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A Brief Sketch of the Artist

David Montgomery was born into the Great West unlike many who discover it in their travels. He spent is formative years growing up beneath the looming presence of Pike’s Peak and the Front Range of Colorado. Hunting and fishing forays into the wilds with his father and older brother spawned his love of the outdoors and nature. He continues to hunt to this day- now with easel and paint brush. The West has changed dramatically in his lifetime and Montgomery strives to commemorate the amazing vistas that are still with us- and strives through environmental activism to preserve those special places that are most worthy of conserving.

David Montgomery has been creating art since he was a small child and has continued with this passion throughout his life. He is also a agri-business manager, musician, writer and an environmental activist ( go to : Walking the Talk- Preserving what I Paint .)

After enjoying art in public schools, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Colorado State University.

He has been living and painting in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado for over thirty years.

His art work has been shaped by the monumental vistas and pristine environs of this rural area at the headwaters of the Rio Grande.

Montgomery shares his love of these western spaces with his plein air pieces as well as larger studio landscapes that fill walls. He has taken art trips to Europe and the sub-tropics of Florida, widening his imagery while pushing his artistic envelope. Montgomery also pursues studies in human figure rendition.

Montgomery has been given national recognition by American Artist magazine which has featured him in two articles. As part of a joint project with American Artist magazine, the Forbes Magazine Corporation invited Montgomery to their corporate estate in Balleroy, Normandy for a week of painting. He has also exhibited twice in the Forbes Gallery in New York City.

In addition to painting, Montgomery also offers his services as a show juror and as an instructor for Plein-air painting workshops. For more information, contact him via email at:

david@davidmontgomerypaintings.com

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Selected Shows

"Artists of the San Luis Valley"
Invitational and Juried Show
Republic Plaza, Denver, Colorado
2008

Iris Gallery Show
Littleton, Colorado
May 2008

Western Spirit Art Show
Old West Museum
Cheyenne, Wyoming
2008

"Salon International"
Greenhouse Gallery
San Antonio, TX
2006,2007

Artists of the San Luis Valley
Business of Art Center
Manitou Springs, Colorado
2004

Art for the Parks
Top 200 National Touring Show
2001

Franco Fete
Wyndy Moorehead Fine Arts
New Orleans, Louisiana
1999

Tour de Normandy
Casa d'Arte
Shreveport, Louisiana
1999

Sovenir de Normandie
Forbes Gallery
New York City
co-sponsored by American Artist magazine
1998

Interpretations of the Colorado Landscape
Forbes Gallery, New York City and
Bighorn Gallery, Fairfield Conneticut,
co-sponsored by American Artist magazine
1997

Painters Along the Rio Grande 
Hatfield Gallery
Adams State College
Alamosa, Colorado
1999

Envant Vers Les Sources Exhibition
Chateau de Nieul
Paris, France

Terra Forms Show
Adams State College
Alamosa, Colorado
1993

Creede Repertory Theatre Lobby Show
Creede
1983-94

50th Anniversary Invitational Exhibit
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Mosca, Colorado
1982

Paintings from the Crestone Area
Crestone Community Center
Crestone, Colorado
1981

Monford Stop Owner's Show
Monford Stop Gallery
Alamosa, Colorado
1977

Paintings from the Earth
One-man show
Vista Gallery
Adams State College
Alamosa, Colorado
1976

Senior One-Man Show
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
1975

Selected Juried Shows:

Creede Centennial Show
Rare Things Gallery
Creede, Colorado
1992

Artists of the San Luis Valley
Business of Art Center
Manitou Springs, Colorado
1992

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Awards

Awards from the Associated Artists of the San Luis Valley (AASLV) annual juried exhibition

1989 Best of Show
Durango Fine Arts Center
Durango, CO

1992 Best of Show
Adams State College
Alamosa, CO

1996 Best of Show
Sargent Building
Antonito, CO

1996 People’s Choice Award
Sargent Building
Antonito, CO

1991 Malcolm Forbes Award
Buena Vista Fine Arts Center
Buena Vista, CO

1992 First Place
Commonwheel Gallery
Manitou Springs, CO

1998 First Place
Durango Fine Arts Center
Durango, CO

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Publications

Colorado Central Magazine
Art and Activism in the San Luis Valley
November 2006

American Artist Magazine,
Fifteen Artists Interpret the Colorado Landscape
January 1997

American Artist Magazine
On Tour in Normandy
April 1998

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