PERSONAL Born in West Berlin, Germany on March 3, 1953. Emigrated to Canada in 1956, family settled in Nelson, BC. Self-taught artist. Painted off and on since early childhood, mostly with oils. 1978 took up big game hunting and began painting wildlife. Don’t hunt anymore.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Sept. 2005	Ducks Unlimited Canada - 'Waterfowl Stamp and Print Artist - 2006' for oil painting 'Slipstream'
Sept. 2005	Featured Artist Profile - www.artsandcraftsnet.ca
July 2005	Artist Profile and hunting for tomorrow fundraiser - www.bowzone.ca
April 2005	'Majesty at Ease' [oil painting]   Front Cover - C.O.R.E. Manual . 'Conservation and Outdoor Recreation' hunter's training manual, British Columbia, Canada
Sept. 2004	Ducks Unlimited Canada Portfolio Artist in 2005. Painting selected: 'Nomad' - limited edition print of 2005 SN, 200 AP
Sept. - Oct. 2004	'Headwaters' features in BC Outdoors magazine
May 2004	BC Wildlife Federation Artist of the Year 2005. Painting 'Headwaters' reproduced as limited edition print of 200 SN
Dec. '03 - Jan. '04	Wildlife Habitat Canada Art Show, Gallerie Robichaud, Old Montreal, Quebec
Sept. 2003	Ducks Unlimited Canada Portfolio Artist in 2004. Painting selected: 'Northern Harmony' - limited edition print of 1000 SN, 100 AP
Aug. 2003	Silverton Art Gallery group show
Oct.2002	'Great Escape' and '6 Pt. Bugle' reproduced as giclee prints
Sept. 2002	Ducks Unlimited Canada Portfolio Artist in 2003. 2 paintings selected: ‘Great Escape’ limited edition print of 2650 SN, 265 AP ‘6 Pt. Bugle’ limited edition print of 1150 SN, 115 AP 3800 prints to be auctioned by Ducks Unlimited Canada to benefit nature
July - Sept. 2001	‘Camouflage’ painting part of Columbia Basin Best Touring Art Show
June 2001	4 man show Silverton Gallery, Silverton, BC
Sept. 2000	Ducks Unlimited Canada Portfolio Artist in 2001. ‘More Beans Please’ Limited edition print 750 SN, 75 AP 750 prints to he auctioned by Ducks Unlimited Canada to benefit nature
May 2000	Honourable Mention Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 2001 Art Print Program
April 2000	Juried - selected to be included in Weyerhaeuser (Nov.) 2001 Calendar
April 2000	‘Bull River Bugle’ juried as BC Wildlife Federation Artist of the Year 2001 - also People’s Choice Artist of the Year 2001. 400 limited edition prints to be sold to benefit wildlife habitat
Oct. 1999	‘On the Edge’ (Coyote) juried Ducks Unlimited Canada Portfolio Artist in 2000. 750 limited edition prints to he sold to benefit wildlife habitat
1995	Painted 18' round dome ceiling with 34 cherubs and birds, Nelson, BC
May 1994	(Juried for Booth) Vancouver International Wildlife Art Show - 100 artists in attendance
1994	2 paintings, 2 pages (80 pages in all) features in 'Cities’ - limited edition coffee table book
1994	8 different collector’s plates, Danbury Mint, Norwalk, Ct. Over 100,000 plates, Sold Out
1994	2 images featured in Nature Conservancy computer disk window. Over 1.5 million dollars’ worth sold to benefit wildlife
1994	Nature Conservancy 2 paintings featured on greeting cards
1993	Jigsaw puzzle of I painting, 2 different pillow cases produced, as well as T-shirts - Applejack Limited Editions, Manchester, Vermont
1993	Birds in Peril travelling art show (8 Canadian provinces) - Canadian Society for Endangered Birds
Summer 1993	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Artist of the Quarter. 500 limited edition prints to benefit wildlife
Spring 1993	Weyerhaeuser International Calendar
Nov/Dec. 1992	Featured in 2 page article — Wildlife Art News magazine
Nov/Dec. 1992	Habitat Canada Stamp Print Competition, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario. Also was invited (one of 31) and entered in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 & 1999 shows
Nov. 1992	Juried 2nd Iniernational North West Miniatures Show, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Edmonds, Washington
Oct. 1992	Original Art Showcase lV, Prestige Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario. Was also in original art showcase, I, II, 111, 1989, 1990, 1991
1992	Rene Newhouse Show - Interview, Lethbridge Television
1992	2 day filming, Cranhrook, Lethbridge Television - Art West T.V. show. Shown periodically Lethhridge TV., Kelowna TV., Vancouver TV
Sept. 1992	Front cover, Canadian Print Finders magazine
Sept. 1992	Applejack limited Editions Introductory Show, London, England
Aug. 1992	Artwalk, Nelson, BC (9 originals on display)
May 1992	Wolf Encounters Show, Art of the Wild, Banff Alberta
April 1992	Wildlife and Western Show, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 1992	N.Y C. Gallerina Show, New York City, NY
Feb. 1992	Art Impressions Magazine 4 page article on myself, King City, Ontario
Dec. 1991	Wildlife Art News, International Artist Profile Yearbook - was also in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993 yearbooks
Sept. 1991	Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon, Cranbrook TV. Also contributed in 1989, 1990, 1992 telethons. Artwork donated - proceeds to help Muscular Dystrophy
Sept. 1991	Front cover, BC Outdoors magazine
May 1991	Miniature Masterworks Show, Art of the Wild Gallery, Banff Alberta
April 1991	Wildlife and Western Show, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan. 1991	Back Cover Art, Readers Digest (English edition) Canada
Oct. 1990	Juried 1st National Art Exhibition, Old Church Gallery, Meadow Vista, California
July 1990	PPFA Show, Toronto lnternational Airport
Feb. 1991	Back Cover Art, Readers Digest (French edition) Canada
1989	Planetree Gallery, Small Works honourable mention, Burlington, Ontario
July 1989	Featured in July/August issue of Wildlife Art News, Wildlife Artists of British Columbia. 10 artists featured
1988	‘Out on a Limb’, Art Awards 88 Juried, Bellevue, Washington. 100 paintings juried, 26 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces represented

Numerous Art Shows in British Columbia Including: Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Shows (Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC). Juried for F.C.A. membership 1984. United States Professional Artist Status, Tariff #9701-10.0000. BC Festival of the Arts (Juried) 1984 & 1987. Canadian Otter Foundation Auction, Sidney, B C. Ducks Unlimited Banquets and Auctions and BCWF and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquets and Auctions. Three one man shows - Nelson, Cranbrook, Kelowna Museum (1988). Two one man shows - Nelson Museum, Silverton (2000). Private collections Canada, U.S.A. England and Germany          All artwork © Eric Renk