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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

NICHOLAS WILSON AMERICAN WILDLIFE STUDIO/GALLERY, TUBAC, AZ 2001-PRESENT
VENTTURE FINE ARTS, TUCSON, AZ 1978-2001
THE CARSON GALLERY, DENVER CO 1998-PRESENT
MADER'S FINE ART GALLERY, MILWAUKEE, WI 1999-2000
NICHOLAS WILSON STUDIO & GALLERY, DELAVAN, WI 1993-1997
TRAILSIDE GALLERIES, SCOTTSDALE, AZ & JACKSON, WY 1976-1992, 2002-PRESENT
SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, TUCSON, AZ 1973-1981 (FOUR ANNUAL ONE-MAN SHOWS 1973, 1974,1975,1976)


NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITS

SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE EXPO, CHARLESTON, SC 1999, 2000, 2001
ART AND THE ANIMAL (SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
PACIFIC RIM WILDLIFE EXPO, SEATTLE, WA 1998
BIRDS IN ART, LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WI 1978-1981, 1997
NATURAL WONDERS, (PERMINENT COLLECTION) LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WI 1994
WILDLIFE: THE ARTIST VIEW, LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WI 1993 (SELECTED FOR NATIONAL TOUR 1993-1995)
CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS-GOVERNER'S INVITATIONAL, CHEYENNE, WY 1978-81
ARTISTS OF AMERICA SHOW, DENVER, CO, 1984, 1990
ARTS FOR THE PARKS, NATIONAL PARKS SYSTEM, JACKSON HOLE, WY 1986, 1988, 1994 (SELECTED FOR THE NATIONAL TOUR, 1986, 1988)
LONDON MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, LONDON, ENGLAND 1982
SCOTTISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND, 1982
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE (PERMINENT COLLECTION) WASHINGTON, DC 1980
NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF NATURAL SCIENCES, QUEBEC, CANADA 1979
NORTH AMERICAN WILD ANIMAL ART, NATIONAL COWBOY HALL OF FAME, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 1979
THE WESTERN WATERCOLOR COMPETITION (3RD PLACE), COWBOY HALL OF FAME PERMANENT COLLECTION OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 1972, 1974
CHARLES RUSSELL AUCTION AND SALE, GREAT FALLS, MT 1972-1975


COMMISSIONS

LAKE GENEVA COUNTRY CLUB, LAKE GENEVA, WI 1998 (PAINTING OF CLUB DONATED BY MEMBER IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE)
LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, BRONZE RELIEF DONOR RECOGNITION WALL, ELKHORN, WI 1996
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, HERON BRONZE SCULPTURE, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, IL 1995
NATURETRAC DISCOVERY CENTER, (CONCEPT/DESIGN) PAYSON, AZ 1991-1992
THE FRANKLIN MINT (CONCEPT/DESIGN OF THREE PORCELAIN ANIMAL COLLECTIONS), PHILIDELPHIA, PA 1990'S
THE NEVADA FISH/GAME DEPARTMENT, 11 PEN/INK ILLUSTRATIONS "THE CHUKAR PARTRIDGE", RENO NEVADA 1969


COLLECTIONS

THE PRICE GROUP, INC, (BEAR BRONZE) CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE, CHICAGO, IL 1998
THE FORREST PLACE, (6'X16' TRIPTYCH, 3-PANEL OIL PAINTING), PRESBYTERIAN HOMES, LAKE FOREST, IL 1997
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, (PAINTING, BIG-HORNED SHEEP & HERON BRONZES), LAKE FOREST, IL 1995
COWBOY HALL OF FAME, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 1974
NATURAL WONDERS, LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, (ETCHING) WAUSAU, WI 1994
LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, (ETCHING), WAUSAU, WI 1979
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE (2 ETCHINGS AND A STONE LITHOGRAPH), WASHINGTON, DC 1979
WALTER BIMSON ART COLLECTION, (GOUACHE), VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, PHOENIX, AZ 1973


