Tim Cherry

“More than 30 years ago, I began a journey to discover my own artistic expression through my first love - wildlife. That journey continues every day as I seek new ways to capture the beauty, spirit, and character of the natural world. My work depicts wildlife through the simplest lines, shapes, and forms I can create without sacrificing representation, gesture, or attitude. I often push the limits of anatomical accuracy to strengthen the overall design, interpreting recognizable forms and taking them to the edge of abstraction. My goal is not simply to reproduce nature, but to reveal its essence through a balance of simplicity, movement, and expression. I cast my sculptures primarily in bronze, I also occasionally cast in high-polish stainless steel and carve stone. Each material challenges me to refine my ideas in different ways. Reducing my lines and shapes to only what is essential often leads to my simplest - and sometimes strongest designs. Through this process of simplification, I invite viewers to engage more deeply with the work, becoming active participants in its interpretation. That connection between the sculpture and the viewer is one of the most rewarding and inspiring aspects of my creative process. I am continually humbled by the remarkable effects created by Ma nature and by the wildlife I observe every day. The natural world provides an endless source of inspiration, offering new ideas, forms, and rhythms that continue to shape my work. Every sculpture is another opportunity to explore those inspirations and deepen my understanding of both nature and design My goal is to create the strongest sculpture I can by creating compositions through shape, line, texture, and color. I am always challenging myself to push beyond my previous work, exploring new designs, gestures, and ways of seeing. I strive to create sculptures that are thoughtfully orchestrated, balanced, emotionally engaging, visually stimulating, and lyrical—works that celebrate the elegance of wildlife while inviting viewers to experience it in a fresh and meaningful way.” Tim Cherry

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Branson, MO

Tim Cherry

Born in Calgary, Alberta, wildlife sculptor Tim Cherry grew up in Nelson, a town located among the rugged Canadian Rockies in southeastern British Columbia, where he developed a love of wildlife and the outdoors. Exploring many miles on horseback in the remote northern areas of British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. His experiences and interactions with wildlife as an outdoor enthusiast and taxidermist will influence his work for a lifetime.

At age 19 taxidermist Forest Hart, welcomed him to his studio in Hampden, Maine. As a taxidermy student, Cherry’s hand and mind became skilled in modeling animals’ musculature. Cherry accompanied Hart to a New York foundry, experiencing the fascinating and magical process of fine art bronze for the first time.

In 1988, Cherry worked in the studios of Fritz White, Dan Ostermiller, and the foundry in Loveland, Colorado, he began to learn the skills necessary for the sculptural process. White encouraged Cherry to create stone carvings, while carving alabaster, Tim found the shapes and mass of the animals that were to become his life’s work.

Experimenting with graceful, lines and forms. Cherry’s unique style, so immediately recognizable, is an expression of each animal’s personality, movement, and behavior.

Cherry is a sought-after contributor to major museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the United States. His sculptures are found in galleries across the continent, in over 40 public installations, collectors’ homes, internationally, and gracing the pages of Art of the West, Cowboys & Indians, Fine Art Connoisseur, Southwest Art, Western Art Collector, Wildlife Art, and other magazines.

The most recent of Cherry’s numerous awards include the most recent “Major General and Mrs. Don D. Pittman Wildlife Award” at the 2023 Prix De West and the “Cyrus Dalin Award for Best Sculpture” at the 2022 Quest for the West. He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and member of the Society of Animal Artists.

Tim resides in Branson, Missouri, with his wife, Linda, and studio mate, Issa-Bella the Giant Schnauzer.

A list of all shows, awards , galleries ect., can be found at timcherry.com