Born in Goshen, Indiana, Tony Hochstetler is a sculptor of animals, more particularly a sculptor of reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, and marine life. He has won numerous awards including the Award of Excellence from the Society of Animal Artists (won twice) and the Whittington Memorial Award. Other awards include the Beddi-Makky Foundry Award and the Margaret Hexter Award presented by the National Sculpture Society. Most recently, his work has been exhibited with the National Academy of Design, the National Sculpture Society’s “Masterworks of American Sculpture: Selections from Members of the National Sculpture Society 1875-1999,” the Society of Animal Artists “Centennial Exhibition, and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. His work has been included in the Society of Animal Artists National Museum Tour for three consecutive years. Hochstetler’s work is featured in the collections of the Denver Zoological Gardens, Wichita Art Museum, John Morris World Wildlife Museum, Benson Park Sculpture Gardens, H.Y. Jung Museum of Bronze Sculpture, Bass Pro Museum, the Hudson Corporation, and the M. Ross Mason Corporation. Hochstetler is a member of both the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists. He resides in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Shows:
2017
Small Works – Great Wonders, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, Denver, Colorado
Northwest Rendezvous Group, Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
National Sculpture Society, A Blessing of Animals, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, New York and Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida
2016
Small Works – Great Wonders, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Society of Animal Artists, Anamalia, Loveland Museum, Loveland, Colorado
Society of Animal Artists, RS Hanna Gallery, Frederickburg, Texas
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, Denver, Colorado
Northwest Rendezvous Group, Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
Small Works Show, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
2015
Small Works, Great Wonders, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
National Sculpture Society, All Creatures Great and Small, Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida
Grapevine Gallery, One Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
National Sculpture Society, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Collectors Reserve Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, Denver, Colorado
Small Works Show, The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
2014
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Small Works, Great Wonders, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
Society of Animal Artists – Wildlife Experience – Parker, Colorado
Collector’s Reserve Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Elements, One Man Show, Denver, Colorado
Loveland Museum, Botanical Show, Loveland, Colorado
Amphibians in Art
Salmungundi Club, New York, New York
2013
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Small Works, Great Wonders, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Society of Animal Artists, Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Brinton Museum, Miniature Show, Big Horn, Wyoming
Collector’s Reserve Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2012
Western Rendezvous of Art, Helena Montana
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery – Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collector’s Reserve Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
National Sculpture Society, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Rendezvous 2012, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2011
Western Rendezvous of Art, Helena Montana
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collector’s Reserve Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Small Works, Great Wonders, National Cowboy & Western Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, New York
2010
Western Rendezvous of Art, Helena Montana
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collector’s Reserve Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2009
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Rendezvous 2008 Exhibition, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gilcrease Miniature Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2008
Forged from Nature, Plant and Animal Sculpture, One Man Show, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado
Sculpture at the River Market, Little Rock, Arkansas
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Rendezvous 2008 Exhibition, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gilcrease Miniature Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Society of Animal Artists, Wildlife Experience, Denver, Colorado
2007
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gilcrease Miniature Show, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sculpture at the River Market, Little Rock, Arkansas
Western Visions, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Society of Animal Artists, Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado
2006
Rendezvous 2006 Exhibition – Featured Artist, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Society of Animal Artists, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Virginia
National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2005
Wildlife Art for a New Century II, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The Colorado Mountain Club, Golden, Colorado
Pinon Fine Art, Lorenzo Chavez, Terry Gardner, and Tony Hochstetler, Denver, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2004
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Salon De Arts, Denver, Colorado
2003
Meier Gallery- Two Man Show, Houston, Texas
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Society of Animal Artists
National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
2002
Society of Animal Artists, Encore Presentation of the 2000 National Touring Exhibition at Explorer’s Hall, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Society of Animal Artists, The Wildlife Experience, Denver, Colorado
Wichita Gallery of Fine Art , One Man Show, Wichita, Kansas
Natural History Art Expo, Museum of the Red Rocks, Sedona, Arizona
Society of Animal Artists, Art and the Animal Miniature Show, Atlanta, Georgia
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2001
National Sculpture Society 2001 Annual Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina and National Sculpture Society
Rising Stars 2001, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona
Mother Nature’s Gallery, One Man Show, Sedona, Arizona
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Magnificent Menagerie; Animals in Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2000
National Sculpture Society 2000 Annual Exhibition , Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina –
Margaret Hexter Award
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Society of Animal Artists, The William S. Fairfield Public Gallery, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1999
Wildlife Organization Charitable Show, Los Angeles, California
National Sculpture Society, Masterworks of American Sculpture: Selections from Members of the National Sculpture Society, 1875-1999, Scottsdale, Arizona
Artists of America, Denver, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Lindsey Wildlife Museum, The Natural World Observed, Walnut Creek, California
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1998
National Sculpture Society, New Members Show, New York, New York
Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, Colorado
Artists of America, Denver, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Natural Inspiration, Casper, Wyoming
Society of Animal Artists, Orlando, Florida
Society of Animal Artists, Yankee Heritage Festival, Grafton, Massachusetts
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
1997
Pitzer’s of Carmel, Two Man Show, Carmel, California
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Grapevine Gallery, Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
1996
Kentucky National Art & Wildlife Exhibit, Henderson, Kentucky
Whittington Memorial Award
Society of Animal Artists, San Antonio, Texas
Award of Merit
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Northwest Rendezvous, Park City, Utah
Grapevine Gallery – Two Man Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Art of the Animal Kingdom, Bennington, Vermont
National Academy of Design, New York, New York
Les Animaliers, Greenwich, Connecticut
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
1995
Northwest Rendezvous, Park City, Utah
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Airlie Invitational, Airlie, Virginia
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
1994
Kentucky National Art & Wildlife Exhibit, Henderson, Kentucky
Purchase Award and Award of Merit
Society of Animal Artists – National Museum Tour
Society of Animal Artist, Bennington, Vermont
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
1993
Society of Animal Artists, Tacoma, Washington
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
National Sculpture Society “Centennial Exhibition”, Fairfield, Connecticut
Bedi-Makky Foundry Award
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art – Bronze Age, Salisbury, Maryland
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland, Colorado
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wildlife: The Artist View, National Tour and Show
1992
Best of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
Society of Animal Artists, Art and the Animal, National Museum Tour
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
1991
Society of Animal Artists, Art and the Animal, National Museum Tour
Society of Animal Artists, Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio
Elliot Lisken Memorial Award and Award of Merit
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
“Out of the Blue” – Two Man Show, Vail, Colorado
1990
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, Colorado
Loveland’s Sweetheart Rotary Show, Loveland, Colorado
“Best of Scottsdale”, Scottsdale, Arizona
1989
Kestrel, Williford, and Hochstetler, Loveland, Colorado
High Plains Heritage Invitational Show, Ft. Morgan, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Loveland’s Sweetheart Rotary Show, Loveland, Colorado
1988
High Plains Heritage Invitational Show, Ft. Morgan, Colorado
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Loveland’s Sweetheart Rotary Show, Loveland, Colorado
1987
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Loveland’s Sweetheart Rotary Show, Loveland, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Exhibit, Denver, Colorado
