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2017 ART in ACTionM Participants
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Greg Kelsey’s sculpture reveals his intensity for both form and subject. No matter what the subject, he believes that form is the most signi cant thing about a sculpture. He nds it powerful when form and subject are both meaningful. Kelsey is a member of the Russell Skull Society of Artists.
Allen KnowsHisGun is a
Crow Indian Artist who grew up on the Crow Indian Reservation. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in American Indian studies from Haskell Indian Nations University and a master of arts degree from the University of Kansas in indigenous nations studies. Much of his
work depicts his Crow heritage along with other American Indian cultures. Brilliant colors with bold light and shadow have become signatures in his elegant work.
Lee Kromschroeder’s work is published by Wild Wings in Lake City, Minnesota. He has emerged as one of the most recognized
and celebrated new artists of the wildlife genre. He is represented in some of the nest galleries, and his work is found in many private collections. He has always pushed the boundaries of art. He is never afraid to try new and controversial approaches to art and is a constant student of the Old World masters.
Joe Kronenberg is a self-taught artist working in oils. He has studied and been in uenced by many techniques of the nineteenth-century classical realists’ styles, which are evident in the Old World feel his wildlife paintings take on. He was the 2009 recipient of the C.M. Russell Museum Auction’s Ralph “Tu y” Berg Award. He was a nalist in the Art Renewal Center’s 2011 and 2014–2016 International Salon and has received numerous best of show and people’s choice awards. Kronenberg is a member of the Russell Skull Society of Artists.
Mark McKenna is still young, but he is emerging into the animal and wildlife art scene with great acclaim His work, which leans
in the direction of portraiture
of the animal, both captures the personality and energy of his subject and captivates his audience with his strong sense of light and energetic brushwork and palette knife. Each piece has a strong textural and lifelike quality, creating a unique aesthetic experience.
Joe Netherwood’s, paintings
were selected for Settlers West Galleries’ American Miniatures, Trailside Galleries’ Masters In Miniature, Coeur d’Alene Galleries’ “Miniatures by the Lake”, the C.M. Russell Museum’s e Russell, the Gilcrease Museum’s American Art in Miniature, the Briscoe Museum’s Night of Artists, and Sweet Tea III at the Booth Western Art Museum. His art has been featured in Western Art Collector, Western Art & Architecture, and Cowboys & Indians.
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