Andrew Denman - Keep Searching, Winkie - Smallwork Canvas Edition - Imaage Size: 8"W X 12"H. - Edition Size:75 - Published From The Artist'S Original Work. - “Who Doesn’T Love Monkeys?” Asks Artist Andrew Denman. “This Little Fellow Captured My Heart One Day On A Trip To The San Francisco Zoo. Anyone Who Has Ever Named A Pet Is Guilty Of Anthropomorphization And In Some Wildlife Paintings, Such Sentiment Creeps Subconsciously Into The Artist’S Portrayal Of The Anatomy. My Goal Is To Not Let My Feelings Of Identification With An Animal Subject Distort The Accuracy Of My Representation, But I’M Not At All Above Allowing Emotion To Shine Through In The Pose Or Expression I Select Or The Title Of The Piece. “In This Case, The Squirrel Monkey’S Expression Was So Plaintive That I Began To Imagine A Whole Mythology Surrounding Him. For Reasons I’Ll Never Understand, His Name Became Winkie And I Pictured Him In A Little Bellhop Uniform, Separated From His Old Organ Grinder, Wandering Dark City Streets Awash In Neon, Casting His Eyes To The Heavens, Searching For A Place To Belong. We Find Him Here, Perhaps Lit By The First Warm Rays Of The Morning Sun, Eager For The Hopefulness Of A New Day.”………Andrew Denman “In The Increasingly Crowded Field Of Wildlife Artists, Andrew Denman Stands Out For His Distinctive Look In Addition To His Masterful Painting Skill,” Writes Veteran Art Writer And Magazine Editor Jennifer King In A 2008 Editorial For Create Better Paintings.Com. Denman Is An Artist Known For Capturing Diverse Subjects, From Wildlife, To Landscape, To Still Life, In An Equally Diverse Range Of Styles. His Recent Work Focuses On Intimate Wildlife Portraits And Scenes Approached With A Unique Combination Of Hyper-Realism, Stylization And Abstraction. Denman Holds A Ba In Fine Arts From Saint Mary’S College In Moraga, Ca. He Is Well Known In The San Francisco Bay Area As Both An Artist And Teacher, And He Has Gained National Attention Through Major Gallery Showings, Numerous Museum Exhibitions, Artist Workshops And Speaking Engagements As Well As Feature Coverage In Such Publications As Southwest Art, American Artist, Western Art Collector, Wildlife Art And The Artist’S Magazine, Among Others. Born In 1978, The Bay Area Native Showed A Great Degree Of Interest In Art From An Early Age. Denman Organized His First One Man Show In High School At A Local Library And Soon After Began Participating In Exhibitions With Pacific Wildlife Galleries In Lafayette, Ca, Where He Went On To Hold Four Successful Solo Exhibitions. Denman Is Currently Represented By Trailside Galleries In Jackson, Wy, And Maintains Denman Studios At His Home. His Work Has Toured Nationally With Birds In Art And The Society Of Animal Artists, Which Has Thrice Honored Andrew’S Work With Awards Of Excellence. The Artist Is A Regular Participant In The Highly Competitive Western Visions Miniatures And More Exhibition And Sale At The National Museum Of Wildlife Art In Jackson, Wyoming, An Institution That Named Him The Lanford Monroe Memorial Artist In Residence For Winter Of 2009. Denman’S Work Can Be Found In The National Museum Of Wildlife Art And The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, And Numerous Private Collections Across The Country. The Artist Is A Member Of The Society Of Animal Artists, Ny, The International Guild Of Realism, Arizona, And Artists For Conservation, Canada. Whether Painting An Animal In Its Natural Habitat Or Juxtaposing It Against An Abstract Background, Denman Goes To Great Lengths To Faithfully Portray His Subjects, Taking Frequent Field Trips To Nature Areas, Parks And Zoos To Observe His Subjects And Acquire Reference Material. Yet While Accuracy Is Always Of Great Importance, Denman Is An Artist Before He Is A Naturalist. The Sense Of Fearless Experimentation And Originality He Brings To His Paintings Testifies To The Artist’S True Focus. As Mary Nelson Writes In The Nov/Dec 2004 Issue Of Wildlife Art Magazine, “In The End, It’S Not The Mood, The Meaning Or The Method That Denman Craves. It Is The Medium?Art.” Selected Exhibitions: Denman Studios, Orinda, Ca. Solo Exhibit 2010 Pacific Wildlife Galleries, Lafayette, Ca. Solo Exhibits In 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 Featured Artist “Bay Area Wildlife” 2006 Numerous Ensemble Shows-2009 Trailside Galleries, Jackson, Wy. Artist Showcase, 2008, 2011, Numerous Ensemble Shows-2011 “A Natural Inclination: The Art Of Andrew Denman.” Solo Exhibition. Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, Ca, 2007 Society Of Animal Artists. “Art & The Animal”: 2003, 2006, 2008-2011 Artists For Conservation. “The Art Of Conservation”: 2009-2011 “Birds In Art,” Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wi, 2004-2006 “Western Visions,” National Museum Of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wy 2006-2011 “Art Of The Animal Kingdom Xiv” Bennington Center For The Arts, Bennington, Vt, 2009 “The Art Of Seeing” Oakland Museum Of Natural History, Oakland Ca, 2003, 2006 “American Birds, A Flight Through Time” The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Co, 2005 Collections: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. Wausa, Wi. 2006 Acquisition National Museum Of Wildlife Art. Jackson, Wy. 2005 & 2008 Acquisitions Selected Awards And Honors: Lanford Monroe Memorial Artist In Residence, National Museum Of Wildlife Art, 2009 Don Eckelberry Memorial Scholarship. Society Of Animal Artists, 2006 Award Of Excellence, Society Of Animal Artists, 2003, 2004, 2009 Selected Publications: Western Art Collector: Feature Article, April 2010 The Artist’S Magazine: Feature Articles, August 2005, October 2009 Southwest Art: Feature Article, April 2006. 21 Under 31, September 2005. American Artist: Feature Article, October 2004. Wildlife Art: Cover Feature, November/December 2004. Workshops, Lectures, And Speaking Engagements: “The Art Of Andrew Denman” Lecture. University Of California Santa Cruz. 2007 “A Natural Inclination” Lecture. Lindsay Wildlife Museum. 2007 “Birds Of A Feather” Guided Tour Of Birds In Art. Lindsay Wildlife Museum. 2007 Instructor For Acrylic Painting. Susan K. Black Foundation Workshop Dubois, Wy. 2006 “Selling Yourself Without Selling Out,” Marketing Seminar. Susan K. Black Workshop. June 2005 Memberships And Associations Society Of Animal Artists. New York, Ny. Signature Member. 2002 To Present International Guild Of Realism. Scottsdale, Az. Associate Member. 2005 To Present Artists For Conservation. Vancouver, Canada. Signature Member. 2003 To Present