September 2023

I’m happy to report, that ‘Across the Sound’ will represent me/my work in this year’s ‘Birds in Art’ exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. (Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) September 9 - November 23

UPDATED September 17: Just returned from a wonderful opening weekend of 'Birds in Art' to some fabulous news .. 'Across the Sound' has been acquired by the Museum and will be placed in their beautiful permanent collection!

Across the Sound’ 2023•acrylic on rag board•48.26 cm x 42.54 cm•19” x 16.75” Sold


June 2023

ART FOR OUR SAKE - Updated *

Artists Making a Difference in the World through their Art and NFTs

I invite you to enjoy an exciting new concept in art collecting and at the same time, help support our conservation efforts.

For more information, please visit: https://art-for-our-sake.org/

To view the NFTs I have available: https://art-for-our-sake.org/artists/chris-bacon/

*Please also note, that these NFTs include a print of the NFT (at no additional cost) and may be purchased directly from the AFOS website with the option to use a credit card.


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August 2022

I am honoured to be a part of ‘Western Visions’ this September at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. (Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.A.)

Study for Reflections of Spring’ 2022•watercolour on rag board•21.27 cm x 25.71 cm•8 3/8” x 10 1/8” Sold


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August 2022

As well, I am pleased to announce that ‘Silent Stillness’ will represent me/my work in this year’s ‘Birds in Art’ at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (U.S.A.). This highly regarded and much anticipated exhibition will open on September 10th and run until November 27th 2022.

Silent Stillness’ 2022•watercolour & acrylic on rag board•27.94 cm x 29.21 cm•11” x 11.50” Sold


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August 2022

Out in the stunning, northern California region this Autumn? .. Do drop in and experience …

'Art & the Animal' Society of Animal Artists, 62nd. annual members exhibition at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Redding, California, U.S.A. September 24th. and running until January 1st. 2023.

Still Life’ 2008/19•acrylic on rag board•50.08 cm x 44.45 cm•20" x 17.50" Available


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August 2022

If you find yourself in the beautiful Algonquin Park area of Ontario, Canada, between now and October 16th. The Algonquin Art Centre is hosting a wonderful exhibition entitled 'Birds of Algonquin' and I highly recommend popping in for a visit.

Study for Marsh Wren’ 2022•watercolour on arches (hot press) paper • 59.69 cm x 19.68 cm • 23.50" x 7.75" Sold


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Posted: September 2021

34th. Annual ‘Western Visions’ at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.A.

Once again, I am very happy to be a part of the Museum’s largest and longest running fundraiser, which is one of the signature events of the Jackson Hole Fall Art’s Festival.

SEPTEMBER 16th. Show and Sale 5pm - 8pm. In person or online.

For more information, please visit: https://www.wildlifeart.org/

Western Bluebird & Blossoms’ 2021•watercolour & acrylic on rag board•15.87cm x 37.46cm•6.25” x 14.75” Sold


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Posted: August 2021

'Sketch for Survival' is a touring exhibition and auction where artists and celebrity supporters have been asked to spend 26 minutes on an artwork of any endangered species .. the same amount of time it takes for an elephant to be poached in the wild in Africa.

Please consider supporting the ExplorersAgainstExtinction campaign to help raise awareness and significant funds to "promote the conservation of rare and endangered species and the protection of their environments; to advance the education of the public in conservation issues around rare and endangered species and the threats to their environment; to help local communities impacted by proximity to rare species benefit from their protection."

UPDATE: The live auction starts October 1st and will run until November 28th. Please see link below to bid on my work.

https://explorersagainstextinction.irostrum.com/auction/02ea2123-b022-408c-a2be-0ab8a70ed38a/bidding/2093811

For more information, please visit:

A Study for Siberian Crane’ 2021•graphite on arches paper•29 cm x 21 cm•11 3/8” x 8 1/4” (IUCN Red List •Critically Endangered) Sold


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Posted: June 2021

I am thrilled to announce that ‘Light of Truth’ will represent my work in this year’s ‘Birds in Art’ at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (U.S.A.). This highly regarded exhibition will open on September 11th and run until November 28th 2021.

Light of Truth’ 2020•watercolour & acrylic on rag board•59.69 cm x 62.23 cm•23.50” x 24.50” Sold


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September 2020: Please note, I have closed the shop temporarily.

