Dan Bodelson (1949 - )

  
Dan Bodelson, a young Santa Fe artist with a strong background in illustration, has turned his talents toward capturing the life and land of the Southwest in his paintings. Bodelson contrasts the quiet stillness of an
ochre landscape with the action of the cowboy's life or the pensiveness of an Indian trapping game. With a sensitive eye and an adept handling of paint, he
preserves a moment in time for study and reflection.

Bodelson was born in Minnesota in 1949 and earned his BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He has resided in Santa Fe since 1966. Bodelson has won many awards, both locally and nationally, including the Governor's Award at the 1976 New Mexico State Fair and a special award at the 144th Art League Show in New York. His work is included in
numerous fine collections throughout the United States.

Dan Bodelson's paintings are an important documentation of the West and a beautiful statement of his feeling for the land here.

Shows:

1974,1976,
1977 Knox-Campbell Galleries Tucson, Arizona
1974,1976,
1977 Jean Seth's Canyon Road Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1973 Crown Zellerback Building, San Francisco, California
1973 California Federal Plaza Building, Los Angeles, California
(Illustrator's West)
1974 National Art League 144th Annual Show, New York, New York
(Special award in oil)
1974 Museum of New Mexico Fine Arts Biennial Santa Fe, New Mexico
1975 Best of the Southwest Invitational Austin, Texas
1976 New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, New Mexico
(Governor's Award, 2nd place oil; Popular Award, 4th place oil)
1978 Governor's Gallery (by invitation of Governor and Mrs. Jerry

Apodaca) Capitols Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1978, Santa Fe Festival of the Arts
1979 (Invitational) Santa Fe, New Mexico
1980 Stamford Art Foundation (Invitational)
1980 M.O. (Mountain Oster) Club
1980 Troys Art Gallery Scottsdale, Arizona