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Steve Kestrel

Steve Kestrel (Born 1947) is active/lives in Colorado, New Mexico.  Steve Kestrel is known for Exotic animal sculpture.

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Steve Kestrel has turned to the "direct carving of seemingly impenetrable and technically challenging materials that require remarkable concentration, endurance and strength" (Brooks Joyner, 1997).

The sculptor works in stone and bronze and depicts wildlife of the western U.S. to birdlife, amphibians, reptiles and, most recently, the human form.

A native of New Mexico, Kestrel now lives in Redstone Canyon west of Fort Collins, Colorado. He is a member of the National Sculpture Society and Society of Animal Artists.

Steve Kestrel has been recognized through national awards exhibitions, and commissions. In 1992, he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Western Art (NAWA). In 1994, the artist received a gold medal from NAWA for his carved granite version of "Monument for the Last Horned Lizard". The Wichita Art Museum has held a one-man retrospective exhibit of his sculpture and drawings and purchased the monumental bison sculpture, "Spectre of Ancie   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3650 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Research resources

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Facts about Steve Kestrel

   Publications  Book References:  12
Magazine References:  17

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17 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Steve Kestrel
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Southwest Art Give and Take October 2006 Reynolds, Gretchen Yes
Art-Talk Mythical Creatures: Animal Art March 2005 Targos, Renee Yes
Southwest Art On the Scene August 2004 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Art & Antiques Spirit of the West July 2004 Fauntleroy, Gussie Yes
Wildlife Art Curator's Critique July 2004 Salmon, Robin Yes
Southwest Art Rock and Soul July 2004 Wilkinson, Todd Yes
Wildlife Art Affordable Art: Collect on a Budget March 2004 Editor, Wildlife Art Yes
American Arts Quarterly Exhibitions August 2003 Editor, American Arts Quarterl Yes
Wildlife Art Who's Hot and What's Not January 2003 Brown, Joan Yes
Wildlife Art Art Destinations September 2002 Kupers, Audrey Yes
Art-Talk Wild About Sculpture January 2002 Jarvis, John No
Wildlife Art Mountains to Mesquite August 2000 Brown, Joan T Yes
Southwest Art Wildlife Art June 2000 Harvey, Eleanor Jones Yes
Southwest Art Art Roads May 1997 McGarry, Susan Yes
Southwest Art Artistic Ecosystem May 1997 Piburn, Gregg Yes
Southwest Art Best of the West: Oklahoma April 1997 Bucher, Kristin Yes
Southwest Art Creative Process April 1996 Hines, Jack Yes
12 Book References for Steve Kestrel
Year Author Title Pages Color
2012 Editor, Men's Arts Council, Phoenix Art Museum The West Select (Phoenix Art Museum)
(Exhibition catalog)
94 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2003 Schroeder, Charles (Intro) Prix de West 30th Anniversary 2003
(Exhibition catalog)
204 Yes
2001 Editor, Cincinnati Bell Great American Artists Exhibition and Sale
(Exhibition catalog)
79 Yes
2001 Sweet, Francis; David Wagner Art and the Animal: The Society of Animal Artists 41st Annual Members Exhibition 2001
(Exhibition catalog)
80 No
2000 Editor, Cincinnati Bell Great American Artists Exhibition and Sale
(Exhibition catalog)
78 Yes
1998 Bacon, Todd, Message for Denver Rotary Club Artists of America
(Exhibition catalog)
108 Yes
1997 Cincinnati Museum Center Great American Artists Exhibition and Sale
(Exhibition catalog)
82 Yes
1997 Denver Rotary Club Artists of America Seventeenth Annual
(Exhibition catalog)
92 Yes
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
1992 Eiteljorg Museum New Art of the West 3rd Eiteljorg Invitational
(Exhibition catalog)
58 Yes
1992 Peterson, Roger Tory (Foreward) Art and the Animal, The Society of Animal Artists
(Exhibition catalog)
120 Yes
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