How time flies! It’s the tenth anniversary of my thirty year retrospective ‘ALIGHT’ at the Art Gallery of Burlington .. and to mark the milestone, I am re-releasing a few copies of the book that accompanied the exhibition. •Hard cover•53 pages•Full colour•6.5” x 8.5”•16.51 cm x 21.59 cm•Signed•$7.50 Cdn (plus shipping/handling & applicable taxes)


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Posted: June 2020

A BIG thank you to whoever nominated and to all who voted me ‘Best Local Artist’ in this year’s Readers Choice Awards.

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BIRDS IN ART at the LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM

I am pleased to announce that 'The Space in Between' will represent my work at this year's 'Birds in Art'. This highly regarded and eagerly anticipated exhibition will open at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum on September 7th and run until December 1st, 2019.

For more information, please contact: info@lywam.org

Posted: June 2019

Update: The piece has been selected for tour and will be exhibited at the following Museums :

* Wichita Falls Museum of Art. Midwestern State University. Wichita, Texas, U.S.A. January 17 - February 22, 2020

* Newington-Cropsey Foundation. Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A. March 23 - May 15, 2020

* CANCELLED Wendell Gilley Museum. Southwest Harbor, Maine, U.S.A. June 20 - September 8, 2020

Posted: October 2019


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Going to THE BRISCOE

A BIG thank you to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for agreeing to lend 'Synchronicity' to the Society of Animal Artists, 59th annual members exhibition. 'Art and the Animal' will open at the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas on September 19, 2019 and run until January 1, 2020.

For more information, please contact: admin@societyofanimalartists.com

Posted: May 2019


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'Heron' # 4/10•stone lithograph on BFK paper• 20.32cm x 31.75cm• 8" x 12.50" Sold

PLEASE HELP THE PELEE ISLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY (PIBO) .. HELP OUR BIRDS

Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson invite you to the second annual 'Wild Bird Ball'. A fundraising, gala event to benefit the PIBO. Featuring special guests Molly Johnson, Billy Newton-Davis and John Alcorn. Being held on April 28th 2019 at the CROW'S THEATRE in Toronto, Ontario.

 A message from the co-founder, Margaret Atwood ..

"PIBO, on the Important Bird Area of Pelee Island in Lake Erie, is a crucial part of the North American migration monitoring network that helps tell us how the birds of our shared bioplanet are faring in this time of stressful climate change. PIBO also watches the Pelee Monarch Butterfly migration, and conducts a highly successful schools program in Essex County. It runs on peanuts, so please contribute your own peanut because, as hungry birds know, every peanut helps. PIBO counts birds because birds count." MA

I am pleased to donate this framed, stone lithograph that will be auctioned on the evening to help raise funds in support of the The Pelee Island Bird Observatory .. a non-profit charitable organisation devoted to the study and conservation of birds.

Cocktail Reception 6 pm / Dinner & Show 7 pm / Tables $5,000.00 / VIP Tables $10,000.00  For more information on ticket or table purchases, please contact Suzanne Friemann at: suzanne.friemann@pibo.ca or call +1.519.982.7426

Posted: April 2019


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AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP .. and make a stand against species extinction.

I have been asked and am pleased to donate a sketch/study of an endangered species that will be auctioned to help support the vital work of anti-poaching units in Garamba National Park.

'Study for Young Whooping Crane' 2018•watercolour on arches (cold press) paper•17.15cm x 29.84cm•6.75"x 11.75" Sold

"This campaign is also about raising awareness for endangered species everywhere .. and so I chose the Whooping Crane. Fading in .. I see this highly endangered young bird as a symbol of hope for the future of the species .. of which there are only a total of 757 birds remaining (both in captivity and in the wild)." CB

Please consider supporting the Explorers against Extinction campaign to raise awareness and significant funds that will help fight wildlife crime in Africa and beyond.

Sketch for Survival Exhibition & Auction

A touring art exhibition and auction where acclaimed professional artists and celebrity supporters have been asked to spend 26 minutes on an artwork of any endangered species .. the same amount of time it takes for an elephant to be poached in the wild in Africa. That adds up to 55 Elephants being slaughtered everyday for their ivory. Celebrity supporters include Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Stephen Fry, Richard E. Grant, Sophie Thompson, Mary Berry, Nick Park, Colonel John Blashford Snell and Frederick Forsyth.

