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“When
someone looks at my sculptures, I hope they feel the essence
of the animal.
I want people to connect with the piece in some way; to notice
subtle nuances of the shape, motion or character.”
-
Mick Doellinger
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AWARDS
- 2024 -
Bronze Medal - National Sculpture Society / 91st Annual Juried
Exhibition
- 2023 -
Bronze Medal - Animal Art Paris Exhibition / Paris France
- 2023 -
Marion & Gilbert Roller Memorial Award - National Sculpture
Society / 90th Annual Juried Exhibition
- 2023 -
Peoples Choice Award- “Reclining Nude” garden size / National
Sculpture Society TX-OK Exhibition / Fort Worth, TX - Sponsored
by: Evelyn & Peter Haller
- 2022 -
Most Outstanding & Creative 3D Work- “Closing
In”
/ Society of Animal Artists 62ndAnnual Exhibition / Redding,
CA
- 2021 -
Bob Kuhn Wildlife Award- “Higher Ground” – Autry Museum
Masters of the American West/ Los Angeles, CA - Sponsored by:
Jodie & James Rea
- 2020 -
Gold Medal Sculpture Award– “American
Icon”
- Autry Museum Masters of the American West/ Los Angeles, CA
- Sponsored by: Kenneth & Eileen Norris Foundation
- 2020 -
Marion & Gilbert Roller Memorial Award- “Reclining
Nude”
- National Sculpture Society 87thAnnual Exhibition
- 2019 -
Award of Excellence– “Incoming” - Society of Animal
Artists 59thAnnual Exhibition / San Antonio, TX
- 2019 -
Artists Choice– “Incoming” - Briscoe Museum Night
of Artists Exhibition/San Antonio, TX
- 2014 -
Award of Excellence- “Gotta Itch” - NatureWorks Show
/ Tulsa, OK
- 2012 -
Award of Excellence– “In the Shadows” - Hiram Blauvelt Museum
- Society of Animal Artists 52ndAnnual Exhibition/ Oradell, NJ
- 2012 -
Purchase Award– “In the Shadows”- Hiram Blauvelt Museum
- Society of Animal Artists 52ndAnnual Exhibition/Oradell, NJ
- 2010 -
John Spring Art Founder Award- “WHOA” - National Sculpture
Society 77thAnnual Exhibition
- 1999 -
Excellence in Sculpture Award- Walk on the Wildside Exhibition /
Victoria, Australia
- 1998 -
Kodak Award- Wildlife Art Society of Australasia / Melbourne,
Australia
- 1997 -
Best Animal Award- Any Medium/ Queensland Wildlife Art Society
Exhibition/ Brisbane, Australia- 1997
Museum Collections:
- 2023 - Chisholm
Trail Heritage Museum / Cuero, Texas “Headin’
North”
- 2022 - Briscoe
Western Art Museum / San Antonio, Texas “Annoyed”
- 2021 -
Booth Museum / Cartersville, Georgia “The
Getaway”
- 2017 -
Wonders of Wildlife Museum / Springfield, Missouri
“Brute Force”
- 2012 -
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum / Oradell, New Jersey “In
the Shadows”
- 2010 -
Bennington Center for the Arts / Bennington, Vermont
“Old Lonesome”
Public Art:
- 2023 - Chisholm
Trail Heritage Museum / Cuero, TX “Headin’
North”
- 2023 - St.
Lucie County Sheriff’s Office / St. Lucie, FL “K-9
Service”
- 2019 - Punahou
School / Honolulu, Hawaii “Sparky”
- 2015 - University
of Texas Golf Club / Austin, Texas “Headin’
North”
- 2015 - University
of Houston TDEC Stadium / Houston, Texas “Coach Bill
Yeoman”
- 2006 - Crowley
Deer Crossing / Crowley, Texas “Airborne”
Professional
Associations:
- California
Art Club
– Pasadena, CA / Elected Signature Member
- National
Sculpture Society – NYC / Elected Fellow
- Society
of Animal Artists - NYC / Elected Signature Member
Juried
Shows:
- Autry
Museum
– “Masters of the American West” / Los
Angeles, CA / Feb: 2013 - 2024
- Briscoe
Museum
– “Night of the Artists” / San Antonio,
TX / Mar: 2007 - 2024
- California
Art Club
- “Annual Gold Medal Exhibition” / Los Angles,
California /
July: 2021 - 2023
- CM
Russell Museum – “Masters In Miniature”
/ Great Falls, MT / 2010
- Collectors
Covey
– “Miniature Show” / Dallas, TX / Nov:
2005 - 2014
- Gilcrease
Museum
– “Collectors Reserve” / Tulsa, OK / Nov
2014
- LSU
School of Veterinary Medicine - Animals in Art / Baton Rouge,
LA / Mar: 2011 - 2014
- National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum - “Small Works
Great Wonders” / Ok City, OK / Nov: 2012 -2015; 2020
- 2023
- National
Museum of Wildlife Art – “Western Visions”
/ Jackson Hole, WY / Sept: 2013 – 2015; 2019 - 2023
- National
Sculpture Society – Annual Exhibition / Oct: 2010
& 2011; 2014 & 2015; 2019 & 202; 2023
- Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum - Invitational Western Art Show / Canyon,
TX / Mar:2012
- Purdy's - Miniature Show
/ London, U.K. / 2009
- Queensland
Wildlife Art Society - Annual exhibition / Brisbane,
Australia / 1997 & 1998
- Settlers
West,
Tucson, AZ
- “Summer Show” – May: 2010 - 2016
