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As an artist Iam always looking to do challenging commissions. I need to be inspired and excited by my subject to give the best that is with in me. If you have an interesting idea, that you would want to be made into a bronze sculpture please contact me. Chris Navarro cell 307-259-7305 .
RESUME
CHRIS NAVARRO STUDIO ph (307) -259-7305
30 Artist Way Sedona AZ 86351 winter studio Dec – May
5231 SQUAW CREEK RD, CASPER, WY 82604 summer studio June-Nov
NAVARRO GALLERY & SCULPTURE GARDEN ph (928)-204-1144
Tlaquepaque Suite D 103 336 SR 179 Sedona AZ 86336
Websites www.chrisnavarro.com www.cnavarroart.com
Email chrisnavarrostudio@gmail.com navarrogallery@gmail.com
FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL SCULPTOR SINCE 1986
Artists I have studied with.
Fritz White, Gerald Balciar, George Lundeen, Glenna Goodacre, Grant Speed, Ed Fraughton, Herb Mignery, Lincoln Fox, Richard McDonald, Kent Ulburg
EXHIBITS AND AWARDS
DANADA SCULPTURE GARDEN SHOW- WHEATON, IL invitational 1993
HAPPY CANYON ART SHOW- PENALTON, OR- invitational 1993
NATIONAL WILDLIFE ART SHOW- OVERLAND PARK, KS 1992 Invitational first place sculpture 1993, 1994 Best of Show Western Sculpture and Best of Show Overall Display
LOVELAND SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL-LOVELAND,CO 1991-2014
COORS WESTERN ART EXHIBIT - DENVER, CO invitational 1994
MESA SCULPTURE IN THE STREETS- MESA, AZ- purchase award 2006
ART ON THE GREEN- GREEN RIVER, WY- Purchase award 2006-2008
GREELEY INDEPENDENCE ART SHOW- GREELEY, CO- 1996-2014
MOUNTAIN OYSTER ART SHOW - TUSCON, AZ - invitational 1991-2013
JACKSON HOLE ARTS FESTIVAL- JACKSON, WY- quick draw 2003-2014
BUFFALO BILL ART SHOW AND SALE- CODY, WY- invitational 1991-20014
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD 2008 QUICK DRAW
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD 2011 QUICK DRAW
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD 2013 QUICK DRAW
CALGARY STAMPEDE ART SHOW- CALGARY ALBERTA-invitational 2012-2013
BEST OF SHOW NEW ARTIST 2012
BUFFALO BILL ART SHOW AND SALE- 2015 Honorary Artist CODY, WY
WYOMING ARTS COUNCIL GOVENORS ART AWARD –CHEYENNE WY 2016
SCULPTING SEMINARS TAUGHT
2000 FECHIN ART WORKSHOP- TAOS, NM
2003 WESTERN SPIRIT ART SHOW, OLD WEST MUSEUM-CHEYENNE, WY
2008 & 2009 SEDONA SCULPTING WORKSHOP- SEDONA, AZ
2010 TMRIPLE D GAME FARM - KALISPELL MT
PUBLICATIONS
Western Horseman magazine - Colorado springs, CO-April 1987, September 1992, and November 2001
National Sculpture Society Sculpture Review magazine- New York, NY- 1987
Bugle magazine - Missoula, MT- Spring 1991
Inform Art magazine- Casper WY- July, August 1992
The New Yorker magazine, New York, NY- September 1992
Sporting Classic- Camden, SC- March, April 1992, March 2003
Yippy Yi Yea magazine- fall 1993
The Western Bronze OF Chris Navarro - 30 minute video
Sculpture Forum magazine - summer 1998
“Chasing the Wind” The Art Of Chris Navarro - 176 page book 2009
Art Life 2002, 2003
Equine Vision magazine - March 2003
Wyoming Home and Living magazine- September 2004
Wildlife Art magazine - September 2001- May 2006
Art Revue magazine- Loveland, CO- Summer 1993, 1997
Sedona Home and Garden magazine- Spring 2006
Southwest Art magazine,9/ 1992, 10/1993 ,7/ 2003, 3/ 2008, 7/2012
Cowboys And Indians magazine- March 2008
Arizona Collectors Guide -2011, 2012
Sculptors of the Rockies book-2009
Western Art Collector magazine - April 2008
Western Art & Architecture magazine-August 2012
Kudos art review Sedona magazine April 2013
Big Sky Journal magazine 2013
The Wrangler June 2014
Wyoming Chronicles Wyoming PBS 30 minute documentary 10/30/2014
Rodeo News March 2015
‘’EMBRACE THE STRUGGLE’’ by Chris Navarro A hardbound 122 page book. 2016
Museum One Man Show ‘’EMBRACE THE STRUGGLE’’ a traveling show by artist Chris Navarro featuring 50 bronze sculptures. Exhibit schedule -
Nicolaysen Art Museum Casper, WY May 27-August 14, 2016
Washakie Museum and Cultural Center Worland, WY September 15 - November 5, 2016.
