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DARRELL BUSH |
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Born
in Illinois, Darrell Bush enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family
as a child, spending |
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much
of his free time outdoors. Subsequently, Bush's first paintings as
a teenager were |
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landscapes
and nature scenes. In 1984, after graduating with a bachelor of fine
arts degree in |
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commercial
art from Northern Illinois University, Bush moved to Minnesota and
worked as a |
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commercial
illustrator for five years. "it was during this time I began
pursuing a second career: |
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my
true love, wildlife art," he said. In 1987, Bush won his first
major award: the Idaho Upland |
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Game
Stamp. In 1990, Bush became a full-time artist. |
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U.S.
Art named Bush among America's Top 12 Most Popular Artists in 1995
and 1996, the |
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results of annual surveys. The same publication also named
him a Rising Star in 1995. He received international |
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when he was chosen as an artist for the September, 1996 Wonders of
Nature exhibit in Hong Kong. |
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work has also been juried into many fine art shows where he has received
several "Best of Show" awards. |
| Accomplishments
in the young artist's career include being named Artist of the Year
for the 1997 Wildlife, Western and |
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Art Exhibit and Sale. He has completed several conservation projects
including the 1996 National Fish and |
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Wildlife Print and several state hunting stamps and
prints. With a total of nine fund-raising prints, several of which
have been
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by Ducks Unlimited, the artist remains an active member of The National
Audubon Society and Ducks |
| Unlimited. |
