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Heidi Uotila, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Finland, attended The Ohio State University and graduated with a BFA.

Heidi sculpted her first bronzes, an elk and white rhino, from life. Upon completion of these two bronzes in 1980, she was accepted into the prestigious Society of Animal Artists.

Heidi continued to sculpt, creating only originals from stoneware clay. The originals are all hand sculpted from high fire stoneware. No molds are used. After thoroughly drying the sculpture is fired to 2261 degrees. Then each animal is meticulously painted with artist's oil paints. Any animal can be created by special order.

Heidi's pursuit for realism has taken her from the Alaska wilderness to zoos across the country. She has also experienced Africa on safari and on a five day canoe trip down the Zambezi in Zimbabwe with wildlife painter Linda Besse.

"I love the excitement of the wilderness, the unknown . To be able to witness your subject in the wild, and then return to the studio to capture the spirit and essence of that animal, so others can enjoy - that is the challenge."

 
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Special Achievements:
  • 2005 - Master's Degree in Education

     
  • 2003 - The Allied Artist of America INC. "The Leonard J Meiselman" award
    For the bronze " Grey Ghost" . Greater kudu bronze.
     
  • 1981 The National Sculpture Society 48th Annual Exhibition , NY

     
  • 1989 Award of Excellence at St. Louis Zoo Walk

     
  • 1991 - 1992 Society of Animals Artists National Museum Tour

     
  • 1991 The African Award , East African Wildlife Society , Nairobi ,Kenya

     
  • 1993 - 1994 Society of Animal Artists National Museum Tour

     
  • 1996 First Place Shemer Art Center , Phoenix AZ.

     
  • 2002 The National Sculpture Society 2002 Annual Exhibition

     
  • 2002 - 2003 Wild About Animals Exhibit , Sky Harbor Airport ,Phoenix AZ.

     
  • 2002 Catharine Lorillard Wolf Art Club 106th Annual Open Juried Exhibition

     
  • 2002 -2003 Society of Animal Artists National Museum Tour

     
Collections:
  • 2001 - President George Bush Sr.
    Whitetail Buck and the Doe and Fawn
     
  • Price Waterhouse Corporate Collection
    Silverback Lowland Gorilla
    African Elephant
     
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Permanent Ceramic Collection
    Greater Kudu
    Whitetail Deer
     
  • Greater Kudu Bronze "Grey Ghost" Commissioned by Nicolas Franco of Spain for the SCI building in Washington DC

     
Organization Membership:
  • 1980 - Society of Animal Artists

     

 

 
 
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