Jeremy Bradshaw has been fascinated with wildlife and animals since childhood. Growing up in rural, central California he had interactions with animals like chickens and rabbits his grandparents' hobby farm and spent many of his childhood days catching frogs and snakes in their garden. Working, exploring, backpacking and fly-fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains in his twenties, his natural curiosity and interest in animals and wildlife continued to increase. Jeremy's subsequent pursuit of falconry led him to live in many parts of the Western United States from the Oklahoma panhandle to the state of Washington, where he now resides. Over decades of observation, research and practice he has become widely recognized for his specialized expertise in falconry. His passion for hunting flocks of 10,000 starlings with a small falcon called a merlin, feeds his discerning curiosity and acute observation skills. Jeremy's sculptures come to life because they reflect an artist's life authentically committed to the natural world. “I am inspired to sculpt by my fascination with wildlife and a desire for proximity to wildness in my own life. Forming and shaping animal subjects in clay is how I express the admiration and wonder I feel while creating something that I hope will share them equally with others. When my sculptures are experienced, I want the combination of shapes, smooth surfaces, colors, and character in the animal’s pose, eyes, and expressions to help convey my story and experience of that life. My goal is to share my passion for nature, wildlife, and wildness in each bronze I create." Select Exhibits & AwardsNational Sculpture Society's 88th Annual Awards Exhibition at Broogreen Gardens, 2021Marylin Newman Memorial Grant by the National Sculpture Society, 2020National Sculpture Society's Visions of Spring Exhibition, 2020C.M. Russell Museum's First Strike Auction, 2020Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show, 2020Society of Animal Artists President's Award for 3D Art, 2019Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's 44th annual Birds in Art Exhibition, 201959th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists at The Briscoe Western Art Museum, 2019National Sculpture Society's 86th Annual Awards Exhibition, 2019David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2019 exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London, UK, 2019Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show, 2019Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's 2018 Birds in Art exhibition, 2018Accepted as a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists, 2018David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2018 exhibition at The Mall Galleries, London, UK, 2018 Get to know Jeremy better...