Duke Beardsley Exhibition Catalog

Duke Beardsley January 25 - February 06, 2016

San Pancho, Oil, 72″ x 60″

Of a Wide County A’Horseback

Reception: January 28, 6-9 pm Meet the Artist ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE

Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale welcomes artist Duke Beardsley for a one man show at the gallery opening January 25, with an Artist Reception held on Thursday, January 28th from 6-9pm during the Main Street ArtWalk in downtown Scottsdale’s Arts District.

“ I paint cowboys today for the same reason I drew them as a boy. I can’t not. It’s as authentic to me as anything. I grew up around ranching and horses and cattle and it all captured my heart and imagination at a very young age. And it hasn’t let loose of me yet.” ~ Duke Beardsley

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

DUKE BEARDSLEY

ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE

Duke Beardsley was born in 1969 in Denver, Colorado. He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

As a fifth generation Coloradan, Duke Beardsley’s western roots run deep and his art reflects those roots.

Beardsley has a masterly command of drawing technique. His working cowboy images are rendered in a clever, minimalist approach and presented in palettes that lend a Pop Art sensibility. His unique art, like his western lifestyle, is a joyful melding of tradition and contemporary styling.

Beardsley’s work has been featured in notable exhibitions including the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale; the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale; The Russell: The Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum; and the Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show & Sale. Beardsley won the 2008 Colorado Governor’s Award for his piece entitled “Colorado Horsepower”, and in 2013 he was commissioned to do the Calgary Stampede Poster. His work can be found in noteworthy collections including the Forbes Collection, Denver Art Museum, Booth Museum of Western Art, and the State of Colorado.

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SHOW CATALOG

ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE

DUKE BEARDSLEY

Fleet, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 30″

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DUKE BEARDSLEY Pistol, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 72″

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Scarlet, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 72″

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DUKE BEARDSLEY Quiet, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 24″

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Racket, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 30″

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DUKE BEARDSLEY San Pancho, Oil on Canvas, 72″ x 60″

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La Caballería, Oil on Canvas, 48″ x 36″ (Tetraptych)

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DUKE BEARDSLEY Jonah, Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 36″

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Steady, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 24″

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DUKE BEARDSLEY Brigada, Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 36″

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Los Fugitivos, Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 36″

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Upcoming Shows

at Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale Gary Ernest Smith, “From West to Southwest” February 15-27, 2016 Reception: Thursday, February 18, 6-9pm Fritz Scholder Exhibition February 29- March 12, 2016 Reception: Thursday, March 3, 6-9pm Ed Mell, Howard Post, R. Tom Gilleon and Steve Seltzer March 21- April 9, 2016 Reception: Thursday, March 31, 6-9pm Visit www.altamiraart.com for more information and to view new work.

2 LOCATIONS: SCOTTSDALE, AZ + JACKSON, WY

7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com