Whitney Hall Works

Whitney Hall

Bozeman, Montana

“I originally studied as a figurative artist, but when I look at animals I see the same forms and movement that first fascinated me with the human figure.

 

“I also love the deep meaning we can find in animals. They fill our stories, mythologies, logos, and are so rich in symbolism. I found that I could convey stories and emotions with animal subjects that were somehow so much harder to express with human subjects, and I don’t believe I could ever get tired of looking at and painting the almost infinite variety of colors, shapes, and expressions animals come in.

 

"Through my paintings I want to give a new perspective of the beings that walk with us everyday and fill our world with life, sound, and texture.”

 

Whitney Hall’s oil media paintings combine the inspiration of the wild Northern Rockies and the intense color of the Southwest. Born and raised in San Diego, Whitney initially studied figurative drawing and painting under a variety of contemporary California impressionists, expressionists, and colorists. After moving to Montana in 2008 she was introduced to Russian Impressionism and the Northern Rockies’ deep legacy of animal painting, which changed the course of her work from human to beast.

 

Despite her four-legged subject matter, her approach is still figurative at its root, with a focus on the design and character of each animal she paints. Today her colorful animal compositions reflect this mixed art heritage with their constant push and pull between technique and intuition, form and expression, harmony and contrast.

 

Whitney was the youngest artist to be juried into the C.M. Russell Art Auction in 2010, and in 2011, she was published in Southwest Art Magazine as one of “21 Under 31: Young Artists to Collect Now” and received the Award of Excellence in the Oil Painters of America’s 2011 Western Regional Exhibition.

 

In 2019 she received the prestigious 2-Dimensional Award at the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale and in the same auction her painting was the second-highest-selling piece of the night, coming in at over three times retail.

 

Her work has since been juried into many national shows and auctions, including the Russell Auction, the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, the Coors Western Art Show Club, and multiple museum shows. She is a Signature Member of the American Women Artists.

 

Awards & Honors:

  • Wells Fargo Two-Dimensional Award, 2019 Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale
  • Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America's 2011 Western Regional Juried Exhibition
  • "21 Under 31" Artists to Watch Now, Southwest Art Magazine, September 2011

 

Selected Publications:

  • "38th Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show Results” Fine Art Connoisseur, October 2019
  • "Full Sun: American Women Artists Illuminate the Haggin Museum” Fine Art Connoisseur, July 2018
  • "Art of the Horse" Artist Focus, Western Art Collector, May 2013
  • Artist Focus, American Art Collector, May 2012
  • Feature Article, "Get Out" Art & Culture Magazine Bozeman Chronicle, Bozeman Montana, September 2011
  • "21 Under 31" Artists to Watch Now, Southwest Art Magazine, September 2011
  • "Ex Arte Equinus IV" Limited Print Art Book, Presented by Art Horse Magazine, March 2011

 

Selected Exhibitions:

  • Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming; 2015 - 2022
  • Miniatures by the Lake Small Works Show, Coeur d'Alene Galleries, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; 2013 - 2019
  • Looking West: An Exhibition Highlighting Works by American Women Artists, American Women Artists Annual Exhibition; Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; 2019
  • Full Sun: AWA Artists Illuminate the Haggin Museum, American Women Artists Annual Exhibition; Haggin Museum, Stockton, California; 2018
  • Coors Western Art Show and Sale: Gallery at the National Western Club, Denver, Colorado; 2016 - 2017
  • Art for Horses Art Show & Sale, Parker, Colorado; 2016
  • Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Art Show & Sale Tucson, Arizona; 2016
  • The Russell Auction, C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana; 2014
  • Icons of the West National Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana; 2014
  • Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Lee Youngman Galleries, Calistoga, California; 2011
  • C.M. Russell Art Auction, C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana; 2010