DON STINSON
8210 Bear Creek Dr.
Austin, TX 78737
Website: www.donstinson.com
Email: donstinsonart@gmail.com
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BORN August 9, 1956, Amarillo, Texas
RESIDENCES Austin, Texas and Evergreen, Colorado

EDUCATION
1984 Masters in Fine Arts, Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
1982 Bachelors in Fine Arts, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
1980 Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Gerald Peters Contemporary, “Beyond the Romantic,” Santa Fe, NM
2021 David B Smith Gallery, “Don Stinson, The Anvil and Other New Works,” Denver, CO
2019 Gerald Peters Gallery, “New Mexico Re-imagined,” Santa Fe, NM
2018 Blake Street Mural Project, “Mountain View,” Denver, CO
2018 Gerald Peters Gallery, “Ucross Pop-up,” New York, NY
2017 David B Smith Gallery, “What Lies Between,” Denver, CO
2016 Gerald Peters Gallery, “Don Stinson,” Santa Fe, NM
2013 David B Smith Gallery, “Don Stinson: The Road to Valentine,” Denver, CO
2012 Gerald Peters Gallery, “Between Culture and Repose,” Santa Fe, NM
2009 Ucross Foundation Art Gallery, “The Full Terrain,” Ucross, WY
2006 Robischon Gallery, “Shared Sky/Natural Forces," Denver, CO
2005 Parchman Stremmel Gallery, “Changes Come From All Directions,” San Antonio, TX
2004 Robischon Gallery, “Art and Ruins, Denver to LA,” Denver, CO
2002 Robischon Gallery, “Salient Ground,” Denver, CO
2001 Parchman Stremmel Gallery, “Signs of Life,” San Antonio, TX
2000 Robischon Gallery, “Vanishing Points,” Denver, CO
2000 Elgin Community College & Safety-Kleen Gallery One, “Signs of Life,” Elgin, IL
1999 Nicolaysen Art Museum, “Twenty-three Degrees of Latitude,” Casper, WY
1999 Parchman Stremmel Gallery, “Across State Lines,” San Antonio, TX
1998 Robischon Gallery, “Evanescence,” Denver, CO
1998 Parchman Stremmel Gallery, “Don Stinson, New Works,” San Antonio, TX
1997 Robischon Gallery, Art Forms, “Living in the Shadow of the Big Screen, an installation,” Denver, CO
1997 The Gallery, “A Sense of Place,” Bloomington, IN
1996 1/1 Gallery, “New Paintings of the West,” Denver, CO
1994 1/1 Gallery, “Colorado Rural Landscapes,” Denver, CO
1990 Frick Gallery, “At the Heart: The Belfast Bridge,” an installation, Belfast, ME
1989 Artist Space, “An Existence in Space,” an installation, New York, NY
1986 "Local Heroes, “An installation in the windows of Filene's Downtown Crossing,” Boston, MA
1985 Laughlin/Winkler Gallery, “Getting Dressed,” Boston, MA
1983 Laughlin/Winkler Gallery, “A Gathering of Friends,” Boston, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 New Horizons: The Western Landscape, Amon Carter Museum of Art, Ft. Worth, TX
2024 The Modern American Landscape, FAIRFIELD PORTER, STEPHEN HANNOCK, DON STINSON, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY 1
2021 The Light Show, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO,
2021 American Contemporaries, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY
2019 The Western Sublime, Majestic Landscapes of the West, Tucson Art Museum, Tucson, AZ
2018 Open Space: The Finite Frontier, Curtis Center for the Arts, Denver, CO
2009 - 2020 Coors Art Exhibit, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO
2011 - 2014 West Select, The Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2017
“Convergence: Stories and Territories” Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“DRAFT, an ekphrastic exhibition,” PACE Center, Parker, CO
“Industrial Landscape,” Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota/Duluth, Duluth, MN
2014
“Off Ramp; New Paintings by Tom Birkner and Don Stinson,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale,” Cody, Wy
2013 “Presence, Place, and Perspective,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2012 “Contested Terrain: Painting the Modern Landscape,” Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
2011
“Land Use/Misuse,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Group Exhibition,” David B Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
“Opening group Exhibition,” Goodwin Fine Art, Denver, CO
“Hudson River Contemporary: Works on Paper,” The Boscobel House, Garrison, NY
2010
“Energy Effects,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
“Master Watercolors from the Jan Perry Mayer Collection,” Victoria H Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
2008
“Salon du Musee,“ Gallery 1261, Denver, CO
“Sustain,” Leonard Cracy Gallery Unity College. Unity, ME
2007
"Masterpieces of Colorado Landscape,” a traveling exhibit, Foothills Art Museum, Golden. CO; Center for the Southwest Studies, Durango, CO; Fort Morgan Museum, Fort Morgan, CO; Freemont Center for the Visual Arts, Canon City, CO; The Penrose House, Colorado Springs, CO; Denver Public Library, Denver, CO (publication)
"Landscapes of Colorado," Center for Visual Arts and Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (publication)
“Divining: Art and Water in the West,” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 "Loosely Landscape," Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2000
"Western Visions Revisited," Republic Plaza, Denver, CO
"The West: New Ways, Old Visions," Center for the Arts at Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
"Losing Sight of the Big Picture," a two-person, site specific installation, Big Sky Drive-in, Delta, CO
"Celebrate Colorado Artists Festival," Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO
"Realist Landscapes," Viewing Room Gallery, Robischon, Gallery, Denver, CO
1999
"Summer Vacations: On the Road with Artists," Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
"Colorado Collects," Republic Plaza, Denver, CO
"Blue Sky," a two-person site-specific installation; Guanella Pass, CO
1998
"Realism in Contemporary Art of the American West," University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY
"Dams and Drive-ins," Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
"The Realist Mystique, Colorado Contemporary Realists," Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
"The New West: Our Evolving Landscape," Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
"Comparative Anatomy," a three-person traveling exhibition, Christel Dehaan Fine Art Center, University of Indianapolis, IN, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI 2
"East/West Passage," a four-person Collaborative Installation, Cisco, UT
1997
"Fore the Arts," Center for the Arts at Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
"Landscape," Silverton Center for the Arts, Silverton, CO
1995
"Spotkania Krakowski 1995," Galleria BWA, Krakow, Poland
"The Great American Landscape: Monumental Visions," Republic Plaza, Denver, CO
"The Gathering of Galleries," Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
1994
"Dia de los Muertos, Annual Day of the Dead: Exhibition of Shrines," Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
"Landscapes," 1/1 Gallery, Denver, CO
1990 "Fears and Scruples," Amo Maris Gallery, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
1989
"Drawing Line or Image?" Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
"10th Annual Boston Drawing Show," The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
1988
"Visiting Artists," Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
"Museum Faculty Show," Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
"9th Annual Drawing Show," The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
"Drawn to Pastel," a six-person show, The Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, MA
1986 "People on Paper," a three-person show, Newton Art Center, Newton, MA
1984 "Figuratively Speaking," Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
1983
"The Art of The State," De Cordova Museum of Art; Lincoln, MA
"National Drawing '83" Holman Art Gallery, Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ
"Gallery Artists," The Downtown Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

