith, Gordon Snidow, Tim Solliday, Richard D. Thomas, Zhiwei Tu, Jeffrey R. Watts, Morgan Weistling, Jie Wei Zhou and several others.

For more information about Trailside Galleries' "Salute to Summer Show", visit their web site at: www.trailsidegalleries.com


Z.S. Liang "Contemplation" oil 46" x 24"	Mike Malm "Rest" oil 60" x 30"

Mian Situ "After School" oil 30" x 42"

In Memoriam

William F. Reese (1938 - 2010)

William F. Reese passed away on Sunday, June 6th. Western Art Times bids farewell to this fine artist.

June:

18th
History Meets The Arts
Lord Nelson's Gallery
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
www.lordnelsons.com

18th
Michael Scott: Buffalo Bulb's Wild West Show
Gerald Peters Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.gpgallery.com

18th - July 3rd
Wasatch Society of Artists Show
Williams Fine Art
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.williamsfineart.com

18th
Artists' Reception
Two Rivers Gallery
Big Timber, Montana
www.tworiversgallery.org

19th
30th Anniversary Summer Auction
Altermann Galleries
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.altermann.com

19th
Preserving Southern California's Coastline
American Legacy Fine Arts
Pasadena, California
www.americanlegacyfinearts.com

25th
Contemporary Naturalism
Gerald Peters Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.gpgallery.com

25th
The Creative Soul
Mars Hall Gallery
Tenants Harbor, Maine
www.marshallgallery.net

25th
Douglas Fryer One Person Exhibition
Meyer Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.meyergalleries.com

25th
Tha Anghiari Paintings: Tuscany - Landscapes On Paper
Meyer Gallery East
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.meyereastgallery.com

25th
"Home On The Range"
Timothy Horn
Brandon Michael Fine Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.brandonmichaelfineart.com

Untitled
Timothy Horn

"In The Dust"
Brandon Michael Fine Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.brandonmichaelfineart.com

25th - 27th
Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction
Denver Merchandise Mart
Denver, Colorado
www.denveroldwest.com

26th
Marathon Discovery Auction
Burchard Galleries
St. Petersburg, Florida
www.burchardgalleries.com

26th
In Celebration Of Nature
Rusty Jones
Riverbend Fine Art
Marble Falls, Texas
www.riverbendfineart.com

26th
Plein-Air & More
Nano Lopez
Bronze Coast Gallery
Cannon Beach, Oregon
www.bronzecoastgallery.com

27th
Estate Antiques & Fine
Art Auction
Burchard Galleries
St. Petersburg, Florida
www.burchardgalleries.com

thru June 30th
Traditions Art Alive - The Art of Sharon Brening
The Pearce Museum - Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas
www.pearcecollections.us

thru January 9, 2011
21st Century Regionalists: The Art of the Next West
Rockwell Museum of Western Art
Corning, New York
www.rockwellmuseum.org

July:

1st
John Coleman One-Man Show
Legacy Gallery
Jackson, Wyoming
www.legacygallery.com

"Pachtuwa - Chta, Arikara Warrior"
John Coleman

One-Man Show
Legacy Gallery
Jackson, Wyoming
www.legacygallery.com

1st - 31st
A Lifetime Of Art
Carl Cassler
Elk Horn Art Gallery
Winter Park, Colorado
www.elkhorngallery.com

2nd & 3rd
"West Revisited Show"
Ponderosa Art Gallery
Hamilton, Montana
www.ponderosaartgallery.com

2nd - 18th
"Connections"
Jennifer L. Hoffman & D. Lee
Galleries West Fine Art
Hamilton, Montana
www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com

2nd
"Francis Livingston: Patterns In Paint"
Medicine Man Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.medicinemangallery.com

3rd
Western Artists of America
Western Heritage Show
Mountain Trails Gallery
Jackson, Wyoming
www.mtntrails.net

9th
William Hook One-Man Exhibition
Meyer Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.meyergalleries.com

9th
Max Weber: Music, Art & Dance
Gerald Peters Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.gpgallery.com

15th
Chad Poppleton & Morgan Coleman Artist Focus
Legacy Gallery
Jackson, Wyoming
www.legacygallery.com

16th
Artists' Reception
Two Rivers Gallery
Bigh Timber, Montana
www.tworiversgallery.org

16th
Blur The Normal: Brian Scott
Visions West Gallery
Denver, Colorado
www.visionswestgallery.com

17th - August 7th
Brent Cotton Showcase
Trailside Galleries
Jackson, Wyoming
www.trailsidegalleries.com

17th
Jeff Ham One-Man Show
Mountain Trails Gallery
Jackson, Wyoming
www.mtntrails.net

19th
Mike Malm Showcase
Trailside Galleries
Jackson, Wyoming
www.trailsidegalleries.com

24th
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
Silver Legacy Resort
Reno, Nevada
www.cdaartauction.com

30th
"Under Western Skies"
Gerald Peters Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.gpgallery.com

30th
Susan Kliewer & Ray Roberts
Medicine Man Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.medicinemangallery.com

thru January 9, 2011
21st Century Regionalists: The Art of the Next West
Rockwell Museum of Western Art
Corning, New York
www.rockwellmuseum.org

June:

15th - Sunti Pichetchaiyaku
16th - Harley Brown
16th - June Carey
19th - Jim Wilcox
22nd - June Dudley
24th - Rogue Simpson
(1943 - 2005)
25th - Bettina Steinke
(1913 - 1999)
25th - Michael Coleman
30th - Carl Brenders

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