BRUCE LAWES IS AN INTERNATIONALLY-COLLECTED ARTIST with a passion for animal art and conservation. He is a signature member of the Artists for Conservation (AFC), The Society of Animal Artists (SAA) and The Oil Painters of America (OPA). He was born in 1962 in Toronto, Canada. Lawes studied part time at the Ontario College of Art and Design but attributes most of his success to the first-hand encounters he fostered with the modern masters of the day. Lawes has shown his work in museums like the Eiteljorg Museum, Briscoe Western Art Museum, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, The Hiram Blauvelt Museum, National Mississippi River Museum, Bookgreen Gardens, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Lawes’ work has been auctioned at the prestigious Coeur d’Alene Art Auction and the Jackson Hole Art Auction.
Southwest Art Magazine (2020) wrote: “The 58-year-old artist has forged an admirable career as one of the top painters working today in the genres of wildlife, equine, historical, and figurative art through a singular combination of innate talent, meticulous research, and old-fashioned hard work.” International Artist Magazine wrote, “One of the first things you notice about the art of Bruce Lawes is the artist’s versatility; whether it be a figurative painting, a landscape or an equine, his work always upholds a strong level of quality, craftsmanship, and technical skill.”
Art of the West Magazine recently praised Lawes as “one of the most versatile among today’s field of highly skilled representational artists, Lawes moves with seamless articulation between the genres of wildlife and equine portraiture, landscapes, and figurative renditions of historic events.”
Lawes’s passion to paint can only be surpassed by his reason for painting. The ‘why’ will always bring him the most satisfaction and purpose.
Notable Awards and Recognitions
2017 On-going work to raise funds and awareness for Dr. Jane Goodall; he has pledged to raise $1,000,000 USD
2024 Quest for the West, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Patrons’ Choice Award (for main exhibition
2024 Quest for the West, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Miniature Art Show Patrons’ Choice Award
2024 Artists for Conservation, Medal of Excellence
2024 Artists for Conservation, Best Landscape Award
2023 ARC Salon Competition, Second Prize in Wildlife category
2023 National Museum of Wildlife Art, Western Visions, People’s Choice Award
2022 Artists for Conservation, Medal of Excellence (x2)
2021 National Museum of Wildlife Art, Western Visions, People’s Choice Award
2021 International Artist Magazine, Grand Prize honors in Wildlife category
2020 Artists for Conservation, Best in Show honors
2020 ARC Art Renewal Center, Rehs Contemporary Galleries Award
2019 American Art Awards, Best in Show honors
2019 International Artist Magazine, Second Place honors in Wildlife category (from 2015-2019)
2019 Artists for Conservation, Medal of Excellence (x5)
2018 Southwest Art Magazine, Artist Excellence Competition, First Place and front cover honors
2017 Society of Animal Artists, The President’s Artistic Achievement Award for 2D
2015 Southwest Art Magazine, Artist Excellence Competition, First Place honors
Select Publications
Southwest Art
American Art Collector
Art of the West
Fine Art Connoisseur
International Artist
Arabella Magazine
Gallery Representation
Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ
Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY
Broadmoor Galleries, Colorado Springs, CO
Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman, MO
Plainsmen Gallery, Dunedin, FL
www.bklawesart.com
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