Biography
Raised in Pennsylvania German farm country, Gary Huber has always had both feet firmly planted in the great outdoors. Adventure took him west 30 years ago and there he remains. While he took up painting at an early age, Gary pursued a career in science before he turned seriously to the easel. While Gary took his time coming to art as a profession, he has quickly accrued numerous awards and his paintings have found their way into collections across the United States.
Gary's art explores the strong natural design of the landscape. He works from photographs and from studies done on location, relying as much on his memory and emotional connection to the subject as on the photos. He feels that landscape painting is a way to become closer to the places he loves while sharing those places with others. Gary claims, "A painting is a reflection of the artist's emotional response to a subject. If an artist paints what he loves and a viewer responds, a connection will be made through the painting between artist and viewer."
Selected Exhibitions and Awards
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6th Biennial Invitational Exhibition, Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming, 2010
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16th Juried Exhibition at the Butler Museum, International Association of Pastel Societies, Youngstown, Ohio, 2010
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Buffalo Bill Historical Center Award, H&R Block Award, 45th Annual Art Show, Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, 2010
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Pastel Journal Award, Pastels U.S.A. - 24th International Open Exhibition, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, California, 2010
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Exploration of a Medium: Pastel Art, Center for the Arts Evergreen, 2010
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First Place and Popular Award, Professional Pastel, 60th National Art Show, Wind River Valley Artists' Guild, Dubois, Wyoming, 2009
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Special Friends of the BBM&M: Fall show of the Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming, 2009
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First Place Pastel and President’s Award, Wyoming Artist Assoc., Cody, Wyoming, 2009
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Best of Show, Mile Hi National Exhibition, Colorado Pastel Society, Pueblo, Colorado, 2008
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Gary Huber Pastels, Solo Exhibition, AVA Art Center, Gillette, Wyoming, 2008
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Top 200 and Top Mini-100, Paint the Parks, 2008, Elaine Hahn, John Hulsey, Susiehyer jurors
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Featured Artist, Pastel Extravaganza, Loveland, Colorado, 2008, Margaret Dyer juror
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Best of Show, Pastel, Western Spirit Art Show, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2008, Tom Lockhart, Gerald Balciar and Paul Kethley jurors
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Second Place, Professional Pastel, 43rd Annual Art Show, Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, 2008
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Second Place and Popular Award, Professional Pastel, 59th National Art Show, Wind River Valley Artists' Guild, Dubois, Wyoming, 2008
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Honorable Mention, 16th National Exhibition, Northern Colorado Artist Association, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007
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First Place and Popular Award, Professional Pastel, 58th National Art Show, Wind River Valley Artists' Guild, Dubois, Wyoming, 2007, Scott Yablonski juror
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Pastel Society of the Southwest 2007 Open National Exhibition, Irving, Texas
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Second and Fourth Place Landscape, Riverton National Art Show, Riverton Artists' Guild, Riverton, Wyoming, 2007,
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Second Place, Pastel, Wind River Valley Artists' Guild Miniature Show, Dubois, Wyoming, 2007
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Germantown Academy Annual Invitational Art Exhibit, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 2007
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Seasons of the Bighorns, Solo Exhibit, Bank of Buffalo, Buffalo, Wyoming, 2006
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Koyama and Huber: A Study in Contrasts, Foothills Gallery, Sheridan, Wyoming, 2006
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Second Place, Governor's Show, Wyoming Artists Association, Riverton, Wyoming, 2006
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Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum 15th Annual Holiday Art Show, Big Horn, Wyoming, 2005
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Second Place, 1st Annual DeerField Gallery Holiday Art Show, Buffalo, Wyoming, 2005
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Best of Show/Grand Champion, Johnson County Fair and Exhibition, Buffalo, Wyoming, 2005
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Honorable Mention, Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies 3rd Annual Juried Membership Show, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2005
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Artist’s Choice, JCAHC Art Show, Buffalo, Wyoming, 2005
Publications
- Peaks and Plains magazine, fall 2007, five page article with six painting photos
- Western Art Collector magazine, July 2009, special feature on Wyoming artists
Professional Affiliation
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Pastel Society of Colorado, Signature Member (PSC)
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Pastel Society of America
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Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies
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Pastel Society of the West Coast
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Cody Country Art League
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Wind River Valley Artist’s Guild
Teaching Experience
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Two day landscape workshops in pastel
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References include Casper Artists’ Guild and Cody Country Art League
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Education
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B.A. Geology, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1974
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Art Mentorship under Lorenzo Chavez, PSA
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Workshops and classes with Lorenzo Chavez, Duane Wakeham, Bill Hosner, Richard McKinley, Kim Lordier, Doug Dawson, Colleen Howe
Related Experience
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3D Nature LLC, President & software engineer. Creating landscape visualization software for a global market of artists, landscape architects, animators, engineers and foresters since 1992·
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