Ralph Oberg

 

CONTACT
20480 Taurus Way
Montrose, CO 81401
Phone: 970.240.8803
http://www.ralphoberg.com/
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GALLERIES
Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
Sportsman's Gallery & Paderewski Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Sportsman's Gallery & Paderewski Fine Art, Beaver Creek, CO
Simpson-Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY

 

RESUME

Born 1950, Biloxi, MS

Raised Aurora, CO

Education
1998-83 Professional Workshops with: Hollis Williford (1998), Len Chmiel (1996), Mike Lynch (1996), Skip Whitcomb (1996), Clyde Aspevig Master Class (1994), Clyde Aspevig (1989), Wayne Wolfe (1987), Bob Kuhn (1983).
1970-68 Colorado State University, Art Scholarship

Public & Private Commissions
1988 A 48-by- 90 inch painting in the House of Representatives Chambers, State Capitol, Denver, CO
Numerous private painting commissions up to 60 by 90 inches

One Person Shows
2007, 2006 Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY, and Scottsdale, AZ
2002 Legacy Gallery, Jackson, WY
2000 Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1998, 93 Legacy Gallery, Jackson, WY

Selected Group Shows
2009-2010
American Legacy: Our National Parks, On Location with the Plein-Air Painters of America, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2009-2000
Masters of the American West, Autry National Center Los Angeles, CA
2009-2000 Prix de West, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
2009-2004 Maynard Dixon Country, Thunderbird Foundation, Mt. Carmel, UT
2009-2000 Western Rendezvous of Art, NWR and Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT
2009-1987 Buffalo Bill Art Show, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
2009-1998 Western Visions Miniature Show, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson WY
2008
American Masters at the Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
European Tradition, American Vision, Paintings by the Plein-Air Painters of America, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
2007
From the Heart, Plein Air Painters of America 21st Annual Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2005-2004 Sea to Shining Sea—A Reflection of America, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2005-1996 Plein Air Painters of America, Avalon, Catalina Island, CA, Lake Tahoe, CA
2003 The Allure of Light, The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO
Glories of the Sonoran Desert, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ
2001-1996 Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland Art Museum, Loveland, CO
2000 Guest Artist, Northwest Rendezvous, Helena, MT
2000-1997 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show, Cheyenne, WY
1999
Impressions of the Southwest, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
1998 Treasures of the Sierra Nevada, California Art Club, LA County Natural History Museum
1990 The New West, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody WY

PAPA Workshops
2003-1998 Plein-Air Painters of America, Wickenburg, AZ; Granby, CO; Bennington, VT, and Steamboat Springs, CO

Awards
2008, 2006, 2002, 2001 Merit Award, NWR, Helena, MT
2006 Peoples' Choice, Maynard Dixon Country
2002, 2001 Painting Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show, Cody, WY
1996, 1992 Juror's Choice, Buffalo Bill Art Show, Cody WY
1988 William E. Weiss Purchase Award, Whitney Gallery Permanent Collection, Buffalo Bill Art Show, Cody WY

Bibliography
2009
Barbara Coyner, "Painting the Wild," Art of the West, Jan/Feb
2008
Todd Wilkinson, "Quintessence of a Plein Air Wildlife Painter, Wildlife Art, May/Jun
"Ralph Oberg," Western Art Collector, January
2007
Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Big Bend Adventure,” Southwest Art, February
2006 Wolf Schneider, "My World, Ralph Oberg & Shirley Novak's Studio in Montrose, CO," Southwest Art, Aug
2003
Mary Nelson, "Call of the Wild," Wildlife Art, Nov/Dec
Peggy Arenz, "Mountains, Light and Wildlife," American Artist, August
2001 Susan Hallsten McGarry, "More than Meets the Eye," Wildlife Art , May/June
2000 "A Sense of Place," Art of the West, January/February
1999 "Plein Air Passion," Art of the West, May-June
1997 "Artist Worth Watching" Art Talk, April
1994 "Broader Horizons," Art of the West, May-June
1993 Feature Article, Sporting Classics, September/October
1992 "Artist Vignette" Wildlife Art News, July-Aug
1987 Carol Legg, "Ralph Oberg", Southwest Art, January

Selected Collections
Buffalo Bill Historical Center. International Center for Wildlife Art, Gloucester, England. House of Representatives Chambers Colorado Statehouse. Commercial Federal Banks. Jackson State Bank.

National Affiliations
Signature Member, Plein-Air Painters of America
Society of Animal Artists
Out of State Member, California Art Club

 

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