ART FAIRS
Aspen Art Fair, Aspen Colorado 2016, David B Smith Gallery
Palm Springs Art Fair, 2015, Gerald Peters Gallery

AWARDS
Featured Artist, Coors Art Exhibit, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO, 2012
Best of Show, Coors Art Exhibit, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO, 2011
Ucross Foundation Artist in Residence, 2009
Colorado Council of the Arts, Director's Grant, 1999
Art Matters, Inc., Individual Artist's Grant, 1994

COLLECTIONS
Autry Museum of the American West (Los Angeles, CA)
Denver Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art (Denver, CO)
Phoenix Art Museum
Tucson Art Museum
Whitney Gallery of Western American Art (Cody, WY)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Headquarters (Fort Worth, TX)
National Western Collection (Denver, CO)
UMB Bank (Denver, CO)
Art in Embassies Program (Saudi Arabia)
Hand Surgery Associates, P.C.
Captiva Resources, Inc.
Adams Mark, Inc.
Eric and Lesley Britton 
Nancy Benson
Peter Cushman
Brad Farkas
Charles and Linda Hamlin
Mariner Kemper
Patricia Limerick
Anthony and Delisa Mayer
Fredrick and Jan Mayer
Matt and Laure McConnell
Jim and Traycee Pinkard
Jerry Smith
Marshall Steves
Larry Walker

