Scott Myers
| Scott Myers | |
|---|---|
 Scott Myers photographed by Chad Wright on May 15, 2008 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Training | Texas A&M University |
| Elected | National Sculpture Society |
| Website | http://www.scottmyersstudio.com |
Scott Myers (b. 1958, USA) is an American painter and sculptor who lives and works in Texas. He graduated Texas A&M University in 1984 with a doctorate in veterinary medicine. He studied sculpture throughout Italy focusing on Florence, Venice and Rome. Sculpting in Tuscany, he cast his work in bronze at the prestigious Fonderia d'Arte Massimo Del Chiaro in Pietrasanta.[1] In 1994, Myers became an elected member of the National Sculpture Society.[2] On February 12, 2011, Myers was featured in the popular television show Texas Country Reporter.[3] Myers was inducted in the inaugural class of the Haltom City High School Hall of Fame on March 10, 2011.[4]
Myers is best known for sculpting busts for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Chris Doleman, Chris Hanburger, Rickey Jackson, Russ Grimm,[5] Bob Hayes, Randall McDaniel, Fred Dean, Emmitt Thomas, Bruce Matthews, Rayfield Wright, Elvin Bethea and Curley Culp.[6]
Myers' paintings focus mostly on ranch life and western landscapes, with horses and cowboys figuring prominently in his subject matter. His paintings combine bold color with a Monet-like layering of color and texture that makes him unique in the western art genre.[7]
Selected Museum Collections
Pro Football Hall of Fame – Canton, Ohio
Museo dei Bozetti – Pietrasanta, Italy
International Linguistic Center – Dallas, Texas
Bosque Conservatory of Fine Arts – Clifton, Texas
Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library & J. Evetts Haley History Center-Midland, Texas
Selected Exhibitions
Panhandle-Plains Invitational Western Art Show – Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum – Canyon, Texas 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Mountain Oyster Club Annual Contemporary Western Art Show – Tucson, Arizona 2004, 2005, 2006
“Memories In Bronze”, one-man exhibition, Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery, Tarleton State University – Stephenville, Texas
“Gallery Night Under the Stars”, Schaefer Art Bronze Foundry – Arlington, Texas
One-man Sculpture Exhibition, Soderberg/Stevenson Sculpture Gallery – Sedona, Arizona
Selected Awards
Voted "Best of the Hall of Fame" by Sports Illustrated for the bust of Bruce Matthews in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Conservatory Art Patrons Purchase Award and Silver Medal for oil painting- For oil painting "Tanner's Pride" at the 2005 Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, Texas
Joyce and Eliot Liskin Foundation Award – 1994 Young Sculptors Award sponsored by National Sculpture Society, New York
First Place Sculpture Award – For sculpture “Cuttin’ Loose” at 1995 “Strokes of Genius”, SAS Competition, Scottsdale, Arizona
James Boren Artist’s Choice Award for sculpture “Serenity” at 1993 8th Annual Bosque Conservatory of Fine Arts Competition
Notes
- ↑ Francesco Cianchi. "Fonderia d'Arte Massimo Del Chiaro". Delchiaro.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ "Welcome to the National Sculpture Society". Nationalsculpture.org. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ "TCR Episode Guide". Texascountryreporter.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ Brown 2011
- ↑ Reagan 2010
- ↑ Young 2009
- ↑ Mussari 2010
References
"Artists". Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 8 Dec 2010. http://www.delchiaro.com/
"Elected Members of NSS". Retrieved 8 Dec 2010. http://www.nationalsculpture.org/
"TCR Episode Guide". Retrieved 27 May 2011. http://www.texascountryreporter.com/
Brown, Jessamy (10 March 2011), "Birdville's Haltom High inducts 10 in new Hall of Fame", Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth), archived from the original on 8 Jun 2011
Reagan, Matthew (3 August 2010), … "Granbury sculptor leaves everlasting mark on NFL", Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth): D1, archived from the original on 03 November 2010
Young, Michael (8 August 2009), "Granbury sculptor carves Hall of Fame busts …", The Dallas Morning News (Dallas)
Mussari, Mark (May 2010), "Scott Myers, Cowboy at Heart", Southwest Art: 68–71