Biography
Honorary Artist Member since 1988
Lawrence began selling his work in fine galleries in 1970 and became a full-time professional artist in 1979. His work is represented in the permanent collections of many noted museums and corporations, as well as in thousands of private collections worldwide. He has accepted a coveted invitation to show in the Florence Biennale in Florence, Italy in 2023.
HONORS/AFFILIATIONS:
CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ARTISTS:1982-85
AMERICAN ARTISTS OF RENOWN: 1981-82
WHO’S WHO IN THE WEST (23rd Edition): 1992
MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB: ARTIST MEMBER
Academy of American Poets: ASSOCIATE MEMBER
EDUCATION:
BFA, Northern Arizona University 1969 Magna Cum Laude
MA in Art Education, Northern Arizona University 1970
FEATURE ARTICLES:
Southwest Art Magazine (December 1980, March 1998 and April 2004)
American Artist Magazine
Arizona Collector’s Guide
CreativPaper (Interview, late 2016)
Follow Magazine (Interview, mid 2018)
CreativPaper (Interview, late 2018)
VoyagePhoenix (Interview, late 2018)
GALLERIES:
Sorrel Sky (Durango, CO)
Sorrel Sky (Santa Fe, NM)
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS:
(Partial listing.)
Casabella Fine Art, Tucson
Minotaur Fine Arts, Ltd., Las Vegas
Walton-Gilbert Galleries, San Francisco
Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale
Sanders Gallery, Tucson
Via Gambaro Gallery, Washington, D. C.
Ratliff-Williams Gallery, Sedona
El Presidio Gallery, Tucson
Joan Cawley Gallery, Santa Fe/Scottsdale
Americana West Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Shadow Mountain Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
Adagio Gallery, Palm Springs & Palm Desert
International Art Exposition, Gifu, Japan
Beth O’Donnell Gallery, Aspen
Gallery 13, New York
Brigitte Tourmetz, Paris, France
(Including over 30 one-man shows at these and other galleries.)
INSTITUTIONAL AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (Partial listing):
IBM CORPORATE COLLECTION
GREYHOUND CORPORATION
E.F. HUTTON CORPORATE COLLECTION
RAHR-WEST MUSEUM
BANK ONE WALTER BIMSON COLLECTION
ATLAS STEEL CORPORATE COLLECTION
INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART
MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB PERMANENT COLLECTION
THE ARIZONA BANK
THE EITELJORG COLLECTION, INDIANAPOLIS
MAYO CLINIC, SCOTTSDALE
TUCSON DESERT ART MUSEUM PERMANENT COLLECTION
DELL WEBB CORPORATE COLLECTION, PHOENIX
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
M.D. BUYLINE CORPORATE COLLECTION, DALLAS
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS PERMANENT COLLECTION
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART PERMANENT COLLECTION
(Plus over 1,000 private collections in the United States, Japan, China, and Europe.)
BOOKS:
“The Mirror”, published by Harbinger House (1989), Author and Illustrator
“Living With an Impostor” (2007) Author, Designer (Amazon, softcover and ebook)
“POEMS 2012” (2012) Author, Designer
“A Field Guide to Dragons” (2015) Author, Designer (Amazon, softcover and ebook)
“The Cynic” & “Still Life” in The Poetic Bond VI (2016) by Willowdown Books (Amazon)
“The Making of Spirit Garden”: A collaborative ballet. (2016)
