About
After four decades as a top-tier advertising and graphic design professional, Dick Mitchell transitioned to painting in earnest in 2017. For the past four years his concepts have focused on the human condition. His work is exhibited widely.
He is a two time gold medalist with The New York Art Directors Club. He served as a judge for Communication Arts Design Annual and the American Institute of Graphic Arts Annual. Dick was a 2011 American Paint Horse Association Reserve World Champion in Reining. He and his wife live in Plano, Texas.
Instagram.com/dickmitchell10.
r.d. Mitchell Professional PAINTING Recognition:
— 2024 —
Almenara Collection Cordoba Exhibition Finalist (Spain) — Over 3,100 Works from 67 Countries Competed for 47 Finalist Spots
17th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon Finalist
17th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon Semi-Finalist X2 — Works from 87 Countries Competed
Creative Quarterly #78 Honorable Mention X2
Creative Quarterly #77 Fine Art Category Winner
Studio Visit, Volume 53 Juried Inclusion
Creative Quarterly #76 Fine Art Category Winner
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, KINGDOM International Juried Exhibition (19 of 808 works selected)
Texas National Juried Exhibition 2024
Creative Quarterly #75 Fine Art Category Winner
SouthWest Artists, Inc., 2024 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Studio Visit, Volume 51 (Pages 234 and 235)
— 2023 —
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, PAINTED 2023 BIENNIAL
Creative Quarterly 100 Best of 2022 Annual (Page 12). One of 25 Works Chosen for the Fine Art Category. Judge: Brian Rochefort
Creative Quarterly #74 Fine Art Category Winner
Creative Quarterly #73 Fine Art Category Winner, Page 16
38th Annual Bosque Art Classic
Creative Quarterly #72 Fine Art Category Winner
Manifest Gallery “Future Forms” Juried Exhibition. One of 16 works exhibited from the U.S. and Germany
Studio Visit Magazine, Volumes 52 Juried Inclusion, Pages 138-139
American Academy of Equine Art 2023 Open Juried Fall Showcase
Creative Quarterly #71, Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
Art Fluent “SHE” Exhibition
— 2022 —
16th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon Finalist. Works from 75 Countries Competed
Creative Quarterly 100 Best of 2021 Annual (Page 17)
2022 10x10x10 Tieton International Small Works Juried Exhibition
Texas National Juried Exhibition 2022
37th Annual Bosque Art Classic
Center for Contemporary Arts 2022 National Juried Exhibition
2022 American Art Awards: First Place Category Award Winner, Second Place Category Award Winner, Fourth Place Category Award Winner, Juried by 20 American Galleries & Museums. Works from 69 Countries Competed
SouthWest Artists, Inc. 2022 Art of the Heartland National Juried Exhibition
American Academy of Equestrian Art 2022 Fall Open Juried Exhibition
Creative Quarterly #68, Fine Art Category Winner
Southwest Artists Inc., National Juried Small Works Exhibition 2022
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society Best of America Small Works National Juried Exhibition
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society 2022 Associate Online Exhibition
Creative Quarterly #67, Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
American Academy of Equestrian Art, Horses of Leisure Exhibition
37th Annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Award Winner
Allied Artists of America, Associates 2022 Online Exhibition
— 2021 —
Creative Quarterly #66 Fine Art Category Winner
15th International Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon Finalist. Works from 83 Countries Competed
2021 American Art Awards: First Place Category Award Winner, Two 2nd Place Category Awards, Three 3rd Place Category Awards, Juried by 25 American Galleries & Museums. Works from 64 Countries Competed
Creative Quarterly #65 Fine Art Category Winner
Oil Painters of America 2021 Western Regional Juried Exhibition
36th Annual Bosque Art Classic
2021 10x10x10 Tieton International Small Works Juried Exhibition
2021 Center for Contemporary Art National Juried Exhibition, Liz Trosper, Juror
Creative Quarterly #64 Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts BLUE International Juried Exhibition
American Art Collector Magazine, May 2021, “Collector’s Focus, Art of the Horse, A Noble Creature” Pages 78 and 79.
