AL AGNEW
“Al
Agnew has always had twin passions for nature and art,” stated
Agnew’s biographical sketch. “Growing up in the Missouri Ozarks, he
spent his time exploring the rivers and rugged hills and bringing home
birds, turtles, snakes, and other creatures to study and draw. Even
though there were detours along the way, including a seven year stint of
teaching art to elementary and high school students, he never stopped
experiencing and studying the natural world and seeking to portray his
experiences on paper and canvas. By 1983, he was ready to take the
plunge into art as his career.”
“While
he continues to live in his beloved Ozarks with his wife Mary, and still
roams the mist-shrouded hollows and clear-running streams of the region,
his artistic quest has taken him from
Alaska
to
Mexico
,
from
Maine
to
California
,
and from
Canada
to
Africa
.
His experiences in the wild, with sketchbook (and often fishing rod) in
hand, have been the basis for his award winning and highly sought after
paintings.”
“Al Agnew is an ardent conservationist whose work has raised
millions of dollars for such organizations as Ducks Unlimited, the
National Wild Turkey Federation, the Black Bass Foundation, and the Wolf
Recovery Project,” stated his biographical sketch. “Along the way,
he has earned the honor of being designated as ‘Featured Artist” at
such prestigious national art shows as the Southeastern Wildlife Art
expo and Dallas Safari Club Show, Pacific Rim Wildlife Art show, Nature
Works Wildlife Art Show, the Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation Art
Show. He was also the Special Guest Artist for the National Zoo Wildlife
Art Show in
Washington
,
D.C.
”
“Al has exhibited
internationally for a number of years at exhibitions such as Leigh
Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s “Birds in Art” and “Animals, The
Artistic View” as well as the Society of Animal Artists “Art and
Animal” annual exhibit. His work has been featured in Wildlife Art
News, U.S. Art, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Sporting Classics,
In-Fisherman and North American Fisherman magazines.”
"Master of Light and Shadow" by Al Agnew
Photo courtesy of the Tom and Mary James/Raymond James Financial Art
Collection
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