T. ALLEN LAWSON
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T. Allen Lawson Biography
T. Allen Lawson is drawn to the quieter side of life. Over time he has developed a discipline of patiently observing and studying the often unnoticed rhythms and subtleties of his surroundings. In his paintings he strives to build layers and textures with pigment to create the abstraction and nuanced depth he feels in nature and the world around him.
Born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming, the American West is an integral part of him. Tim studied drawing and portraiture at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He furthered his formal studies attending the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut. A lifelong student, his dedication to and love of his profession is always evolving as his interests and influences continue to challenge him.
T. Allen Lawson has won numerous awards including the 2017 Prix De West Purchase Award, and the Robert Lougheed Memorial Artists’ Choice Award, 2016 Directors’ Choice for Outstanding Landscape and the Robert Lougheed Memorial Artists’ Choice Award, both at the Prix de West; and the 2010 Founder’s Prize, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. In 2008, he was chosen by the President and First Lady to create the painting for the official White House Christmas card.
He lives with his wife and five children in Sheridan, Wyoming and Rockport, Maine.
T. ALLEN LAWSON
Born: August 3, 1963
Education: Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT 1987-88
American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1984-86
Honors and Awards:
2026 Grand Prize Acquisition Award, New Salem Museum of Art, New Salem, MA
2025 The Alamo Award, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2025 Wyoming Governor’s Art Award
2024 Best Two-Dimensional Artist, Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Cody, WY
2024 Frederick Remington Painting Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2022 Robert Lougheed Memorial Artists’ Choice Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2022 Wilson Hurley Memorial Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2021 Spirit of the West Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Cody, WY
2020 Red Smith Memorial Award, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
2019 Donald Teague Memorial Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2019 Spirit of the West Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Cody, WY
2017 Prix de West Purchase Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2017 Robert Lougheed Memorial Artists' Choice Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2016 Directors' Choice for Outstanding Landscape, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2016 Robert Lougheed Memorial Artists' Choice Award, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
2010 Founders’ Prize, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Lyme, CT
2006 Golden Thunderbird Award-Best of Show, Maynard Dixon Country, Mt Carmel, UT
2000 Artists' Choice Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, Cody, WY
2000 William F. Weiss Purchase Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, Cody, WY
1999 Jurors' Choice Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, Cody, WY
1995 Red Smith Memorial Award, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
1994 John F. & Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Grant
Selected Public and Private Collections
The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Dallas, TX
Campbell County Public Library, Gillette, WY
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME
Forbes Magazine Collection, New York, NY
Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
New Salem Museum of Art, New Salem, MA
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
The Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM
Wells Fargo
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 Insomia/Inferno, Page Gallery, Camden, ME
2023 Harvest Moon, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London, England
2021 Sequestered, Page Gallery, Camden, ME
2021 Recollections and Reflections, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
2019 Mood and Tone: The Art of T. Allen Lawson, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA
2018 Hometown, Sage Community Arts, Sheridan, WY
2017 An American Vision: From Wyoming to Maine, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London, England
2014 Neighbors, Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY
2011 Growth Rings, Ten High Street Gallery, Camden, ME
2009 Works on Paper, The Easton Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2008 On Home Ground, Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY
2007 New Maine Work, Ten High Street Gallery, Camden, ME
2004 Works in Maine, Ten High Street Gallery, Camden, ME
2000 Works on Paper, The Craven Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
1996 Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1996 Cloud Peak and Beyond, The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS
1995 Cloud Peak and Beyond, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
1995 Signatures in Snow, The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
1994 Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1993 A Change in Seasons, Chatham Fine Art, Livingston, MT
