About the Artist

 Biography

 

Don Dane has been drawing from an early age and has been especially attracted to western and historical subjects. His art career began after visiting the Western Heritage & Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK. It was there he saw first-hand original artwork created by the finest western artist in America. It wasn't until 2002 that Don decided to leave his corporate job behind and focus on being a full time artist.  Dane’s medium ranges from watercolor to oil .  He focuses mainly on western themed subjects but does not limit himself to just that. A self-taught artist, Dane uses reference photographs and sketches taken on location. He may spend days at a time gathering his research material from various locations and events. He especially likes spending time on working cattle ranches. “I find the American cattle ranches provide what I call a one stop shop for everything I look for in authenticity of the contemporary cowboy” says Dane.

 

Don was one of four artists commissioned by the Kansas State Lotto Commission to create a painting representative of the state's 150th anniversary in 2011. The painting image was then printed onto the Kansas State Lotto second chance scratch-off tickets. The original painting was part of the second chance prize and was awarded to the winning ticket.

 

 

 Contact information:    E-mail: [email protected]     Phone 913-829-3422      Web Site:  www.dondane.com

 

 

Special Awards 

 

2024 Peace Treaty Fine Art Show, Medicine Lodge, KS, Honorable Mention.

2024 Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Leawood, KS, "Light on the Easel" show Honorable Mention. 

2021 Southwind Art Gallery, Jane Stevens Annual Watercolor Memorial Competition, 3rd Place.

2020 Images Art Gallery, 16th Annual Juried Art Show, BEST of SHOW

2019  Kansas City Ward Parkway's 1st Annual Mid-Summer Art Show,  1st Place Overall display

2018  Arti Gras Artshow, Leawood, Kansas, Honorable Mention

2015 Windows to the West Art show, Estes Park, CO, 1st Place Water Soluble Award.

2011 Kansas Lotto Commission & Sesquicentennial, Tokea, KS: Purchase Award & Featured Artwork on KS Lotto Scratch Ticket

2010 Amerian Plains Artists 26th Annual Art Show, Lincoln, NB: Award of Excellence, Publisher's Award, Southwest Art Magazine

2010 Mid-Winter Art Fair, Kansas City, MO: First Place for Painting

2009 Great American Western Art Show & Sale, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO: First place for painting & featured artist

2009 Mid-Winter Art Fair, Kansas City, MO: First Place for Painting

2008 Greater Kansas City Art Association, Kansas City, MO, Artist of the Month for watercolor Painting

2008 Mid-Winter Art Fair, Kansas City, MO: Award for Outstanding Visual Display

2008 Mid-Winter Art Fair, Kansas City, MO: First Place for Pencil

2007 Mid-Winter Art Fair, Kansas City, MO: Second Place for Painting

2005 Walnut Valley Art Show & Music Festival, Winfield, KS: First Place for Painting

1999 Greater Kansas City Art Association, Kansas City, MO, Artist of the Month for watercolor Painting

1998 Olathe Visual Artist Holiday Fine Art Show, Olathe, KS, Artist of the Year for watercolor Painting

1993 Greater Kansas City Art Association, Kansas City, MO, Merit Award

1993 Olathe Visual Artist Holiday Fine Art Show, Olathe, KS, Merit Award

 

 Shows & Exhibitions

 

Call of the Wild Art Show, Muchnic Gallery, Atchison, KS (featured artist)

Peace Treaty Art Show, Medicine Lodge, KS  

Chisholm Trail Western Art Show,  Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Newton, KS

Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Arts Center, Clifton, TX

Western Spirit Art Show, Frontier Days Old West Museum. Cheyenne, WY

Western Artist of America, Summer Minature Show & Sale, Billings, Montana

Western Artist of America, Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX 

Pepper Tree Ranch Art Show, CA

Phippen Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ

Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, AZ

Empire 100 Western Art Show, Tucson, AZ

Western Heritage Classic Art Show, Abilene, TX

American Academy of Equine Art, KY

Dodge City's 10th Annual Western Art Show, KS (featured artist)

Yost Art Gallery, Highland Community College, KS (featured artist)

San Dimas 35th National Western Art Exhibition & Sale, CA

American Plains Artists Art Show, NB

Governor's Art Show, North Platte, NE

Symphony In The Flint Hills Art Show, Strong City, KS

Midwest Gathering of the Artist, Carthage, MO

The Trail's End Western Heritage Days, Sedalia, MO, (featured artist)

Windows to the West, Estes Park, CO

 

Journals  

Everything Horses & Livestock Magazine, August 2020, featured article

Better Horses Editorial Publication 2019 Spring issue, featured article and cover art

Windows to the West art show, Estes Park, CO, May, 2015, Program cover art.

The Trails End Western Heritage Days, Sedalia, MO, April, 2015, Program cover art.

Western Horseman, April, 2015, Culture

Western Art Collector, March 2012,  Art Show Preview for Pearce Museum.

Western Art Collector, April 2011, April Art Show Preview

Western Art Collector, May 2011, Art of the Horse

Southwest Art, May 2011

Razorback Roundup 2008, sale catalog cover art, University of Arkansas

Horses In Art, Summer 2008, Artist Bits

ARTBOOK of the New West, Fall/Winter 2004-05, Ron Stewart Gallery

Western Horseman, October 2005, Western Art Gallery

Cowboy Magazine, March 2003, Cover art

American Royal Ranch Rodeo 2000, program cover art.

American Cowboy Magazine

Stampede Cattle Country News 1992-93, cover art

 

Featured Poster Artist   

2016 Walnut Valley Music Festival - Winfild, KS

2015 Cowboy Poetry Week - annual poster 

2015 The Trail's End Western Heitage Days - Sedalia, MO

2014 Rooftop Rodeo - Estes Park, CO

1998, 99, 2000 & 2001 Santa Fe Trails Bluegrass Festival - Kansas City, MO

2002, 03, 04, 05, 06 & 07 Youth Cowboy Music & Poetry Gathering - Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, TX

2006, 07 & 13 Saddle Up - Pigeon Forge, TN

2005 Ottawa Cowboy Days - Ottawa, KS

2004 &05 Ozark Fall Cowboy Gathering - Branson, MO

2007, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16  Salute to the Great Ameican Cowboy - Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO

2008 Olathe City Concert Series - Olathe, KS

2011 & 2012 Flint Hills Cowboy Gathering - Alma, KS

 

Music CD Covers

A Remant Gather - by Trey Allen

Trails Less Traveled - by 3 Trails West

Silver Dollar City Live - by 3 Trails West

Live Ambers - by Spontaneous Combustion

Red Rock Moon - by Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave

Harp Guitar - by Stephen Bennett

 

Internet Featured Artist

2015 Featured Poster Artist for Cowboy Poetry Week   www.cowboypoetry.com 

2007 Featured Artist for the National Day of the Cowboy     www.cowboypoetry.com

 

Internet Gallery

Fine Art America  - www.fineartamerica.com 

Art for Conservation   www.artforconservation.org