Virtual Art Tour

Al Agnew, American, born 1952

Détente

Master of Light and Shadow

Dominion

Palmetto Hunter

Morning Reflection

Edge of Morning

Fair Game

River’s Edge

Hard Winter

Shadow Tracks

“Al Agnew has always had twin passions for nature and art,” according to his biographical sketch. “Growing up in the Missouri Ozarks, he spent his time exploring the rivers and rugged hills and bringing home birds, turtles, snakes and other creatures to study and draw. Even though there were detours along the way, including a seven year stint of teaching art to elementary and high school students, he never stopped experiencing and studying the natural world and seeking to portray his experiences on paper and canvas. By 1983, he was ready to take the plunge into art as his career.

“While he continues to live in his beloved Ozarks with his wife, Mary, and still roams the mist-shrouded hollows and clear-running streams of the region, his artistic quest has taken him from Alaska to Mexico, from Maine to California and from Canada to Africa. His experiences in the wild, with sketchbook (and often fishing rod) in hand, have been the basis for his award winning and highly sought after paintings.

“Agnew is an ardent conservationist whose work has raised millions of dollars for such organizations as Ducks Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Black Bass Foundation and the Wolf Recovery Project. Along the way, he has earned the honor of being designated as ‘Featured Artist’ at such prestigious national art shows as the Southeastern Wildlife Art Exposition, the Dallas Safari Club Convention, the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art show, Nature Works Wildlife Art Show and the Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation Art Show. He was also the ‘Special Guest Artist’ for the National Zoo Wildlife Art Show in Washington, D.C.

“He has exhibited internationally for a number of years at exhibitions such as Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s ‘Birds in Art’ and ‘Animals, The Artistic View,’ as well as the Society of Animal Artists ‘Art and Animal’ annual exhibit. His work has been featured in Wildlife Art News, U.S. Art, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Sporting Classics, In-Fisherman and North American Fisherman magazines.”

The painting, Détente, includes an audio description by Al Agnew in this exhibit.

To see more of Al Agnew’s artwork visit his Website at www.alagnew.com