2021 Best of America Small Painting National Juried Exhibition, National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society On-Line International Fall Exhibition
Best of Show, 2021 Plano Art Association 125 Regional Juried Exhibition
Creative Quarterly #63 Two Works Selected, Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary 2021 Animal National Juried Exhibition
Honorable Mention, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary 2021 Figurative Art National Juried Exhibition
— 2020 —
Creative Quarterly 100 Best of 2020 Annual Awards and Exhibition. One of 25 works chosen for the Fine Art category. Judge: Elizabeth Colomba
Creative Quarterly 100 Best of 2020 Annual (Page 15)
Award Winner, The 2020 American Art Awards. Juried by America's 25 Best Galleries & Museums. Works from 62 Countries Competed
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society, 2020 Best of America National Juried Exhibition
The Gateway International Painting Competition, August 2020 Finalist
2020 National Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Curated by Thomas Motley
Creative Quarterly No.61. Three Works Selected as Fine Art Category Winners (Pages 13, 14, 24-25)
2020 10x10x10 Tieton International Small Works Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Mariana Pacini retired Chief Curator and Curator of American, Modern, and Contemporary Art at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and Timothy J. Standring, Gates Family Foundation Curator at the Denver Art Museum
10X10X10 Tieton 2020 Expansive Small Work Exhibition (Page 55)
35th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Juror: Bruce Greene (Page 39)
The Gateway International Painting Competition, July 2020 Finalist
American Academy of Equine Art 2020 Fall Showcase
Creative Quarterly No.60. Selected as Fine Art Category Winner
2020 Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Western National Juried Exhibition. Juror: Ann Zembala, Pearce Collections Museum Director
Allied Artists of America, Associate 2020 Online Show
2020 New Western Talent Juried Exhibition, Western.Gallery
2020 Small Works National Juried Exhibition, Award Winner, SouthWest Artists, Inc.
2020 Sam Savitt M.A. Award Winner for Depicting the Horse in Active Endeavor, American Academy of Equine Art Open Juried Exhibition
The Gateway International Painting Competition, June 2020 Representational Professional Honorable Mention
— 2019 —
Purchase Prize Winner, McKinney Performing Arts Center, "Unique by Nature" 2019 Juried Exhibition, City of McKinney, Texas Collection. Curated by Karl Buchberg, Retired Senior Curator, MoMA, and J. Patrick Cooney, J. Patrick Cooney Fine Arts
Creative Quarterly No.58. Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
53rd Founders National Juried Awards Exhibition, Naples, Florida, Curated by Jack O’Brien
The Gateway International Painting Competition, October 2019 Finalist
American Academy of Equine Art 39th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
2019 National Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Curated by Gary Bukovnik. All Entries Included
2019 10x10x10 Tieton International Small Works Juried Exhibition
American Academy of Equine Art 2019 Spring Online Juried Showcase. Award of Merit
2019 Small Works National Juried Exhibition, Award of Merit, SouthWest Artists, Inc.
34th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition. First Place
2019 Spring International Juried Online Exhibition, National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society
Creative Quarterly No.55. Selected for Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
2019 Best of America Small Painting National Juried Exhibition, National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society
— 2018 —
Creative Quarterly No.54. Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
2018 National Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Curated by James Surls. All Entries Included
American Academy of Equine Art, 38th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition 2018, Beeville Art Museum
Studio Visit, Volume Forty-Three, Pages 122 and 123
Creative Quarterly No.52. Fine Art Category Honorable Mention
SouthWest Artists, Inc., 2018 Small Works National Juried Exhibition
One of Twelve Paintings Accepted, McKinney Performing Arts Center, "Unique by Nature" 2018 Juried Exhibition. Curated by Karl Buchberg, Retired Senior Curator, MoMA, and J. Patrick Cooney, J. Patrick Cooney Fine Arts
— 2017 —
2017 National Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Curated by Randy Meador. First Place
Art Muse, Finalist (October 2017)
Art Muse, Distinctive Merit Award (September 2017)
Plano Art Association, 125 Show, Award Winner
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Professional ADVERTISING AND DESIGN Recognition:
Library of Congress, Inclusion
New York Art Directors Club, Two Time Gold Medalist
New York Art Directors Club, Silver Medalist
New York Art Directors Club, Distinctive Merit Awards
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Inclusions and Juror
New York Society of Illustrators, Inclusions
Communication Arts (CA), Inclusions and Juror
Graphis, Inclusions
1998, Dallas Society of Visual Communications, honored as, "One who has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of creative standards in the Southwest United States."
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Distinguished Alumnus, East Texas State University (Texas A&M University, Commerce)
2009 American Paint Horse Association Reserve World Champion
National Reining Horse Association, Non-Pro Competitor
Southwest Reining Horse Association Member
American Academy of Equine Art, Signature Member
