Kent Ullberg

Kent Ullberg is one of the world’s foremost wildlife sculptors and visionaries of the modern wildlife monument. A native of Sweden, Ullberg studied at the Swedish Konstfack University College of Art in Stockholm and museums in Germany, the Netherlands, and France. He lived for seven years in Botswana, Africa, and was curator at the Botswana National Museum and Gallery. In the 1970s, he made a permanent home in the United States and now lives on Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Texas, and in Loveland, Colorado.

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In 1990, the National Academy of Design elected Ullberg a full academician (NA), the first wildlife artist since John James Audubon to receive one of the greatest tributes in American art. He is a member of the Allied Artists of America, the National Arts Club, the National Sculpture Society, American Society of Marine Artists, the Society of Animal Artists, and the National Academy of Western Art in Oklahoma City which awarded him the Prix de West Purchase Award, the foremost recognition in Western art.

In 1993 and 2008, Ullberg received prestigious Henry Hering Medals from the National Sculpture Society for outstanding collaborations between architects and sculptors in monumental public sculpture. He won the Autry National Center Award for Wildlife at the 2004 Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale.

His sculptures can be found in the private collections of world leaders and celebrities. He has been honored in 44 solo and group shows on four continents; has been featured in scores of magazine and newspaper articles and books; has been the subject of three films, including one for PBS; and is represented in 32 museum collections.

Ullberg is a major supporter of many wildlife conservation efforts. In 1996, he received the Rungius Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the National Museum of Wildlife Art, given to artists, authors, and conservationists who have made significant contributions to the interpretation and conservation of wildlife and its habitat.

Kent Ullberg is represented by Trailside Galleries, Jackson, Wyoming, and Scottsdale, Arizona; and Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, Texas.