Dwayne Harty

Dwayne Harty (born May 23, 1957) is an American-Canadian wildlife and landscape painter. Harty has over 30 years of experience and has been called one of the best Canadian contemporary wildlife painters. Harty works out of his studio in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Harty is a co-founder of the "Animal Art in the Park" exhibition, which is a wildlife art exhibition held annually in Algonquin Park Harty continues to teacher newer artists in the fall at the tanamakoon fall art program.

Early life Harty was born in the small prairie town of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan in 1957. Harty first started drawing wildlife on the prairies at the age of 3 years old. The rest of his year was spent in Santa Fe, New Mexico working with Robert Lougheed. As part of this exhibition, Harty spent 3 years exploring some of the most remote parts of North America by horseback, truck, raft, and helicopter. Throughout this journey, Harty was able to produce a wealth of paintings, some of which were later displayed as part of the exhibit, while at least one painting was not seen publicly but was added to the private collection of Ted Turner.

Art held in permanent collections

National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America

'Pika'

'Blackfooted Ferret'

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, Canada

'Algonquin Wolves'

'Evening Chorus'

'Canada Geess'

'Swans on the New Jersey Shore'

'Mountain Goat'

'River Otter'

'Study for "River Otter," Pencil on paper'

'Snowshoe Hare'

'Grizzly Bear'

Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

A series of 58 drawings of the squirrels of North America for the book 'The squirrels of Canada' by Shirley E. Woods held in the Library.

Shurniak Fine Art Museum, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada

'Before the Fire'

Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, United States of America

'Park Plaza Icon' - Mono-type Etching

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

8 Drawings held, 1 used for coinage, 7 used for postage stamps

Costa Rican Rain Forest diorama, 115’ around x 26’ high x 12’ deep

Prairie Homesteading, Sod Hut and Farm, 16' x 42'

Metis Harvest Celebration, 12'x24'

Troutdale Oregon Historical Mural, 12'x24'

Awards and notable works Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta Artist in Residence (2012)

Society of animal Artists 35th Annual Exhibition 'Leonard J. Meiselman Award for Representational Art'. for his painting titled "Algongquin Wolves". (1995) Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, New Jersey, Artist in Residence (1994) Nature works exhibition, Tulsa, Oklahoma, International Artist of the Year (1994) Nature works exhibition, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Award of Merit (1994) Society of Animal Artists, Award of Excellence. Art and the Animal annual exhibition Medal and Award for "OTTER". (1993)

Saskatchewan Arts Board study award. (1981) Member: Society of Animal Artists, New York. (Member since 1980) Canada Council grant for study (1978) Canadian Nature Federation study scholarship (1977)