“the connection of all my animals to my artwork is that I am constantly observing their actions, their personalities, and their anatomy. This allows me to capture their beauty and spirit when sculpting.”
Tammy Lynne is a highly respected museum artist with over thirty years of capturing the spirit, strength, and beauty of animals with her breathtaking sculptures.
Tammy grew up in Colorado on a farm originally homesteaded by her family in 1872. Animals were an integral part of Tammy’s life from the beginning. Horses, cattle, dogs, cats, birds, and more captured young Tammy’s heart; inspiring her to begin drawing horses at age four. Her drawings grew into sculpting with kiln-fired clay soon thereafter.
As Tammy’s sculpting experience grew, she became a respected Western Raku artist. Raku dates to the 1500’s when Zen Buddhist Masters used the process to make their ceremonial teaware. Tammy used western-style raku ceramics to create beautiful mixed media animals, such as blending ceramics with silver or stone. In 1988 Tammy found her creative home with the creation of her first bronze sculpture.
Today Tammy owns six horses, two dogs, two cats, an owl, a hawk, a falcon, and a longhorn steer named Gus (named after her great grandfather Gustav). She says, “the connection of all my animals to my artwork is that I am constantly observing their actions, their personalities, and their anatomy. This allows me to capture their beauty and spirit when sculpting.” Tammy’s body of work is on a grand scale, from miniature to monumental. Her cast bronze sculptures evoke a myriad of emotions, from the tenderness of a newborn colt to the playfulness of a young goat. When you look at her artwork you experience love, happiness, and laughter. Other pieces induce feelings of strength, determination, and vulnerability, as well as moments where you find yourself saying ‘awww’. Tammy’s art will move you.—————————————————————————————————
You will find Tammy’s art in private and corporate collections and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.
Awards and Museums:
Red River Valley Museum International Art Show, Best of Show
American Women Artist’s Competition, Second Place Sculpture
American Women Artist’s 15th Annual Show, Award of Merit
Honorable Mention, Horses in Art magazine cover competition
Spring Foal Crop awarded; Fall 2011 issue
Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX
41st Annual 2011 Women Artists of the West national juried exhibition; Award of Merit Bull Rush
8th Place Ex Arte Equinus 4 International Art Show, Abundance
9th Place Ex Arte Equinus 4 International Art Show, The Dun
Office of the Mayor, Longmont, CO, Mayor’s Community Positive Impact Award
Abundance donated to Chino, Japan, Longmont’s Sister City
AKC Museum of the Dog, Springfield, MO
Keeping the Peace donated to Police K-9 collection
Olaf Wieghorst Museum, El Cajon, CA
Three-Dimensional Jury Choice Award, Market Forces
40th Annual Women Artists of the West National Juried Show
Coliseum, Wichita, KS
Best in Show, Little Diva; 1st Place Sculpture and 1st Place Toy Dog Category
Awarded Juror Position for 24th Annual Art Show at the Dog Show in 2010
23rd Annual Juried Art Show at the Dog Show
Saks Gallery, Denver, CO
1st Place Three-Dimensional Art awarded by Southwest Art Magazine, Little Diva
1st Place Juror’s Choice, Market Forces, Women Artists of the West Juried Show
Celtic Art Show, Denver, CO
1st Place, Best in Show All Mediums, Shapeshifter, Celtic Art Show
Geese Galore!, Longmont, CO
1st Place in “Geese Galore” project, Barley Goddess
People’s Choice, Barley Goddess
Museum of the Mountain Man, Pinedale, WY
Vanishing Breed added to permanent collection
Boulder Creek Festival, Boulder, CO
Best Sculpture, Boulder Creek Festival Fine Art Show
Boulder County Fair, Longmont CO
1st Place Sculpture, Horse Goddess, People’s Choice Award, Horse Goddess
Denver Expo, Denver CO
1st Place Sculpture, Stoneware Horse Vessel, Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
Twin Peaks Mall, Longmont CO
1st Place Sculpture, “Horse Trio”, Longmont Artist Guild Spring Show
Professional Associations:
National Sculpture Society, Associate Member
Women Artists of the West, Associate Member
American Women Artists, Associate Member
Society of Animal Artists, Associate Member
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Full Member
American Academy of Equine Art, Elected Associate Member
