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| A native Californian, Downs graduated from Whittier College in 1967 and enrolled in Claremont Graduate School to study art. From 1969 70, he was a teaching assistant at Arizona State University Art Department. Sculpture had been his passion from the time he was a child, and he decided to pursue it. After a year learning his craft at an art bronze foundry, in 1971 he became a full-time sculptor.
AWARDS
1st Prize for Sculpture at five Annual International Exhibitions of National Miniature Painters & Sculptors in Washington, DC
1st Prize for Sculpture, 6th Annual International Show, Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art, Georgia
Best Art Work with a Western Theme & Juror's Choice Award, Annual International Shows, Billings, MT
First Prize for Sculpture at five Annual National Miniature Shows, La Luz,NM
Miniature Artists of America Group Show at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 2004
COLLECTIONS:
King Karl Gustaf XVI of Sweden
King Don Juan Carlos I of Spain
Former Presidents Reagan & Carter
The Nixon Library The Long Island Chess Museum
ART ASSOCIATIONS
Elected to membership in the Carmel Art Association in 1981
Miniature Artists of America Signature Member since 1996
Submitted by Anne Downs, March 2004
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A sculptor focused on miniature sculptures that convey movement, detail, facial expression and dynamic composition, Douglas Downs is a signature member of the Miniature Artists of America. He lives in Pacific Grove, California.
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"Who's Who in American Art", 1997-1998 |
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