MURALS

CENTRAL PARK ZOO, SNOWY OWL HABITAT (BACKGROUND), NEW YORK, NY 1985
NATIONAL AQUARIUM, SEASCAPE (960 SQ.FT.) BALTIMORE, MD 1985
NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, RAINFOREST (16,250 SQ.FT.) BRONX ZOO BRONX, NY 1982-1984


PUBLICATIONS

'THE BEST OF WILDLIFE ART', NORTHLIGHT BOOKS, CINCINNATI, OH 1997
'ARIZONA POETRY SOCIETY' - COVER ("RECLINING RABBIT"-WOOD ENGRAVING) SEDONA, AZ 1997
AMERICAN ARTIST (FEATURE ARTICLE) "PUTTING DETAIL IN THE ANIMAL". 1990
MARCH AMERICA, INC, LIMITED EDITION PRINTS, MANDAN, ND 1990
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS - COVER ("ARIZONA ELEMENTS"-GOUACHE), ARTICLE, "IN THE ARTISTS BACKYARD", 1988
'WILDLIFE ARTISTS AT WORK', WATSON-GUPTILL, NEW YORK, NY 1981
SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE, FEATURE ARTICLE, 1981
'NATURE ART', SPECTRUM BOOKS, NEW YORK, NY 1980
YANKEE MAGAZINE - COVER ("SNOW BUNNY" -GOUACHE); INTREPIDS -COVER ("MEXICAN WOLVES" -GOUACHE), LINDBLAD TRAVEL MAGAZINE; TUCSON MAGAZINE-ARTICLE, 1980'S
RANGER RICK MAGAZINE - FEATURE ARTICLE, "DAD DRAWS WILD THINGS", 1977
MILL POND PRESS, LIMITED EDITION PRINTS, VENICE, FL 1977-1982


CONTRIBUTIONS OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK

ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, DESERT GALA, TUCSON, AZ 1997-2000
SCOTTSDALE SCHOOL FOR ARTISTS, BEAX BASH, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 1997-02
WALWORTH COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, WALWORTH, WI 1997
LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ANNUAL BALL-SILENT AUCTION, ELKHORN, WI 1995
BROOKFIELD ZOO - FUNDRAISING BALL, BROOKFIELD, IL 1994


AWARDS

THE LUMINARIA AWARD, THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, TUCSON, AZ 1997
THE WESTERN WATERCOLOR COMPETITION (3RD PLACE), COWBOY HALL OF FAME, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 1973


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

FIELDSKETCHING FOR THE NATURALIST/TRAVELER, (2-DAY WORKSHOP)
  THE TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS, TUCSON, AZ 2000 TO PRESENT
  THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, DENVER, CO AUG/1999
  THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, TUCSON, AZ JAN & MARCH/2000
  THE ROCKY MOUNTIAN NATIONAL PARK, ESTES PARK, CO JULY/2000
ARTISTS WORKSHOP (DRAWING/PAINTING), PAYSON, AZ 1999
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE, SCULPTURE CLASSES, GILA COUNTY, PAYSON, AZ 1991-92

POSITIONS

STAFF ARTIST, LARSON COMPANY, TUCSON, AZ 1982-1985
CURATOR OF EXHIBITS (1970-72) AND STAFF ARTIST, (1976-77) ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, TUCSON, AZ

TRAVELS

TRINIDAD, SOUTH AMERICA, RESEARCH FOR MURAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1983
APPLEDORE ISLANDS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, PROJECT RESEARCH FOR MILL POND PRESS, VENICE, FL 1981
KENYA, AFRICA, PROJECT RESEARCH FOR MILL POND PRESS, VENICE, FL 1977
ALASKA INTERCOASTAL CRUISE, HMS LINDBLAD EXPLORER, GUEST LECTURER, MILL POND PRESS, VENICE, FL 1977
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, TUCSON, AZ 1971