Rock Newcomb
Opening Reception Friday, August 22nd 5-7pm
August 22nd-August 29th
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Traditional Acoma 36x24 Acrylic $8600
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Growing up on a ranch in southern Idaho,
Arizona-based artist, Rock Newcomb, developed a love of nature and
the beauty of his surroundings. Drawing from age five, he went on
to achieve advanced art degrees and taught art in the public sector
for many years prior to a fulltime, professional art career.
Favorite subjects to paint include Southwest still lifes, landscapes
and wildlife.
Original paintings and prints are
represented by numerous galleries, including Wind River Gallery,
Aspen, CO; Blackmore Galleries,
Telluride, CO; Huey's Fine Art,
Santa Fe, NM; Big Horn Galleries,
Cody, WY and
Tubac, AZ; J. Willott Gallery,
Palm Desert, CA; Lovett's Gallery,
Tulsa, OK; and
Astoria Fine Art,
Jackson, WY.
Artistic accomplishments have been
acknowledged internationally through awards, juried and invitational
exhibitions, and numerous published articles by and about Rock.
Professional affiliations include
signature member of Society of Animal Artists and International
Society of Acrylic Painters. Rock's work is promoted and marketed
by his wife and Business Manager, Cody.
Awards and Honors:
2008 Western Art Collector
Magazine, Feature article-August 2008
2008 2-man Show,
Huey's Fine Art,
Santa Fe, NM
2008 Featured Artist,
Festival of Western Arts,
San Dimas, CA
2008 1st
Place-Acrylic/Oil, Festival of Western Arts,
San Dimas, CA
2008 Best of Show,
Festival of Western Arts,
San Dimas, CA
2008 Purchase Award,
Festival of Western Arts,
San Dimas, CA
2008 1st
Place-Acrylic, Phippen Museum Western Art Show
Prescott, AZ
2008-2007 Featured
Artist/Encore Artist/Poster Artist, Nature Works Fine Art Show,
Tulsa, OK
2007 1st
Place-Acrylic/Oil, Festival of Western Arts,
San Dimas, CA
2007 1st
Place-Painting, Southwest Arts Festival,
Indio, CA
2006-1997 Arts for
the Parks Top100 Show, Jackson Hole, WY
2006-2003 Arts for
the Parks Top 100 Miniatures Show, Jackson Hole, WY
2006-2005 1st
Place-Acrylic, Phippen Museum Western Art Show
Prescott, AZ
2005 Historical Art Award,
Arts for the Parks,
Jackson Hole, WY
2004-2002 Native American
Heritage Award, Arts for the Parks
Jackson Hole, WY
2004 Best of
Show-2-dimensional, Nature Works Fine Art Show
Tulsa, OK
2004 Featured Artist and
Poster Artist, Phippen Museum Western Art Show,
Prescott, AZ
2003 Best of Show, 1st
Place-Acrylic, Phippen Museum Western Art Show,
Prescott, AZ
2002 1st
Place-Miniatures/Purchase Award, Nature Works Fine Art Show,
Tulsa, OK
2001 Ralph "Tuffy" Berg
Award, C.M. Russell Museum Western Art Show,
Great Falls, MT
Invitational/Juried
Exhibitions/Shows/Competitions include:
Birds in Art, Wildlife: The Artist's
View, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Masterworks in Miniature, Gallery One
American Miniatures, Settlers West
Galleries
American Art in Miniature,
Gilcrease Museum
NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show and
Miniatures Show
Peppertree Ranch Fine Art Show
Phippen Museum Western Art Show amd
Miniature Masterpieces Show
Buffalo Bill Art Exhibition and Sale
Smithsonian Institute National Museum of
American Art
Quest for the West, Eiteljorg Museum
Greeley Stampede Western Invitational
Art Exhibit
Western Visions Miniatures Show,
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Out of the Box Benefit Art Show,
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show
Artists for Open Space, Montana Land
Reliance
Art and the Animal, Society of Animal
Artists
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