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Bruce Nowlin BIOGRAPHY
Born 1949 Alameda, New Mexico. Known for: Abstract Indian figure and landscape painting.
Born near Alameda, New Mexico, he has spent most of his life within a few miles of his birthplace. His studio is in a 1918 adobe building near the Sandia Reservation. As an Anglo child, he was in the... Read full biography
Born near Alameda, New Mexico, he has spent most of his life within a few miles of his birthplace. His studio is in a 1918 adobe building near the Sandia Reservation. As an Anglo child, he was in the minority growing up in that area. He took a special interest in Lakota Indian culture and has... Read full biography
Born near Alameda, New Mexico, he has spent most of his life within a few miles of his birthplace. His studio is in a 1918 adobe building near the Sandia Reservation. As an Anglo child, he was in the minority growing up in that area. He took a special interest in Lakota Indian culture and has become close to many of those tribal leaders. He feels he is conscious of a special sense of past events, times and people. Although he intends his paintings to have universal meaning, many of them are... Read full biography
Born near Alameda, New Mexico, he has spent most of his life within a few miles of his birthplace. His studio is in a 1918 adobe building near the Sandia Reservation. As an Anglo child, he was in the minority growing up in that area. He took a special interest in Lakota Indian culture and has become close to many of those tribal leaders. He feels he is conscious of a special sense of past events, times and people. Although he intends his paintings to have universal meaning, many of them are full of Plains Indians symbols and metaphors. He is a rider of motorcyles, referring to them as "horses of the 20th century".... Read full biography
Born near Alameda, New Mexico, he has spent most of his life within a few miles of his birthplace. His studio is in a 1918 adobe building near the Sandia Reservation. As an Anglo child, he was in the minority growing up in that area. He took a special interest in Lakota Indian culture and has become close to many of those tribal leaders. He feels he is conscious of a special sense of past events, times and people. Although he intends his paintings to have universal meaning, many of them are full of Plains Indians symbols and metaphors. He is a rider of motorcyles, referring to them as "horses of the 20th century".... Read full biography
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Biography from the Archives of askART
Bruce Carlton (B.C.) Nowlin was born in 1949 in Alameda, New Mexico. He spent his childhood on the edge of the Sandia Pueblo Reservation. Entirely self-taught, Nowlin has created a visual catalog of spiritual journeys that have become his signature imagery.
His palette reflects an array of styles.
B.C. lives in New Mexico with his wife and children.
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Sara Knowles, Denver ColoradoBiography from the Archives of askART
Born near Alameda, New Mexico, he has spent most of his life within a few miles of his birthplace. His studio is in a 1918 adobe building near the Sandia Reservation. As an Anglo child, he was in the minority growing up in that area. He took a special interest in Lakota Indian culture and has become close to many of those tribal leaders. He feels he is conscious of a special sense of past events, times and people. Although he intends his paintings to have universal meaning, many of them are full of Plains Indians symbols and metaphors. He is a rider of motorcyles, referring to them as "horses of the 20th century".Biography from Manitou Galleries (CLOSED)
B.C. Nowlin's paintings reflect his cross-cultural background. A native of New Mexico, his family's land formed the southern boundary of the Sandia Pueblo Reservation. Nowlin came of age steeped in childhood experiences of vibrant Hispanic culture and Native Puebloan mysticism.
Entirely self-taught, using neither photos or sketches, Nowlin has created a visual catalog of spiritual journeys that have become his signature imagery. His palette reflects a stunning array of styles, a complex originality, and a surprising breadth of imagery that has attracted exhibitions in galleries and corporate collections worldwide.
Nowlin's works have become familiar Hollywood set pieces and popular posters, exhibited in places as diverse as the Grandberg Museum in Stockholm and the Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. His collectors include The U.S. Senate, The Presidential Palace of Costa Rica, as well as Sophia Loren, Tanya Tucker and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.
B.C. Nowlin's visionary work has been the subject of newspaper and magazine articles as well as television documentaries. His art has been featured on album covers and Hollywood films. He is actively involved in the preservation of the Lakota-Sioux religion, history and culture. B.C. lives in New Mexico and rides his motorcycle across the Rio Grande River to his studio, where he paints and writes.