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Steve Henderson
Impressionistic Realism
Steve Henderson specializes in the impressionistic realism school of painting, focusing on rural landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and foreign vistas of Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru in South America. A member of the Oil Painters of America, Henderson addresses his subject matter with bold brushstrokes, blended and swept into loose detail.
A 1984 Fine Arts graduate of Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, Steve has divided his time between commercial and medical illustration, graphic design, commissioned portraiture, and fine art oil work.
Steve shows his work in Eastern Washington and Oregon. He speaks to public and private area school groups concerning careers in the field of art, and for the last eight years has targeted community members of all ages to present their artwork through the Columbia County Fair.
Steve has bicycled through South America three times, with one two-year odyssey taking him from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego at the tip of Argentina. He presently lives in rural Dayton, WA in a modified timber frame house that he and his wife built. In his studio, a renovated barn, he shares interior space with Roxy the Dog. He frequently finds himself being stared at through the window by one of the three family goats, Guinevere, Shai, or Siete.
2008 Awards
Best of Show • Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts • Joseph, OR • On the Verge
First Place • Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts • Joseph, OR • Moonlit Night by the Coppei
Best of Show • The Carnegie Regional Juried Art Show • Walla Walla, WA • Redbush
Director's Award • The Carnegie Regional Juried Art Show • Walla Walla, WA • Late Spring Snowpack
Accepted Entry • Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition • Coeur d'Alene, ID, September 2008 • Garden Gatherings
People's Choice • Allied Arts Members' Carry In Exhibition • Richland, WA • Provincial Afternoon
Honorable Mention • The Clymer Art Museum National Juried Illustration Show • Ellensburg, WA
Gallery Representation and Exhibitory Venues
The Lawrence Gallery Sheridan • Sheridan, Or • Exhibiting Artist
The Lawrence Gallery Salishan • Gleneden Beach, Or • Exhibiting Artist
Wenaha Gallery • Dayton, Wa • Exhibiting Artist; Solo exhibition October 2008
The Gallery at Joseph, Ltd • Joseph, OR • Exhibiting Artist
Devin Galleries • Coeur d'Alene, ID • September 2008: OPA Western Regional Juried Exhibition
Carnegie Art Center • Walla Walla, Wa • Participating Artist
Washington State University Tri-Cities • Chancellor's Exhibition • Richland, WA • Participating Artist
The Delany • Dayton, Wa • Exhibiting Artist
Darrah's • Walla Walla, Wa • Exhibiting Artist
Allied Arts Gallery • Richland, Wa • Exhibiting Artist
Waterbrook Winery • Walla Walla, WA • Solo Exhibition: April/May 2009
Skylite Gallery • Walla Walla, WA • Solo Exhibition: June 2009
Dayton Historic Depot • Dayton, Wa • Participating Artist
The Liberty • Dayton, Wa • Participating Artist, Solo Exhibition: 2006, 2008
Walla Walla University Gallery • Walla Walla, Wa • Participating Artist
Education and Memberships
B.A., Fine Art • Central Washington University • Ellensburg, WA
Member • Oil Painters of America
Member • Western Art Association • Ellensburg, WA
Member • Allied Arts Association • Richland, WA
Charter Member • Blue Mountain Artist Guild • Dayton, WA
Seminar Student • Marvin Mattelson Portraiture • Durham, SC
Auto didacticism • Private Library Collection • Dayton, WA
Events and Competitions
Western United States Regional Juried Exhibition • Oil Painters of America • Coeur d'Alene, ID • September-October 2008
Juried Member Show • Allied Arts Association • Richland, WA • July/August 2008
Juried Art Show • Carnegie Art Center • Walla Walla, WA • June/July 2008
John Clymer National Juried Illustration Show • The Clymer Museum • Ellensburg, WA • June/July 2008
Juried Art Show • Wallowa Festival of Arts • Joseph, OR • June 2008
En Pleine Aire • Wallowa Festival of the Arts • Joseph, OR • June 2008
International Artist Seascape Competition • International Artist Magazine • June 2008
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