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Dennis Farris, American 20th/21st Century |
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| The Artist on His Art: I specialize in realistic, Western landscapes. My artwork features views from Big Bend, Texas and the West. To me, I like to paint what I see; to represent the time, place and generation I live in. I prefer to document the world as I experience it just as it is, now in this moment in time. When I am researching a painting, I naturally gravitate towards contrast. Contrast of near or far, light and shadow, or bright and muted, is a consistent theme in my work. I love open spaces, where you can see distant mountains or shores and wonder how far away they are. I like to paint the fleeting effects of sunlight that come and go too quickly to fully appreciate the beauty they reveal. Education: 1987 BA Central Missouri State University Exhibitions: 2011 Small Works Great Wonders, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 2011 In the Foot Steps of Moran 2011—Zion National Park 2011 Galerie Kornye West – Fall Gallery Night 2011 Galerie Kornye West – Spring Gallery Night 2010 Zion National Park Artist in Residence Show, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Solo Show 2009 Petroleum Club, Fort Worth, Texas. Solo Show (Nov.4-Jan. 4) 2009 Bank of San Angelo, San Angelo Texas. Solo Show (Feb.23-Mar.21) 2008 Petroleum Club, Fort Worth, Texas. Solo Show (Nov.4-Dec. 31) 2008 Art Divas Gallery, Taos New Mexico. Solo Show (July 5-August 1) 2008 Fort Worth Community Arts Center 2005-2006 Art Splash on the Square, Graham, Texas 2004 Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas. Solo Show 2004 Present—Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth Texas, (Group Shows, 2 Gallery Nights, 3 minor openings each year) 2004 Holland and Holland, New York Show 2003-2004 SCI-Safari Club International Show, Las Vegas/Reno 2003 Dallas Safari Club, Dallas, Texas Awards & Competitions: 2012—Artist in Residence for North Rim of Grand Canyon 2011—Purchase award for Third Annual Plein Air Artist Invitational at Zion National Park in November 2011—International Guild of Realism 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Santa Fe, New 2010 Grand Prize award for Second Annual Plein Air Artist Invitational at Zion National Park in November 2010 Oil Painters of America-Juried into National Show, Scottsdale, Arizona 2010 Zion National Park Artist in Residence—February 2009 Oil Painters of America- Juried into National Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2009 Campfire USA-Paint Out-Plein Air Invitational 2008 Campfire USA- Paint Out-Plein Air Invitational- Second Place in the Quick Draw 2008 Campfire USA- Paint Out-Plein Air Invitational- Third Place overall 2008 Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Best of Biennial Show 2007 Oil Painters of America Central Regional Show- Topeka, Kansas 2007 Oil Painters of America National Show—Fredericksburg, Texas, Award of Merit 2007 Juror’s Award, one of 15 awards out of 1790 entries for the Blossoms International Art Competition at the Houston Museum of Natural Science 2006 Accepted to national juried show—Art Splash on the Square, Graham, Texas 2006 Top 100 for the Arts for the Parks competition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming 2005 Best of Show for Regional category—Art Splash on the Square, Graham, Texas |