The exhibition will visit five UK venues including the prestigious gallery@oxo on London’s South Bank as well as touring to Manhattan, New York. All artwork will be auctioned via an online platform in aid of Explorers against Extinction nominated projects. Online registration opens September 22nd. with the auction closing Sunday the 25th. of November 2018.

For more information, please visit:

 

Posted: September 2018


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SOME VERY FINE ART CARDS :

I am pleased to announce a collaboration with Museums & Galleries Ltd.

Starting this year, you will find a selection of my work on their landmark 'Classics' range of very fine Art Cards. 

Distributed in over thirty countries, Museums & Galleries Ltd. is the UK's leading publisher of quality art cards and design-led stationery. They are the official publishers for the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Library, the Natural History Museum. London, England and BBC Earth.

For more information, please visit:

 

Posted: February 2018


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UP-DATE:  LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM. Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

I am thrilled to announce that 'Synchronicity' is one of sixty works selected from the 2017 'Birds in Art' exhibition to be included in the national tour. The painting will travel to five museums over the next sixteen months. As well, I am honoured that the Museum's acquisitions committee has voted unanimously in favour of purchasing the work for the Leigh Yawkey Woodson's permanent collection.

Posted: September 2017

 

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The team at PT Explorers (Dubai) have asked me to write a short, but insightful piece about my work.
I invite you to explore their beautiful August/September issue and peruse 'True Nature' at:

http://magazine.pawstrails.com/vol-06/page/126

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Posted: August 2017


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LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM : 'Birds in Art' 2017. Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

'Synchronicity' will be on display in this year's 42nd annual 'Birds in Art' exhibition. Opening September 9th and running until November 26th 2017.

For more information about the exhibition, please visit: https://www.lywam.org/birds-in-art-2017/ 

Please visit my Homepage for a short statement about this work.

Posted: July 2017

 

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ARTWORK STOLEN :

If this painting surfaces, know that it was 'lifted' from a private collection in Canada a short time ago. Any information regarding its whereabouts should be directed to your local authorities. Thank you!

'Long Point’ (Dowitcher) 2002

watercolour on rag board

38 cm x 39.50 cm  15" x 15.50" (image)

 

Posted: May 2017


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LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM : 'Birds in Art' 2016. Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

'LightSwept' will be on display in this year's 41st annual 'Birds in Art' exhibition. Opening September 10th and running until November 27th.

*Update 24/09/2016 : The painting has now been selected for the National Tour and will travel to five Museums over the next sixteen months.

For more information, please visit: https://www.lywam.org/birds-in-art/

Posted: August 2016


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HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE :  'Art & the Animal' 2016. Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

'Thin Air' (White-tailed Tropicbird) 2015, will be on exhibition at the Society of Animal Artists 56th Annual Members Exhibition. It opens on September 23rd and runs until January 1st 2017. For more information, please visit:  http://www.societyofanimalartists.com/exhibits.html

In ‘Thin Air’, I have used the ‘white’ bird as a gauge to measure warmth and coolness in the surrounding atmosphere

*Excerpt from the 'Art & the Animal' 2016 catalogue.

Posted: June 2016


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'EMPERORS'  acrylic on rag board  10.50" x 16.25"  27cm x 41cm

COMMISSIONED WORK?  If you would like to discuss the possibility of commissioning a piece, please contact me at: chris@chrisbacon.com  

Here, my client requested "some baby penguins"... and of course the challenge was ...

How do I construct a solid painting, dealing with almost certainly, the most endearing creatures on the planet ? 

Posted: January 2016


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LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM :  'Birds in Art' 2015. Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

'A New Day' will be on exhibition until November 29th at the Woodson and has been selected for the national tour. It will travel to five Museums throughout the United States over the next fifteen months. For more information, please visit: 

http://www.lywam.org/birds-art-2015/

Upon reflection, ‘A New Day’ speaks of personal change and new beginnings. As an allegory, elements within the watercolour can be interpreted as symbolic representations of all that is fresh and new and unknown

*Excerpt from the 'Birds in Art' 2015 catalogue.

Posted: September 2015


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BIRD STUDIES CANADA :     Baillie Birdathon  2015 

     Once again this year, I am donating a framed artist proof giclée print 'Study for Common Yellowthroat' as one of the prizes available to participants in the Baillie Birdathon. Important funds are raised through this event each year for bird research and conservation. 

For more information, please visit: Bird Studies Canada

Posted: July 2015


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Posted: April 2015