1992 Teton Diary, Partners’ Gallery, Jackson, WY
1991 Four Seasons Plaza, Washington, D.C.
1990 Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
1989 Caucus Room/Russell Senate Building, Washington, D.C.
1987 Four Seasons Plaza, Washington, D.C.
1986 A Western View, Powder River Gallery, Jackson, WY
Selected Exhibitions:
2025 Night of the Artists, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2024 Re-Reopening Exhibit, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Prix de West, National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
2023 - 2024 The Winter Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City
2022 Masterpiece London, Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery, London, UK
2022 Prix de West, National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
2021 American Scenes, LewAllen Galleries, Sante Fe, NM
2020 - 2022 Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2020 - 2021 Summer Small Works Show, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 - 2021 Western Visions, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
2019 - 2021 Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wy
2019 Along the Distant Mesa: An Homage to Maynard Dixon, Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018 New Perspectives: New Approaches to Realist Paintings, Messums Wiltshire, Wiltshire, UK
2014 - 2020 Prix de West, National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 - 2018 Masterpiece London, Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery, London, UK
2015 - 2018 Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2018 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery, London, UK
2018 American Masters at the Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2017 Best of the Best, Woolaroc Museum, Bartelsville, OK
2015 - 2016 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO
2013 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery, London, UK
2012 - 2013 The West Select, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2011 - 2013 Masters of the American West, The Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA
2012 The Landscape Tradition, David Findlay Jr. Gallery, New York, NY
2009 - 2012 Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel, UT
2011 Wipfler and the Boys, Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY
2011 Four in Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME
2010 - 2011 Western Horizons: Landscapes from the Contemporary Realism Collection, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2009 Anniversary Show, Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY
2008 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery, London, UK
2008 Counterbalance, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY
2008 American Masters at the Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2007 New Members Exhibition, The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA
2007 From the Heart, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2007 Drawings & Works on Paper, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY
2007 A Century of American Still Life Painting, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY
2006 - 2007 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO
2004 - 2007 From Sea to Shining Sea: A Reflection of America, Haggin Museum,
Stockton, CA
2004 - 2007 Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel, UT
2006 Canyons & Rivers, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Western Rendezvous of Art Show & Sale, Helena, MT
2006 Animals, Ten High Street Gallery, Camden, ME
2005 - 2006 From Thumbnail to Finish, Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY
2005 Holiday Show, The Easton Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 Fifteen-Year Anniversary, The Easton Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 Painting the American West, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2005 West of the Mississippi, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
2005 Variations on a Theme, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004 - 2005 Capturing the Missouri: Lewis and Clark Revisited, The Old Court House,
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, MO
1988 - 2005 Western Visions, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
1998 On Tour in Normandy, Forbes Magazine Galleries, New York, NY
1997 Trinchera Ranch, Forbes Magazine Galleries, New York, NY
1993 A Year in Review, Reserve Officers Association, Washington, D.C.
1988 Arts for the Parks, Top 100, Jackson, WY
Publications:
2026 Inferno/Insomnia, Page Gallery Exhibition Catalog
Southwest Art, April/May 2026
2021 Recollections and Reflections, The Brinton Museum Exhibition Catalog
2020 Art of the West, September/October
2019 Maynard Dixon’s American West: Along the Distant Mesa, Medicine Man Gallery
Western Art Collector, April
2018 Hometown, Sage Exhibition Catalog
Western Art and Architecture, October/November
Artists & Illustrators, January
2017 An American Vision, Jonathan Cooper Gallery Exhibition Catalog
Cowboys & Indians, October
2014 Neighbors, Simpson Gallagher Gallery Exhibition Catalog
Fine Art Connoisseur, October
Big Sky Journal, Arts 2014
Western Art Collector, September
2013 Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views, Lauren P. Della Monica
American Art Collector, March
2012 Plein Air Magazine, October/November
The Artist’s Magazine, January/February
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Winter
2011 Growth Rings, Ten High Street Exhibition Catalog
American Art Collector, August
2009 Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala
Leisure Painter, July
Maine Home & Design, March
Works on Paper, Easton Gallery Exhibition Portfolio
2008 Christian Science Monitor, December 24
On Home Ground, Simpson Gallagher Gallery Exhibition Catalog
20th Anniversary Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery Catalog
Western Art Collector, September
Western Art & Architecture, Summer/Fall
American Artist’s Workshop Magazine, Summer
2007 San Joaquin Magazine, November/December
T. Allen Lawson in Maine, Ten High Street Exhibition Catalog
American Art Collector, August
From the Heart, The Haggin Museum Exhibition Catalog
The American Sporting Print: 20th Century Etchers & Drypointists, John T. Ordeman
2006 Canyons & Rivers, Gerald Peters Gallery Exhibition Catalog
2005 Variations on a Theme, Gerald Peters Gallery Exhibition Catalog
PleinAir Magazine, November
Painting the American West, Univ. of Wyoming Art Museum Exhibition Catalog
2004 2004 Sourcebook, Western Design Conference
Capturing the Missouri: Lewis & Clark Revisited, Exhibition Catalog
Southwest Art, October
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Reflection of America, The Haggin Museum Exhibition Catalog
2002 The Santa Clara Valley of Ventura County, The Easton Gallery
2001 American Artist, December
2000 Gardens of Santa Barbara, The Easton Gallery
2000 T. Allen Lawson: Selected Works 1993-1999
1998 American Artist, April
1997 Empire Magazine, The Denver Post, August 3rd
1997 American Artist, January
1995 Southwest Art, December
1990 U.S. Art, March Issue
1988 Southwest Art, December