Tim Shinabarger

At an early age, Tim Shinabarger developed an obsession with wildlife and wild places. He took a few art classes while attending Eastern Montana College, where he received a BA in business. He furthered his art education by attending workshops by prominent artists and studying the works of past masters. Shinabarger also has a background in taxidermy, and in the past worked as a guide, backcountry ranger, and forest-fire fighter.

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Following in the footsteps of such pathfinders as Carl Rungius and Belmore Brown, Shinabarger makes regular pilgrimages into the wilderness to gather ideas for new works. In order to convey the essence of his elusive subjects, he says it is necessary to put himself in a position to directly observe them in the wild. Indeed, be it the Brooks Range in remotest Alaska where he has spent weeks trailing grizzly bears and migrating caribou; the Wrangle Range where he has ascended the rugged crags in search of Dall sheep; the red rock canyons of Utah where he has plied the shadows in search of mule deer; or the vast greater Yellowstone ecosystem in his own back yard, where he has ambled after moose and majestic wapiti, his wanderings fail to quench an endless thirst for wildlife and wild places.

Shinabarger’s wildlife studies and monumental celebrations of big-game animals have earned him honors and recognition from the National Sculpture Society, the Society of Animal Artists, and several prominent museums. He received the James Earle Fraser Sculpture Award during the 2008 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale. He was also honored as the featured artist at the 2008 Gilcrease Rendezvous, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art has acquired his monument, Black Timber Bugler.

Most recently, he was the Honored Guest Artist at the C. M. Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, Montana. His art is shown in several prestigious galleries throughout the United States, and he has placed works in collections worldwide.

Most recently, he was the Honored Guest Artist at the C. M. Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, Montana. His art is shown in several prestigious galleries throughout the United States, and he has placed works in collections worldwide.

Tim Shinabarger is represented by Collectors Covey, Dallas, Texas; and Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jackson Wyoming.