COLLECTIONS,  PUBLIC SCULPTURE, AND AWARDS

"Your detail is so fine -- It gives me great pride
to be part of the culture. Through you, our spirit lives."
-- Terry Eaglefeather, Chippewa/Cree (Feb. '96)

2006 C.M.Russell Museum CEO Award - "Coup Ponies"   

2006 C.M. Russell Show & Auction People's Choice Best Sculpture - "Coup Ponies"

2005 C.M. Russell Show & Auction People's Choice Best Sculpture- "Otter Woman"                

2005 City of Sheridan, WY Permanent Collection-  Life-size "Flower Dancing in the Wind"

2005 Casa del Sol y Luna- Private Museum/Collection - Life-size "Dance of Sun & Moon"

2003 Western Art Association Purchase Award -"Working the Line"

2003 Old West Museum Gallery Award - "Working the Line"   

2002 National Art Show & Auction, Ellensburg, WA -  Clymer Award - "Indomitable Spirit"

2001 Fountain Hills Civic Association., Fountain Hills, AZ -Life-size Flower Dancing in the Wind"

2001 Phippen Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ- 2nd Place Contemporary Sculpture -"Serenity"

1999 Bennington Center for the Arts Permanent Collection, Bennington, VT-  "Bow Stringer"

1999 Bennington Center for the Arts Permanent Collection - "Shawl Dancer"

1999 University of MT Permanent Collection - "Bow Stringer"

1999 - City of Ellensburg, WA - "Challenger"

1999 Phippen Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ- Second Place Traditional Sculpture - "First of the Season".

1999 National Sculpture Society, NY, NY-1999 Annual Juried Exhibition-"Bow Stringer"

1998 Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art -  Permanent Collection "First of the Season"

1998 Private Commission - 9' Monument - "Bow Stringer"

1998 National Western Art Show - Best of Show/Bronze-"Woope's Gift"

1998  Phippen Western Art Show -Honorary Award/Traditional Sculpture- "Bow Stringer"

1997 Best Sculpture Award- C.M. Russell Show -- Great Falls, Montana- "Osage Silver"

1997 C.M. Russell Show - Artist's Choice Award -  "Osage Silver"

1997 Clymer Museum Purchase Award - "Osage Silver"

1997 - Spokane Western Art Show - 1st Place/3 Dimensional - "Time of the Coldmaker"

1996 -National Western Art Show - Best of Show/Bronze - "Kit-Fox Lance Bearer"

1995- National Western Art Show - Best of Show/Bronze - " Black Raven"

1995 Commission: Rotary International Convention, Calgary, Alberta

1993 National Western Art Show -Best of Show/Bronze-  "On Eagles' Wings"

Jerry McKellar's works reside in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. Canada, Mexico, and Europe

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