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LEON LOUGHRIDGE

 
Raised on a ranch outside of Santa Fe, NM, Leon was influenced by his grandmother’s involvement in Northern New Mexico art circles, where he studied under Taos and Santa Fe artists. At age 15, his family moved to Colorado, the home of his great grandfather. Later study at the Colorado Institute of Art along with private study reinforced his abilities.

Stationed in Germany while in the army, he was able to travel extensively throughout Europe. In addition, he studied painting techniques of the old masters for two years, finishing by copying a Franz Hals at the Stuttgart Stattsgalerie Art Museum. Long having an interest in pen and ink, etching took on a special meaning from the museum’s collection of etchings.

Leon has continued to develop his printmaking skills and currently owns a publishing company that produces quality hand-printed art editions for artists and commercial vendors. He and his wife also own a gilding studio producing and restoring hand carved gold leaf frames for museums and collectors.
COLLECTIONS

Burger King Corp,

   Denver CO 

Colorado School Of Mines ,

    Golden Co

Denver Art Museum ,    

    Denver, Co
Denver Public Library

Western History Dept,    

    Denver, CO

Historic Denver,

    Denver, CO

Inter North,

   Denver, CO

Hyatt Hotel,

   Beaver Creek, CO

Grand Californian,

   Executive Suites,

   Anaheim, CA

Sangre de Cristo Art Center

    Permanent Collection
    Pueblo, Co

Spencer Museum of Art

   University of Kansas
    Lawrence, KS

EXHIBITS

August 2010,  Colores de Otono  Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe NM
July 2010  Timberlines’ Edge  Vail International Gallery, Vail, CO
May 2010   Western Imprints   Solo Exhibit of woodblocks, Wichita Art Museum,  Wichita KS
May 2010   American Masters   Salmagundi Club, New York NY   Invitational Show
April 2010   Land  of Ancients-Beef Basin  Book Release and Exhibit, Dry Creek Art Press. Denver, CO
January 2010   Coors National Western Art Exhibit  Denver, CO, Invitational Show
August 2009  Las Montanas de Santa Fe  Book Release and Exhibit, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
May 2009  American Masters   Salmagundi Club, New York NY,   Invitational Show
January 2009,  Coors National Western Art Exhibit  Denver, CO, Invitational Show
July 2008   Spring Thaw in the Gore Range   Book Release and Exhibit, Vail International Gallery, Vail CO
May 2008   American Masters   Salmagundi Club, New York NY,   Invitational Show
May 2008,  The Flint Hills,  American Legacy Gallery, Book Release and Exhibit, Kansas City MO
January 2008,  Coors National Western Art Exhibit,  Denver, CO, Invitational Show
December 2007,  The Santa Fe Trail,  One Man Show,  Pinon Fine Art, Littleton CO
January 2007, Coors National Western Art Exhibit,  Denver, CO, Invitational Show
December 2006,  The Santa Fe Trail,   One Man Show,  Pinon Fine Art, Littleton CO
September 2006,  "Representing the West",  Sangre de Cristo Fine art Center, Pueblo, CO Invitational Show
July 2006,  The Place Between,  Two Man Show,  Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
April 2006  Governor's Show,  Loveland CO,  Invitational Show
January 2006   Coors National Western Art Exhibit  Denver, CO, Invitational Show
September 2005  "Representing the West"   Sangre de Cristo Fine art Center, Pueblo, CO, Invitational Show
June 2005, "Carved Images ", One man exhibit , Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM             
September 2004   "Representing the West",   Sangre de Cristo Fine art Center, Pueblo, CO,  Invitational Show
August 2004, "Saddles, Cabins and Mountain Vistas",  Sangre de Cristo Fine art Center, Pueblo, CO,
August 2004, "Vistas del Corazon", Great Southwest Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
June 2004, Pinon Fine Art, Denver, CO , Show of paintings and Woodblocks
May 2004,  Creede Arts Council,  National Small Print Exhibit
May 2003, Creede Arts Council, National Small Print Exhibit
May 2003,  Kansas Watercolor Society,
May 2003, Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans, LA,
April 2003, Society of Watercolor Artists, Ft Worth Tx
May 2001 , Watercolor Wyoming XVI Exhibit, Washakie Museum, Worland WY
May 2001, 31st Annual Exhibition,  Kansas Watercolor Society, Wichita, KS
May 2001, National Small Print Exhibit,  Creede Arts Council, Creede CO   Honorable Mention
 April  2001 , Boulder Art Assn, 10th Annual Crossroads Mall , Boulder, CO  “Best Of Show”
April 2001, 6th Annual Artists of Colorado, Denver Botanic Gardens,  Denver, CO
April 2001, Realism/Abstraction,  Art Students League, Denver, CO
March 2001, Colorado Art Open , Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
March 2001, Colorado Watercolor Society,  State Watermedia Exhibit, Colorado History Museum, Denver, Colorado
January 2001, North Valley Art League,  17th Annual Juried Show, Redding, California
January 2001, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Int Watermedia Twelve, Colorado Springs, Colorado
November 2000, Art Students League of Denver,  Exhibition 2000, Denver, Colorado
March 2000, Colorado Watercolor Society,  State Watermedia Exhibit, Colorado History Museum, Denver, Colorado
January 2000, North Valley Art League  16th Annual Juried Show   , Redding, California    Merit Award
August 1999, Rocky Mountain Watermedia Show,  Foothills Art Center, Golden Colorado