MORGAN WEISTLING

A two-time winner of the Prix de West Purchase Award, Morgan Weistling is known for his paintings of American frontier spirit.

Weistling’s intimate portrayals shed new light on the Old West as he captures the mood and atmosphere of the past. His oils are filled with lush brushwork of thick and thin paint that create a realistic impressionism.

His attention to the historical aspects of his subjects comes from his desire to portray the truth and beauty of America’s pioneering spirit. His paintings have graced the covers of Art of the West, Persimmon Hill, Southwest Art, Western Art Collector, American Artist, and U.S. Art magazines, and won numerous awards.

Weistling’s recently released book, A Brush with History, The Paintings of Morgan Weistling, spans his 20 years of award-winning paintings.

Awards

2000 Patrons Choice award in the Masters of the American West show at the Autry Museum

2001 Prix de West award at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma. Morgan’s painting, The Dance, is in the permanent museum collection

2001 Nona Jean Hulsey Buyer’s Choice Award at the Cowboy Hall of Fame’s Prix de West

2002 Trustees Purchase Award from the Autry Museum. Morgan’s painting, The Family Trade, is in the permanent museum collection.

2007 Patron’s Choice Award  from the Autry National Heritage Museum for his painting “The Quilting Bee”

2007 Artist’s Choice Award from the Autry National Heritage Museum for his painting “The Quilting Bee”

2008 Patron’s Choice Award and the Artist’s Choice Award from the Autry National Heritage Museum show “Masters of the American West” for his painting titled “The First Dance”

2008 Prix de West Purchase Award for his painting titled “Indian Stories”. This painting now is in the National Cowboy and Western Heritage permanent collection.

2010 Patron’s Choice Award from the Autry National Heritage Museum show “Masters of the American West” for his painting titled “The Country Schoolhouse 1874”

2011 Patron’s Choice Award from the Autry National Heritage Museum show “Masters of the American West” for his painting titled “Where Stories Were Told”.

2011 Collector’s Choice award at the COEUR D’ALENE ART AUCTION

2013 Patron’s Choice and Artist’s Choice award for “The Country Doctor”

2014 Master’s of the American West Purchase award “Family Traditions”