"REVERIE"
AS A YOUNG BOY IN RURAL MINNESOTA I longed to see a real painting which didn't exist in my little community at that time. God created me with the desire to be an artist. That desire has been nurtured by many encouraging people along the way. The summer I turned 17, I received a scholarship to attend a summer program at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis. While there I saw great paintings for the first time. Continuing to learn to paint has been a long joyful journey. Each day I GET TO PAINT is a great day! I have to admit sometimes I love it too much. When I keep the Lord in mind, my wife, family, friends, and art, in that order, my heart is glad and my spirit can rejoice freely. Psalm 16:8 -11.
Magazine and Sports Illustrations by Myron Sahlberg.
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THREE OVERLAPPING CAREERS
ILLUSTRATION 1976-1996 During these years Myron created hundreds of illustrations for books, magazines, greeting cards, university sports programs, and advertising accounts. TEACHING 1985-2013 Myron taught drawing, painting and illustration in the Communication Art and Design department at the Alexandria Technical and Community College. OIL PAINTING 1990-PRESENT He paints commissioned portraits in his studio or in the client’s home. and has done many public portrait demonstrations. He has studied painting with these excellent artists: Pat Jerde, Richard Whitney, Bonita Roberts, Carolyn Anderson, and John Howard Sanden. "I am grateful for the unique and personal influence each of these artists has had on my artistic skills." |
EXHIBITS AND SHOWS
2019 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2018 MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART SHOW AND SALE, Tucson, AZ.
2018 LAKE REGION ARTS COUNCIL - GUEST JUROR, MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.
2018 EXIHIBIT OF MY RECENT PAINTINGS, KADDATZ GALLERY, Fergus Falls, MN.
2018 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2017 MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART SHOW, Tucson, AZ.
2017 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2016 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2016 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ.
2015 CHRISTOPHER ATKINS EXHIBIT, Curator of Exhibitions, Museum of American Art.
2015 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Friends of the Fair Award.
2015 SOLO SHOW, past to present work.Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN.
2015 UNVEILING OF THE VIKING FAMILY OIL PORTRAIT, Runestone Museum.
2015 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ.
2014 SOLO SHOW at Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, Glenwood, MN.
2013 SOLO SHOW at the Minnesota Maritime Museum, Alexandria, MN.
GALLERY
SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2019 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2018 MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART SHOW AND SALE, Tucson, AZ.
2018 LAKE REGION ARTS COUNCIL - GUEST JUROR, MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.
2018 EXIHIBIT OF MY RECENT PAINTINGS, KADDATZ GALLERY, Fergus Falls, MN.
2018 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2017 MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART SHOW, Tucson, AZ.
2017 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2016 AMERICAN MINIATURE SHOW, SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.
2016 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ.
2015 CHRISTOPHER ATKINS EXHIBIT, Curator of Exhibitions, Museum of American Art.
2015 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Friends of the Fair Award.
2015 SOLO SHOW, past to present work.Lake Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN.
2015 UNVEILING OF THE VIKING FAMILY OIL PORTRAIT, Runestone Museum.
2015 ARTIST OPEN SHOW, Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, AZ.
2014 SOLO SHOW at Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, Glenwood, MN.
2013 SOLO SHOW at the Minnesota Maritime Museum, Alexandria, MN.
GALLERY
SETTLERS WEST GALLERY, Tucson, AZ.