Maryland sculptor, Bart Walter began working in clay in the late 1980’s. Now at the beginning of the 21st century, his work can be found in both notable public and private collections worldwide from Ugandan Wildlife Authority Headquarters in Kampala to the R. W. Norton Museum in Shreveport, Louisiana. His recent accomplishments include the recent acquisition of his sculpture group entitled The Troupe by The Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a solo exhibition held at The National Museum of Wildlife Art in 2008; and induction as a Fellow into the prestigious Explorer’s Club in New York for his outstanding work documenting wildlife from all over the world through his sculptures and drawings. Mr. Walter has designed the Chairman’s Award for The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a Conservation Award for Dr. Jane Goodall and is a Fellow and two time a Silver Medalist with the National Sculpture Society. Bart Walter is primarily known for his unique and dynamic approach to surface. Bart Walter travels extensively to pursue honest interpretations of his subjects. Sculpting primarily from life and using charcoal sketches as reference, allows this artist to infuse vitality and spontaneity into his work. Bart Walter’s extensive body of work is derived from a personal commitment to the integrity of each subject, human or animal. Bart Walter’s hands-on approach to the casting process, results in sculptures that are faithful to the original work in clay or wax with no element lost. With this holistic view of how his work is inspired, created and cast, Bart Walter has won the respect and admiration of fine art curators, collectors and the general public. Education & Affiliations: Fellow, Explorer’s Club, New York, New York, 2008 Fellow, National Sculpture Society, New York, New York, 2006 Elected Member of National Sculpture Society, New York, New York,1993 Hiram College, Ohio - Bachelor of Arts, 1980 Artist’s Statement: "My art evolves from a passion for all living things. I strive to capture the essence of a living being; to explore some kernel of truth that may have gone unnoticed and to depict an otherwise elusive moment in time. In my mind's eye, I strip away all that is unnecessary, even as I build the sculpture with layer upon layer of clay. My goal is a distillation of the subject until only true essentials are left. If in so doing I can reveal some intangible spirit, make evident the soul of my subject, and communicate this in my art; then I have accomplished something real." Museum Acquisitions and Public Collections: Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick, Maryland Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio * Eastern Branch Library, Shrewsbury, New Jersey Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History, Jackson, Michigan Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland The Great Ape Trust, Des Moines, Iowa* The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee Hiram Blauvelt Museum, Oradell, New Jersey* Jane Goodall Institute, Arlington, Virginia * Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland* Monmouth County Public Library, Manalapan, New Jersey* National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming * North Carolina Zoological Park, Asheboro, North Carolina* Northwest Middle School, Taneytown, Maryland Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California R. W. Norton Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland* The Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D. C. Waterfowl Festival Headquarters, Easton, Maryland The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado The Worrell Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia* Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kampala, Uganda *Multiple Acquisitions