Bronze Sculpture and African Art featuring wildlife, indigenous peoples and hunting scenes by John Tolmay

THE ARTIST  •  NEWS  •  RESOURCES •  WILDLIFE / Medium •  WILDLIFE / Large •  PEOPLE / General •  Small Pieces •  AMERICAN ART   Upcoming Events Dallas Safaris Club Convention - Dallas, TX January 8th - 11th, 2009 Market Hall, Dallas, Texas Safari Club International - Reno, NV January 21st - 24th, 2009 Reno-Sparks Convention Center (RSCC) in Reno, Nevada   Latest News ART ON THE PLAZA - June 12th, 2008 Sheridan, Wyoming Sheridan's 2008 'Celebrate the Arts' was held at the Sheridan County Fulmer Library on June 12th with the introduction of 27 new on-loan sculptures and the artists who created them. Each artist received a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Sheridan and the Public Arts Committee recognising with gratitude their participation in the 2008 on-loan exhibition. The Public Arts Committee selects a number of sculptures every year to display in downtown Sheridan. All of the sculptures are for sale and through the years 27 have been purchased by individuals, businesses or organizations and donated to the city to create a permanent art collection. Several sculptures have also been acquired for private ownership by businesses or individuals. John had two sculptures accepted this year; Kilimanjaro Bull, now situated on the corner of Mandell and Main Streets outside the Sheridan State Bank. Rain Dancer is situated on the Corner of Works and Main Streets. ARTS IN THE HILLS - June 28 & 29th, 2008 Hill City, South Dakota John was one of twenty five invited artists exhibiting at the juried show 'Sculpture in the Hills' held on June 28th & 29th in Hill City, South Dakota. This was the Hill City Arts Council's first 'Sculpture in the Hills' and their mission is to enrich the cultural life of the area by nurturing and supporting excellence in the arts. The artists featured covered a wide spectrum of mediums from bronzes to stone carving, wood carving & metal works. John was the only African Wildlife bronze artist and a great deal of interest was shown in his work. The show was well attended & the organisers should be congratulated. Bringing the Little One Home, Nemesis, Mukanga Bull Tanking Up and Pachedu are now on consignment at Dakota Nature and Art Gallery, 216 Main Street, Hill City, South Dakota 57745. News Update - January 2008 Happy New Year to you all. It's that time of the year again! Shows around the country. I will be showing 7 new pieces which include a selection of African wildlife, my first North American Piece, being a Bison (one sold already) and my first abstract piece...needs to be seen to be appreciated. The other pieces on exhibition can be found on this web site. If you need any further information please contact me and I look forward to seeing you at one or two of the shows. News Update - June 2007 I am very happy to have completed my first American animal - the Bison - which I have titled High Plains Drifter. He lives under a new collection called American Art. I have a number of other pieces sketched and planned and look forward to adding them to the collection. I have now set up home in White Sulphur Springs, MT and hope to resume sculpting new pieces shortly. I will be attending the sixteenth Loveland Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale in Loveland, CO which runs over August 10th, 11th and 12th. This annual show which hosts over 500 artists brings together sculptors from around the country and abroad. Profits made from the show are used to fund sculpture projects for the city of Loveland and to establish a fund for the study of Visual Arts. More information about the show can be found on their website: www.lovelandsculpturegroup.org News Update - January / February 2007 From the 24th to 27th January 2007 I will be in Reno, NV at Safari Club International. You can find me at stands 2460, 2461 and 2802. I will be exhibiting for the first time at the SCI New Mexico Chapter in Roswell, New Mexico. Find me at the Roswell Convention Centre between 2nd and 3rd February 2007. I then make my way over to the SCI Nebraska Chapter in Omaha where I am showing my work, again for the first time. The show is in the Holiday Inn Central on the 9th and 10th February 2007. I will be on the eastern seaboard exhibiting at the South Eastern Wildlife Exposition at the Charleston Place Hotel which is situated on Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina from February 16th – 18th. 25th Anniversary Wildlife Art - Conservation Issue I was very pleased to be featured in this year's Wildlife Art Conservation issue under Africa. The article concentrates on my art but also covers my position on Conservation issues. All the best

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