| Recent Accomplishments |
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Below, are just a few of
the many awards and accolades presented to Mr. Wells:
|
2007 |
Texas Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year |
2007 |
Monumental Sculpture - Hamilton, OH |
2007 |
Featured Artist - Plantation Wildlife - Thomasville, GA |
2005 |
Monumental Commision - Tulsa, OK |
|
2004 |
Featured Artist - Tulsa , OK Wildlife Show |
|
2003 |
Featured Artist - North Carolina Wildlife Show |
|
2003 |
Best of Show Bronze Sculpture - "Green-Winged
Flurry" - Tulsa Wildlife Show |
|
2002 |
Bronze Sculpture - "Green-Winged Flurry"
installed at the National Headquarters of Ducks Unlimited -
Bismark, ND |
|
2001 |
7 foot Bronze of Mallard Ducks installed at the
National Headquarters of Ducks Unlimited - Memphis, TN |
|
2000
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Sculptor of the Year - Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
Charleston, South Carolina |
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1999
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Sculptor of the Year - Mid-America Waterfowl Expo,
Peoria, Illinois |
|
1999
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Commission - Seven Foot Mallard Bronze Heritage
Bank, Jonesboro, Arkansas |
|
1999
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Best of Show Bronze Sculpture - National Ducks
Unlimited Show |
|
1999
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Best of Show Original Painting - Sporting Arts
Tulsa, Oklahoma Wildlife Show |
|
1999
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Best of Show Bronze Sculpture - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Wildlife Show |
|
1998
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Best of Show Bronze Sculpture - National Ducks
Unlimited Show |
|
1997
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First Book Published by Acadian House Publishing |
|
1997
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Artist of the Year - Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors
Festival |
|
1997
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Best of Show Original Painting - Tulsa Wildlife
Show |
|
1996
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Best of Show Bronze Sculpture - Southeastern Wildlife
Exposition, Charleston, South Carolina |
|
1995
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Artist of the Year- Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers
& Collectors Show |
|
1994-1995
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Artist of the Year - North Carolina Wildlife &
Sportsman's Show |
|
1993
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3 Best of Show Awards - Kansas City Ducks Unlimited |
|
1993
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Sculptor of the Year- World Wildlife Exposition,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
|
1992
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Gulf Coast Conservation Stamp and Print Artist |
|
1991
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First Place Sculpture - North Carolina Wildlife
& Sportsman's Show |
|
1991
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Bronze Sculpture "The Covey" Gold Award,
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame |
|
1990-1991
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Texas State Sculptor- Selected by the 71st Legislature,
Austin, Texas |
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1988-1992
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Member Society of Animal Artists |
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1988-1991
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Juried Exhibitor Waterfowl Festival, Easton, Maryland |
|
1989
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Best of Show Metal Sculpture, Kansas City, Kansas |
|
1989-1994
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Print Artist National Wildlife Turkey Federation |
|
1989
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Print Artist Coastal Conservation Association |
|
1988-1991
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Juried Exhibitor Southeastern Wildlife Exposition |
|
1988
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Bronze Sculpture "Evening Roost" won
Best in World, World Wildlife Sculpture & Bronze Championships,
Georgia. 1987 Bronze Sculpture "Intrusion" also won. |
|
1987
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Commissioned by Temple-Inland to sculpt a nine
foot lumberjack to be placed at corporate headquarters. |
|
1985
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Texas Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Print |
|
1984
|
Texas Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year |
|
1984
|
National Central Flyway Ducks Unlimited Artist
of the Year |