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS & CATALOGS:
“The American West in Art, Selections from the Denver Art Museum, Thomas Brent Smith and Jennifer Henneman, Petrie Institute of Western American Art, Denver Art Museum, 2020
“The Western Sublime, Majestic Landscapes of the American West”, The Tucson Museum of Art, 2019-2020
“Art of the West, Selected works from the Autry Museum”, Amy Scott and Stephen Aron, Brian W. Dippie, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
“Don Stinson, What Lies Between,” Karen Brooks McWhorter, Amy Scott, David B Smith Gallery, Denver, CO, 2017
“Don Stinson,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Andrew Wilton, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2016
“Don Stinson: The Road to Valentine,” Jerry Smith and Karen Brooks, David B Smith Gallery, Denver, CO 2013
“Elevating Western American Art,” Western Passages, Petrie Institute of Western American Art, The Denver Art Museum, 2012
“Land Use Misuse Celebration & Exploitation of American Landscape”, Gerald Peters Publications, Santa Fe, NM, 2011
“Ucross Foundation; Twenty seven years of Visual Arts Residences,” Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY, 2010 “Master Watercolors from the Jan Perry Mayer Collection,” University of Denver Press, Denver, CO, 2010
“The Full terrain,” Mindy A. Besaw, The Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY, 2009
"Landscapes of Colorado,” Ann Scarlett Daley and Michael Paglia, Fresco Fine Art Publications, Albuquerque, NM, 2007
"Masterpieces of Colorado," Rosemary Fredrick, COLORADO COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, Denver CO 2007
"Signs of Life," Recent Works by Don Stinson, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, 2000
"23 Degrees, a geography of obsolescence," Landscapes by Don Stinson, Nicolaysen Art Museum, 1999 "Contemporary American Oil Painting," Jilin Fine Arts Publishing, PR CHINA, 1999
"Spotkania Krakowski, 1995," Wolne Miaslo Krakow, Galeria BWA, Krakow, Poland, 1997
"Comparative Anatomy," ISLA Publications, in conjunction with exhibits in Indianapolis and Milwaukee, 1996
"An Existence In Space," Artist Space Publication, New York, NY, 1989
"10th Annual Drawing Show," The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 1989
"9th Annual Drawing Show," The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 1988
"Drawn to Pastel," a six-person show, The Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, MA, 1988

REVIEWS and ARTICLES:
Western Art & Architecture, “With an Open Heart,” February/March 2026
Wall Street Journal, Art Review, Monday, Oct 25, 2021
The Denver Post, Six Shows to See, David B Smith, Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 2021
Westword, “What Lies Between,” Michael Paglia, May 17, 2017
American Art Collector, “Don Stinson, Fragments of a Whole,” May 10, 2017
American Art Collector, Jan 10, 2015
Santa Fean, Nov 27, 2014
Mutualart.com, Nov, 2014
The Denver Post, Best in Show: The 10 best galleries in Denver, Ray Rinaldi, Apr 27, 2014
Westword, “Best of 2014, Don Stinson, Solo” Micheal Paglia, Dec 20, 2014
Westword, Micheal Paglia, Nov 7, 2013
Sojourn Magazine, “Picturing the Land,” Sedona, AZ 2013
ARCADE Architecture and Design in the Pacific Northwest, Energy Effects: Art and Artifacts from the Landscape of Glorious Excess, Paul Anderson and Adam Lerner, Dec 2010
Buffalo Bulletin, J.R. Logan, Jul 2009
Denver Post, Kyle MacMillan, Jun 2007
Rocky Mountain News, Mary Voelz Chandler, Aug 2007
Westword, Michael Paglia, Aug 2007
South West Art, Remains of the Day, Devon Jackson, Sep 2006
Rocky Mountain News, Landscapes of the West focus on realism, not romantic ideal, May 2006
Westword, Real and Magical, Mar 2006
American Arts Quarterly, Lost in our own backyard, Jim McElhinney, Fall 2005
Rocky Mountain News, The West…from the road, May 2004
Westword, Land Minds, May 2004
Rocky Mountain News, May 2003, It's Time to Turn on the Water Works
Denver Post, May 2003, The Best of 2002
Art in America, February, 2002, Jewel in the Rough
Denver Post, May 2002, Seeing the West with a Fresh Eye
Rocky Mountain News, May 2002, Beauty grows in odd places
Westword, May 2002, Great Views
Journal of the West, Fall 2001, Vol. 40, NO 4, Reflecting on Ruins, Nancy Anderson, National Gallery of Art
San Antonio Express-News, Jul 2001, Paintings: A Sign of the Times
Rocky Mountain News, Jun 2000, Painters Uncover New West Realities
Westword, Jun 2000, Home on the Range
Men's Journal, June 2000
New York Times, January 26, 2000, Profile Article: Home on the Range with Drive-Ins and Gas Stations
Denver Post, Jan 2000, New West/Old Visions
Rocky Mountain News, Jan 2000, New West/Old Visions
Denver Post, August 1999, Profile Article, Landscapes of Change
Rocky Mountain News, September 1998, Exhibition at Robischon Gallery
Westword, August 1997, Installation at Robischon Gallery
Rocky Mountain News, August 1997, Exhibition at Metropolitan State College
Time Magazine, July, 1997, Installation at Cisco, UT
Denver Post, July 1997, Exhibition at Metropolitan State College
Westword, Denver, CO, June 1995, Exhibition at 1/1 A Gallery
Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, June 1995, Exhibition at The Arvada Center Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, June 1994, Exhibition at 1/1 A Gallery
Boston Globe, Boston, MA, June 1989, Exhibition at Newton Art Center
Art New England, Boston, MA, December, 1987, Profile Article
The Boston Phoenix, Boston, MA, 1987, Exhibition at the Boston center for the Arts
Boston Globe, Boston, MA, July 1983, Exhibition at the De Cordova Museum of Art
Art New England, Boston, MA, May 1983, Exhibition at The Laughlin/ Winkler Gallery