Sheila has been a full-time artist since 1986, devoting her time to developing her works in pastel ever since leaving North Dakota State University in Fargo where she studied Art, Animal Science and Business. Sheila also studied with Master Pastellist Albert Handell of Sante Fe, New Mexico, and with painter Ned Jacob of Skowhegan, Maine.
Sheila's work has been widely exhibited for over 25 years. She is the recipient of the 2002 Artist's Choice Award and the 1994 Tuffy Berg Award at the C.M. Russell Art auction, as well as having received numerous awards from pastel societies and juried exhibitions. She is a regular participant in the Buffalo Bill Art Auction and Quick Draw in Cody, Wyoming and has been an invited artist at the Coors National Western Art Show in Denver, Colorado.
Sheila has been featured on the cover of "American Artist" magazine, and her work has been featured in a number of national publications, including "Equine Images, The Pastel Journal, and Wildlife Art". She is a signature artist of the Pastel Society of America and the Pastel Society of New Mexico. He work is featured in numerous galleries in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota.
We consider ourselves lucky to be exhibiting her work alongside many of the finest artists our region has to offer. We will be posting more of her work as the week goes on.
Lovely works.
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