Victoria Parsons began her career as a wildlife artist in 1991, after spending the previous 20 years as an accomplished rider, instructor and owner of an equestrian center in Columbus, Ohio. Her passion for animals and wildlife art blossomed once she arrived in Denver in 1989. Victoria’s naturalistic style is enhanced by the use of unique materials. She uses 1500-year-old bristlecone pine, found in the Colorado mountains as high as 12,000 feet. She also utilizes burl woods from Carpathian elm, cherry and rose myrtle, which yield one of a kind pieces due to shape, age and rarity. Victoria studied under Jack Bayman for wood sculpture, and at the Art Students League of Denver in clay sculpture to be cast in bronze. Over the years she has developed a creative and distinctive style that expresses her love of nature. Victoria has won numerous regional awards in Colorado. She placed first place at The 2000 Ward World Championship Competition, Ocean City, Maryland for interpretive sculpture with Aerial Pursuit. She has been juried into the 2004, 2005 and 2007 Sculpture in the Park Show, Loveland, Colorado and twice into Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s Birds In Art Exhibition; Wausau, Wisconsin for Life On The Edge in 2004 and for her bronze Nesting Pair in 2006. In 2004, Victoria was selected as a member of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA) and then voted in as a signature member during 2007. Her myrtle burl sculpture; Sea Treasure was chosen for the 2005-2006 annual museum tour and once again she was juried into the 2006 museum tour opening with her bronze sculpture, Courtship. Victoria has been honored by SAA again in 2007 as two of her sculptures; Springtime Slumber and The Chase were juried into the 2007 museum opening. During 2005 she was accepted as a signature member into the Worldwide Nature Artists Group (WNAG) who make up a body of artists dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the natural world. As a diverse sculptor, Victoria sculpts in clay and casts in bronze using unique patinas to enhance each piece. Italian, Utah and Colorado alabasters also highlight a body of unique wildlife art intended to capture her subject’s inner spirit. Her work can be found in museums, galleries and private collections throughout the United States and she welcomes commission piece opportunities upon request