About Julie T. Chapman

I adored horses, but never had one as a kid (even though I grew up on a small family farm in Ohio! the injustice of it all...). I loved science, math, and art, so - naturally enough - got an engineering degree and went to work for HP in northern California after college. There I finally got into horses, and competed in dressage and 3-day eventing for years.

Despite long hours in R&D and marketing at HP, I never stopped drawing. Winning the 2003 Arts for the Parks $50,000 Grand Prize kicked me in the butt in many ways, so we moved from California to Montana, and I became a full-time artist. I already knew and loved Yellowstone and Glacier for wildlife reference material, but in Montana I discovered the joys of small-town summertime rodeo (color! drama! horses in action!).

I recently made my first trip to Africa - the holy grail for wildlife artists - and fell in love with the beauty and diversity of the animals there. I'm enjoying exploring African subject matter in my scratchboards and paintings, and I can't wait to return.

I'm very privileged to have work in museums and collections in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, and to be juried or invited into a number of national and international shows annually (subscribing to my Artzine will keep you abreast of my event calendar). I'm also honored to be represented by a wonderful coterie of galleries in the U.S. and abroad (see the list above). My sincere thanks go to the ever-increasing number of collectors who have brought my work into their homes - they inspire me to keep growing!

Click on the images below to view Julie T. Chapman's artwork available for sale at this year's show.