- “The Great American West Show” – Nov:
2010 - 2022
- “American Miniatures Show” – Feb: 2011
- 2021
- Sculpture
In Savannah - Savannah, GA / May: 2008 - 2010
- Sculpture
in the Park - Loveland, CO / Aug: 2007 & 2008
- Sculpture
in the South - Summerville, SC / May: 2003 - 2010
- Society
Of Animal Artists Exhibition & Art and the Animal
Museum Tours – Sept: 2007 – 2012; 2014
– 2017; 2019 - 2023
Society of Animal Artists - “Small
Works Big Impressions” - Parker, CO / 2007 & 2008
- Texas
Artists Coalition – 7th Annual – Fort Worth, TX / Aug:
2012
- The
Museum Of Western Art - 26th Annual Roundup - Kerrville,
TX / 2009
- Whistle
Pick Gallery ,Fredericksburg, TX
– “Miniatures Show” - Dec: 2003, 2009,
2010
- “Fall Show” - 2012 - 2014
- Wildlife
Art Society of Australasia - Annual exhibition – Melbourne,
Australia / 1997 & 1998
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions:
- Mockingbird
Gallery,
Bend, Oregon
Apr 2022 – Solo Exhibition
Oct 2020 – 2 person show
Sept 2018 - 2 person show
Aug 2016 – 2 person show
Sept 2012, 2013, 2014 – 2 person shows
- Worthington
Bank
- Fort Worth, TX / solo show / April 2013
- Richard
James Gallery
- Charleston, South Carolina / 2007
- Petroleum
Club
- Fort Worth, Texas / 2004
- Rough
Creek Lodge
- Glenrose, Texas / 2004
Media:
- Art
Dealer Diaries Podcast Dr. Mark Sublette with Mick Doellinger: Wildlife
Sculptor / Feb 2023 : Episode 232
- Autry
Museum YouTube: A Conversation with Masters of the American
West Artist Mick Doellinger – “Hands On - from the Inside Out”
/ Feb 2022
- Booth
Museum YouTube: Evening Lecture with Executive Director Seth
Hopkins and sculptor Mick Doellinger / Nov. 2021
- Southwest
Art - “Animal
Magnetism” Dec/Jan 2020 : 46 – 51 - Norman Kolpas
- Art
of the West - “My Best Years Are Still Ahead” Mar/Apr
2018 : 40 - 45 -
Sara Gilbert Frederick
- Sporting
Classics
- ART Jan/Feb 2017 : 84 – 88 – Todd Wilkinson
- Western
Art & Architecture - “Beauty in the Beasts” Feb/Mar 2016
:132 - 135 - Christy Nielson
- Contemporary
Art of Nature MAMMALS – E. Ashley Rooney / Schiffer Publishing
/ Feb 2014: pg. 124 - 125
- Contemporary
Art of the Southwest – E. Ashley Rooney / Schiffer Publishing
/ Feb 2013: pg. 180-181
- Art
of the West – feature / “A Work in Progress” Jan/Feb
2013 : 52-57 -
Mary Nelson
- Western
Art Collector
/ “Essence of the Wild” – Collecting Wildlife
Art
Sept 2012 : 70-72
- Southwest
Art
/ Show Preview - WhistlePik Galleries - Sept 2012 : 44-45 -
Norman Kolpas
- Urban
Home
/ “Hill Country Sculpture Gardens” – June/July
2011 : 80
- Western
Art Collector
/ “Timeless Beauty” – Collecting Western Sculpture
/
July 2011 : 91-105
- Western
Art Collector
/ “Wild Kingdom” Sept 2010 : 86-92
- Wildlife
Art -
feature / “A Unique Road to Sculpting - Australian-Style”
/ July - Aug 2007 : 34-38
- Guns
and Game - feature
/ “From Clay to Bronze” / Apr-Jun 1999 – issue
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BIO
Born in Germany
and raised in Australia, Mick Doellinger has called the United
States home since 2003.
For over 40
years Mick has focused his time on sculpting; from his early
years of scientific sculpting of the mannikins used in the taxidermy
industry, to now solely immersing himself in the creation of
fine art bronzes, Mick’s subjects span the globe and highlight
his varied interests.
“My
earlier work was much more literal, but over time I’ve preferred
to not ‘overwork’ the clay. With this looser style,
collectors of my work will continue to notice something they
hadn’t seen before, even if it’s just a partial fingerprint
or smudge. These slight ‘imperfections’ are a reminder
of the hands-on sculpting process, kept frozen in the finished
bronze.”
Doellinger
strives to capture “the essence” of an animal, and
hopes viewers will connect with his sculptures in some way, noticing
the subtle nuances of the shape motion or character in each piece.
“For
me, it’s less about creating a perfect replica of the animal,
and more about sculpting a narrative or moment in time.”
Mick’s
life-long accumulation of in-depth knowledge of animals has given
him unique insights into their anatomy, movements and behavior.
From his many years of rodeo, commercial butchering, guiding
& wildlife management, Doellinger believes his time in the
field, studying the subjects & environments they occupy,
is critical to his creative process.
“Although
I’ve been sculpting most of my life, I continue to be inspired
by new possibilities and feel my best years are still ahead.”
- Mick
Doellinger
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