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Colorado Springs, CO November 20-Febuary 20, 2017
Booth Western Art Museum Cartersville, GA March 9- June 11 2017.
MUSEUM COLLECTION
Buffalo Bill Center of the West - Cody, WY
National Cowboy Hall of Fame –Oklahoma City, Ok
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame - Colorado Springs, CO
Old West Museum- Cheyenne, WY
Pioneer Museum- Douglas, WY
Booth Western Art Museum- Cartersville, Georgia
Washakie Museum- Worland; WY
Tate Museum - Casper, WY
Bull Riding Hall of Fame -Fort Worth TX
Idaho Wildlife Museum - Coeur d’Alene, ID
MONUMENTAL & LIFE SIZE WORKS
10TH MOUNTAIN - 14’ World War II ski trooper- Aspen, CO 1997
20% CHANCE OF FLURRIES - 15’ rancher on horseback with calf bronze- Ft. Collins, CO and Casper Wyoming 2005
AUTUMNS CHALLENGE-9’ bull elk bronze - Vail CO 2008
BEST FRIENDS 4’ boy with dog on bench bronze -Casper, WY 1997
BOLT FROM THE BLUE- 6’ falcon bronze - Air Force Academy, CO 2015
BUFFALO SOLDIER- 10’ cavalry soldier bronze - Cheyenne, WY 2007
CAT PLAY -2’ cat bronze- Denver, CO 2001
CHAMPION LANE FROST - 15’ bull rider bronze- Cheyenne, WY 1993
CLIMB AS HIGH AS YOUR DREAMS- 9’ rock climber bronze - Mesa, AZ 2006
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH - 20’ Columbian mammoth bronze- Worland WY 2010
COWBOY TOUGH- 5’cowboy on bucking horse bronze - University of Wyoming- Laramie, WY 2004
EAGLE AGAINST THE SUN -10’ bronze and stainless steel eagle- Casper, WY 1994
EDITORIAL WITHOUT WORDS- 7 ’Shriner with child bronze- Evansville, IN 2003
ESSENCE OF REX -13.5’ tyrannosaurus rex bronze -Casper, Wyoming 2014
FAMILY TIES 3.5’ boy with girl bronze-Casper WY 2003
FOUNTAIN OF HOPE- 9’ fountain with doves bronze & stainless steel - Sedona, AZ 2001
MUSTANG PRIDE- 12’ wild horse bronze - Casper, WY 2003
PRIDE OF THE ROCKIES- 6’ 9” big horn ram bronze- Tulsa, OK 2009 Glenrock WY 2014
PRINCE OF THE FOREST-64’’ whitetail buck bronze-Scottsdale, AZ 2001
RUFF & TUFF 3.5’ bronze grizzly cubs Casper, WY
SACRED HEART OF JESUS – 17’ Jesus bronze Casper, WY 2017
SAINT ANTHONY’S JOY - 8’ St Antony bronze Casper, WY 2011
SALMON DREAMS- 32’’two life-size grizzly bears bronze - Jackson, WY 2006
SO THAT’S A DUCK -2’ Labrador retriever puppies bronze –Denver, CO 2001
SPIRIT OF THE THUNDERBIRD- 15’ eagle dancer bronze- Casper, WY 1995
THE BIG BULL- 9’ bugling bull elk bronze- Vail, CO 1992
THE JOY OF LIFE- 9’ mare and colt bronze - Scottsdale, AZ and Casper WY 2007
THE RING OF PEACE- 19’ bell with doves bronze & stainless steel - Casper, WY 2004
TREE OF LIFE- 9’ doves and tree bronze Casper, WY 2005
WHEN CHAMPIONS MEET- 15’ Saddle bronc rider - Greeley, CO 1997
WILD SONG -8’ coyote bronze- Cal State San Bernardino, CA 2016
WYOMING COWBOY 16’cowboy on bucking horse bronze- Laramie, Wyoming University Wyoming 2014
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