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Tim Shinabarger  (b. 1966)

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Tim Shinabarger is too modest, too soft spoken to ever put together a biography for his own web page, so as a writer who has penned several magazine stories about his work over the years, allow me to provide an introduction.  To use a professional sports metaphor, Shinabarger is what you might call a potent double threat. He's an award-winning sculptor, as well as a gifted oil painter, and his explorations in both mediums have transformed him into one of the exceptional talents of his generation.

"I love to experience raw nature, I live for it," he says. Whenever I feel as if I´ve been trapped in civilization for too long, I can´t wait to touch the wilderness, taste it and smell it. When I´m in the backcountry gathering material for a new piece, this is how I empower myself to say something artistically."

Shinabarger's wildlife studies and monumental celebrations of big game animals have earned him honors and recognition from the National Sculpture Society, the Society of Animal Artists, and several prominent museums, distinctions rare for someone so young. Most recently in 2001, he was the recipient of the C. Percival Dietsch Award from the National Sculpture Society. He has also received the Louis Bennett Prize from the National Sculpture Society, the Elliot Liskin Award from the Society of Animal Artists, and the Tuffy Berg Memorial Award from the C.M. Russell Museum.

In order to convey the essence of his elusive subjects, Shinabarger says it is necessary to put himself in a position to directly observe them in the wild.  Following in the footsteps of such pathfinders as Carl Rungius, Belmore Brown, Bob Kuhn, and Ken Bunn, Shinabarger makes regular pilgrimages into the wilderness to gather ideas for new material.  Like Rungius, Shinabarger has extensive knowledge of animal behavior and a talent for conveying the personality of a subject, "neither of which can be learned in the studio alone," notes William Kerr, a trustee of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in an article on Shinabarger which appeared in Southwest Art Magazine.

Indeed, be it the Brooks Range in remotest Alaska where he has spent weeks trailing Grizzly bears and migrating caribou; the Wrangle Range where he's ascended the rugged crags in search of Dall Sheep; the red rock canyons of Utah where he's plied the shadows in search of mule deer; or the vast greater Yellowstone ecosystem in his own backyard, where he's ambled after moose and majestic wapiti, Shinabarger's wanderings are tireless. In turn, his bronzes are timeless.

"Tim is one of the bright stars and he's creating wonderful things," sculptor Ken Bunn says. "He is doing something that a heck of a lot of guys don't do: He's living the experience of the outdoors that all of us are drawn to, and he's putting it into his work."

Written by Todd Wilkinson

Tim Shinabarger "Ultima Thule" 21.5x10.5x9 inches bronze $5,500
Tim Shinabarger "Taking A Break" 12x13.5x4.5 inches bronze $2,850
Tim Shinabarger "Lined Out and Leaving" 16.5x57.5x10 inches bronze $18,500 SOLD
Tim Shinabarger "The Apparition" 19x10x5.5 inches; bronze-SOLD OUT-Larger version available
Tim Shinabarger "Cliffhangers" 38x12.5x10 inches, Bronze; $12,000
Tim Shinabarger "Back Country" 9x14x3 inches; Bronze $1,800
Tim Shinabarger "Switchback" 30x25x18 inches; Bronze $12,000
Tim Shinabarger "Woodland Bull" 28x24x9 inches; Bronze $7,500
Tim Shinabarger "Track of the Silvertip" 14x27x11 inches; Bronze $6,800
Tim Shinabarger "The Big Itch" 36x16x15 inches; Bronze $9,500
Tim Shinabarger "Autumn Call" 16x12x11 inches; Bronze $2,800
Tim Shinabarger "Moonlight Hunters" 27.5x31x15 inches; Bronze $13,500
Tim Shinabarger "Ridin' Shanks Mare" 33x16x16 inches; Bronze $7,500
Tim Shinabarger "Free Spirit" 12.5x23x5.25 inches; Bronze $3,250
Tim Shinabarger "The Sneak" 12x19x5 inches; Bronze $3,400
Tim Shinabarger "Bound for Cover" 18x18x12.5 inches; Bronze $4,500
Tim Shinabarger "Thor" 15x11.5x6 inches; Bronze $2,500
Tim Shinabarger "Lazy Days" 7.5x14x10 inches; Bronze $1,850
Tim Shinabarger "Old Man of the Sage" 6.5x6.5 inches; Bronze $745
Tim Shinabarger "Hunter's Moon" 7.5x6.5x3 inches; Bronze $695
Tim Shinabarger "On The Prowl" 6.5x5x3.5 inches; Bronze $625
Tim Shinabarger "White Flag" 7.5x6x2.5 inches; Bronze $695
Tim Shinabarger "Bear Grass in Blossoms" 7.25x4.25xx4 inches; Bronze $695
Tim Shinabarger "A Lofty View" 4.5x6x4.5 inches; Bronze $595
Tim Shinabarger "Adventure Bound" 5.5x6x3 inches; Bronze $695
Tim Shinabarger "Furball" 5x5x6.5 inches; Bronze $750
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