Brad Overton Exhibition Preview Catalog

Brad Overton

Shooting Star, (“you Know That You Are”), Oil, 36" x 36"

Solo Exhibition: Reprise • August 1-19, 2017

Artist Reception: August 3, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Altamira Fine Art Jackson

Altamira Fine Art is pleased to present our first exhibition for Brad Overton. “Reprise” opens on August 1st with an Artist Reception on Thursday, August 3, from 5:30-7:30pm at our Jackson, Wyoming location.

Brad Overton is a Salt Lake City, Utah based artist with a prolific career. With Overton’s Vintage Western Toy series we get a sampling of his humor— with titles taken directly from

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iconic rock song names i.e.: ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ or ‘Tequila Sunrise’. With technically masterful attention to detail, Overton renders a naturalistic depiction of his subjects, while inviting viewers to engage with a sense of play, and often humor.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

BRAD OVERTON

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Brad Overton has exhibited in galleries and museums across the US and is included in many private, corporate and public institutions and collections. Overton has an upcoming solo retrospective at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Fine Art in Georgia, Sept 23 - November 18, 2017. He has shown in the Springville Museum of Fine Art, University of Utah Museum of Art, as well as the corporate collection of the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and the University of Utah Art Department. The recent feature article “The Philosopher’s Palette” was included in Western Art and Architecture Magazine.

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ART CATALOG “Once you have established technical proficiency and an aesthetic in your artwork, it’s time to play. The philosophy I am enjoying right now is in finding the humor…because without humor you are just suffering.” ~ Brad Overton

BRAD OVERTON

Built for Speed, Oil on Canvas, 58" x 60"

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Into the Great White Open, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 60"

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BRAD OVERTON

Life in the Fast Lane, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48"

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BRAD OVERTON

Runnin’ with the Devil, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 36"

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BRAD OVERTON

Tequila Sunrise, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 24"

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Shooting Star, (“You Know That You Are”), Oil, 36" x 36"

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BRAD OVERTON

Sugar Mountain, Oil, 60" x 48"

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BRAD OVERTON

Universal Soldier, Oil on Canvas, 32" x 32"

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Join us for our

upcoming 2017 shows in Jackson, including:

Theodore Waddell: Solo Exhibition August 21-September 2, 2017 Artist Reception & Book Signing: Thursday, August 31, 5:30-7:30pm Duke Beardsley: Solo Exhibition September 4-23, 2017 Artist Reception: Friday, September 8, 5-8pm Greg Woodard: Solo Exhibition September 11-23, 2017 ArtWalk Reception: Wednesday, September 13, 5-8pm

2 LOCATIONS: JACKSON, WY + SCOTTSDALE, AZ

172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com