About John Coleman

  • Biography

    A native Southern Californian, John Coleman has become a well-known Southwest sculptor of Indian figure work. In October, 2001, he was elected to the Cowboy Artists of America*, an organization dedicated to stylistic realism and western themes in the tradition of Charles Russell and Frederick Remington. In 2009, John Coleman was elected President of the CAA.

    In CAA exhibitions, he has won numerous awards including in 2009, the Kieckhefer Award* for Best of Show and Artists' Choice. In 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2007, he received the Sculpture Award, and in 2006, the Ray Swanson Memorial Award. He has been part of the Cowboy Artists of America mentoring program for aspiring western artists esta...

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