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Bronze Sculpture. Sherry Salari Sander - Bronze Sculpture
Bronze Sculpture. Sherry Salari Sander - Bronze Sculpture

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Bronze Sculpture. Sherry Salari Sander - Bronze Sculpture
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Animal Sculptor Sherry Salari Sander resides in the Montana Countryside surrounded by a mini wildlife preserve, the setting for her home and studio. She draws much inspiration from animals seeking protection there as well as from extensive travel and field research ranging from the Alaskan bush to the African plains. Sander strives to foster an appreciation for declining wildlife populations and the desire to preserve their habitat.
 
AWARDS
 
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Wickenburg, Arizona

Best of Show for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement in Any Media

Sculptures included in the award selection were: "Through the Pass", "Bluff Called" and "A Colt Named Sonny, 1920".
 
Hockaday Museum of Art
Kalispell, Montana

People's Choice Award, 1st Place

Awarded for
"On the Roof"


17H X 45W X 9D - edition of 35

 
International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
San Antonio, TX

Patron's Choice Award

Awarded for
"Through the Pass"


19H X 40W X 12D - edition of 35

 
Allied Artists of America
New York, NY

Elliot Liskin Memorial Award

Awarded for
"Rocky Mountain Wolves"


17H X 17W X 8D - edition of 35

 
International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
San Antonio, TX

Purchase Award & Patron's Choice Award

Awarded for
"Bluff Called"


19H x 36W X 12D - edition of 35

 
International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
San Antonio, TX

Patron's Choice Award

Awarded for
"Herd of Birds"


14H X 38W X 8D - edition of 35

 
Art in Public Places, Inc., City of Bend, Oregon
Bend, OR

Permanent Collection Purchase

Awarded for
"Grizzly (Monumental)"


7.5ftH X 7.5ftW X 6ftD - edition of 8

 
International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
San Antonio, TX

Peoples' Choice Award, 1st Runner Up

Awarded for
"Cougars"


19H X 20W X 10D - edition of 35

 
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, WY

Permanent Collection

Awarded for
"Bearded Ones, The"


18 H X 40 W X 28 H - edition of 35

 
Allied Artists of America
New York, NY

Raymond H. Brumer Memorial Award

Awarded for
"Cougars"


19H X 20W X 10D - edition of 35

 
North American Sculpture Exhibition
Golden, CO

H.R. Meininger Co. Award

Awarded for
"Peacocks"


20H X 20W X 10D - edition of 35

 
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Wausau, WI

Purchase award

Awarded for
"Wood Ducks On Still Water"


21H X 77W X 22D - edition of 35

 
National Sculpture Society
New York, NY

Bedi-Makky Foundry Award

Awarded for
"Pelican"


20H X 11W X 8D - edition of 35

 
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Cody, WY

Artist's Choice Award

Awarded for
"Pile Up on the Freight Line"


15H X 35W X 8D - edition of 35

 
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
New York, NY

Paul Manship Memorial Award

Awarded for
"Goat"


16H X 14W X 6D - edition of 35

 
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Frankfort, KY

Purchase Award

Awarded for
"Turkeys"


14H X 15W X 8D - edition of 35

 
Allied Artists of America
New York, NY

Silver Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Goats Above the Middle Fork"


26H X 25W X 10D - edition of 35

 
Gerald Ford Foundation
Vail, CO

Gerald Ford Amphitheatre

Awarded for
"American Bison"


22 H X 38 W X 16.5 D - edition of 35

 
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
New York, NY

Corporate Award

Awarded for
"Foxes on the Bayou"


19H X 26W X 10.5D - edition of 35

 
Society of Animal Artists
New York, NY

Elliot Liskin Memorial Award

Awarded for
"Foxes on the Bayou (Life Size)"


56H X 88W X 50D - edition of 35

 
Genesee Country Museum
Mumford, NY

Purchased for Permanent Collection

Awarded for
"Gorilla (Heroic-Size)"


47H X 65W X 30D - edition of 8

 
National Sculpture Society
New York, NY

Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award

Awarded for
"Goats Above the Middle Fork"


26H X 25W X 10D - edition of 35

 
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, WY

Permanent Collection Purchase

Awarded for
"Foxes on the Bayou (Life Size)"


56H X 88W X 50D - edition of 35

 
Oklahoma Zoological Society
Oklahoma City, OK

Purchased for Oklahoma City Zoo Permanent Collection

Awarded for
"Gorilla (Heroic-Size)"


47H X 65W X 30D - edition of 8

 
Knickerbocker Artists' 41st Annual Exhibition
New York, NY

Silver Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Goats Above the Middle Fork"


