This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Chris Owen (b.1967)
Born and raised in Billings, Montana, he hails from a family that has ranched in Montana since 1905. These experiences give him ideas for his paintings whose themes are the working cowboy. He attended Montana State University and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Education:
Majored in Art at Montana State University
Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California – studied there for (2) years
Selected Exhibitions:
Coors Western Art Exhibit, Denver, Colorado 1999 – 2006
C.M. Russell Western Art Auction, Great Falls, Montana 1998-1999-2001-2005-2006
Western Visions Miniature’s and More Show and Sale
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2005 - 2006 Cheyenne Frontier Days Governor’s Invitational Western Art Show, Cheyenne, Wyoming
1999 – 2006 Rising Stars Western Art Show, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona
Awards:
Graphic Arts industry’s international competition in Chicago, IL, Benny Award for A Cowboy’s Morning (print)
Cheyenne Frontier Days Governor’s Invitational Western Art Show, Cheyenne, WY Museum Purchase Award – 2005
Pearce Western Art Collection - Corsicana, TX Museum Purchase - 2004
Coors Western Art Exhibit, Denver, CO Featured Artist - 2003 – The National Western Permanent Collection Purchase Award
Cheyenne Frontier Days Governor’s Invitational Western Art Show, Cheyenne, WY Print Artist – 2001
Books:
His paintings are featured in A Look at Life from the Saddle, a gift book published by Harvest House Publishers.
Magazine features:
Western Art Collector, February 2010
Heartland USA Magazine, May/June 2005
Wildlife Art Magazine, January/February 2005
Southwest Art Magazine, March 2004
Western Horseman Magazine, November 2003
Inform Art Magazine, Summer 2003
Décor Art Magazine, November 2002
Equine Vision Magazine, Spring 2002
Museum and Permanent Collection:
Old West Museum, Cheyenne Wyoming
Pearce Western Art Collection - Corsicana, Texas
National Western, Denver, Colorado
Information provided by Elaine Owen.
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