26H X 25W X 10D - edition of 35

 
Allied Artists of America
New York, NY

Silver Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Sunny & 40 Below"


13.5H X 26W X 13.5D - edition of 35

 
Big Sky of Montana, Inc.
Huntley Lodge, Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, MT

Permanent Collection Purchase

Awarded for
"Grizzly (Monumental)"


7.5ftH X 7.5ftW X 6ftD - edition of 8

 
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Cody, WY

People's Choice Award

Awarded for
"Antelope at Ingomar"


14 H X 36 W X 11 D - edition of 35

 
Allied Artists of America
New York, NY

Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award

Awarded for
"Goats at Rest"


15H X 20W - edition of 35

 
High Desert Museum
Bend, OR

Permanent Collection Purchase

Awarded for
"American Bison"


22 H X 38 W X 16.5 D - edition of 35

 
The Denver Zoo
Denver, CO

Purchase Award by Denver Rotary Club

Awarded for
"Gorilla (Heroic-Size)"


47H X 65W X 30D - edition of 8

 
Benson Park Sculpture Garden
Loveland, CO

Purchase Award, Permanent Collection

Awarded for
"Gorilla (Heroic-Size)"


47H X 65W X 30D - edition of 8

 
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Wausau, WI

Purchase Award

Awarded for
"Herd of Birds"


14H X 38W X 8D - edition of 35

 
C.M. Russell Auction
Great Falls, MT

Best of Show

Awarded for
"American Bison"


22 H X 38 W X 16.5 D - edition of 35

 
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Cody, WY

William E. Weiss Purchase Award

Awarded for
"American Bison"


22 H X 38 W X 16.5 D - edition of 35

 
North American Sculpture Exhibition
Golden, CO

Renaissance Bronze Award

Awarded for
"Goats at Rest"


15H X 20W - edition of 35

 
National Academy of Western Art
Oklahoma City, OK

Silver Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Crossing the Divide"


30H X 88W X 12D - edition of 25

 
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
New York, NY

Animals In Art Award

Awarded for
"Arctic Brothers"


11H X 20L - edition of 35

 
International Wildlife Exposition


Governor's Award & Best of Show

Awarded for
"Arctic Brothers"


11H X 20L - edition of 35

 
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
New York, NY

Pemco Award

Awarded for
"Cat On A Ledge"


11.5 H X 15.5 W X 6.5 D - edition of 25

 
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Art Exposition
Philadelphia, PA

Best of Show & Silver Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Shore Patrol"


12.5H X 21W X 13D - edition of 25

 
Society of Animal Artists
New York, NY

Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Shore Patrol"


12.5H X 21W X 13D - edition of 25

 
National Academy of Western Art
Oklahoma City, OK

Gold Medal of Honor

Awarded for
"Cougar '83"


12H X 18W X 4D - edition of 25

 
Oklahoma Art Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Best of Show

Awarded for
"Rhino At Chiziara"


12.5H X 21W X 13D - edition of 25

 
 
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Allied Artists of America National Sculpture Society
American Artists Professional League,/td> Northwest Rendezvous Group
Artists of America, AOA Master Scottsdale Artists School Instructor
National Academy of Western Art, Elected 1986 Society of Animal Artists
North American Sculpture Exhibition 
 
COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS:

Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, Colorado, purchased heroic- size “Whitetail Deer" and "Foxes on the Bayou”, 2005, for the outdoor Sculpture Garden.

White House Christmas Ornament Project 2002. Selected for and participated in project with ornament of “Pelican”.

Art In Public Places, Inc., Bend, Oregon, Monumental “Grizzly” purchased and installed in roundabout 2002.

Buffalo Bill Museum, Cody, Wyoming, William E. Weiss Purchase Award for “American Bison”, 1987, permanent collection.

Benson Park Sculpture Garden, Loveland, Colorado, purchased heroic- size “Gorilla”, 1989.

The Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado, purchased heroic-size “Gorilla”, 1989.

Genesee Country Museum, Mumford, New York, purchased heroic-size “Gorilla” for permanent collection, 1993.

Gerald Ford Foundation purchased “American Bison”, 1993, to be displayed at the Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado.

High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon, purchased “American Bison”, 1989.

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, purchased “Herd of Birds”, 1989 and “Wood Ducks On Still Water”, 1998.

Big Sky of Montana commissioned monumental-size “Grizzly”, 1990, for display at the Huntley Lodge,

Big Sky Resort, north of Yellowstone Park. National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, purchased life-size “Foxes On The Bayou”, “The Bearded Ones”, “Great Northern”, “Cougar”, “Gorilla”, “Kudus” for permanent collection.

Oklahoma Zoological Society purchased heroic-size “Gorilla”, 1992, for the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky, Purchase Award for “Turkeys”, 1994.

International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas, Purchase Award, “Bluff Called”, 2002.

 
EXHIBITIONS:

Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma: Rendezvous ‘95 Retrospective Exhibition;

Rendezvous 2004 Silver Anniversary Exhibition.

National Sculpture Society: Master Works of American Sculpture & Selections from the NSS 1875-1999 held at the Fleischer Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona.

National Geographic Society: Sculpture Courtyard, Explorers Hall, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2003 - May 31, 2004, exhibiting “Young Elephant” (3/4 life size) & “Gorilla” (heroic).

 
 
EXHIBITIONS:

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Wildlife: The Artists View, 1990-1991, “Antelope at Ingomar”.

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Birds In Art: “Tundra Swans”, national tour 1990- 1991 and Japanese tour 1991-1992; “Flight Line” 1992-1993; “Turkeys”, national tour 1994-1995 and Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden; “Arctic Terns” 1995- 1996; “Songbirds In My Garden” 1996-1997; “Eagles At Lake Iliamna” 1998-1999; “Snake In The Grass” 1999-2000. Hubbard Museum, German and Russian Exhibitions, “Tundra Swans”, 1990.

National Sculpture Society, 100 Years of the NSS of the USA in Italy, Seravezza, Italy, “Herd of Birds” and “Pheasants”, 1994.

Society of Animal Artists, Animal and the Art, “Zero To Sixty”, 1990- 1991; “Goats Above the Middle Fork”, 1991-1992; “Flight Line” 1992-1993; “Herd of Birds”, 1993-1994; and, “Caribou Herd”, 1995-1996.

 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Contemporary Western Artists, by Peggy & Harold Samuels, 1982, Printed Judd’s, Inc., Washington, D.C.

Southwest Art, Sherry Sander: Instinctive Rhythms, Dr. C.W. Adams, April, 1984.

Midwest Art, Reaping Rewards, Donna Sanders, May/June, 1984.

American Artist, A Survey of Contemporary Wildlife Art, Pat Van Gelder, April, 1985.

Art of the West, Sherry Sander: Realism At Its Peak, Shirley Behrens, December, 1987.

Southwest Art, Featured 1986; Drawn To Drawings, August, 1990.

Art-Talk, Sherry Sander: Being a Mom Comes Before All Else, Danny Medina, January, 1989.

Focus/Santa Fe, Every Piece A New Concept, Suzanne Deats, April/May, 1989.

The Art Of Shooting, Flying; Volume II: The Images, GSL Press, Lyme, New Hampshire, 1990, included photograph of “Pheasants”, pg 127.

InformArt, Sander Finds Realism through Abstract, Leslie McKay, March/April, 1991.

Wildlife Art News, Sherry Sander: Defying The Elements By Bringing Bronze To Life, Judy Hughes, July/August, 1991; The Elements of Time and Place: Habitat’s Role In The Art Of Nature, Judy Hughes, March/April, 1992.

Focus/Santa Fe, The Natural Side, Linda Shockley, April/May, 1995.

Southwest Art, Sherry Sander, Mystical Countries, Frank Miele, May, 1995.

Art of the West, Sherry Salari Sander: Less Is More, Shirley Behrens, November/December, 1996.

InformArt, The Natural World Defined By Six Wildlife Sculptors, Myrna Zanetell, Fall 1997.

Leading the West: One Hundred Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, Donald J. Hagerty, 1997, Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Art of the West, The Important and Enduring Works of America’s Twelve Most Compelling Artists: Masters For The New Millennium, Vicki Stavig, November/December, 1999.

Western Horseman, Gallery, Betty Harvey, July, 2000.

Wildlife Art, Women In The Industry, Joan Brown, September/October, 2000.

American Cowboy, The Art of Animals, Susan McGarry, September/October, 2000.

Art-Talk, Figuring Out The Human Form, John Jarvis, January, 2001.

Wildlife Art, Master Feature: Sherry Salari Sander, Joan Brown, July/August, 2001.

Art of the West, Meeting the Challenges, Vicki Stavig, November/December, 2003.

American Art Collector, Leading Ladies Part I: Sherry Salari Sander, January/February, 2006.

Wildlife Art, Sculptor Creates a Wildlife Haven, Joan Brown, January/February, 2006.

Art of the West, Magical Medium, Vicki Stavig, July/August, 2006.

 
 
MISCELLANEOUS:

Juried entries for Society of Animal Artists 33rd Annual Exhibition “Art and the Animal”, 1993.

Juried C.M. Russell Show.

Juried North American Sculpture Exhibition.

 
Bronze Sculpture. Sherry Salari Sander - Bronze Sculpture