Interview with Guy Coheleach
Guy Coheleach is one of the most renowned wildlife artists in the world. His art displays a true passion for wildlife that is immediately apparent to anyone viewing his artwork. Coheleach has spent years abroad and in the US collecting visual references as inspiration for his work. These experiences combined with his immense talent is what yields his breath-taking paintings. His work is appreciated by art critics as well as animal scientists. Coheleach's work has received some of the highest accolades. His paintings have received the Society of Animal Artists' Award of Excellence an unprecedented eight times. This most prestigious honor is awarded by the curators and professors of fine art from museums and universities across America. He has also received the celebrated Master Artist Medal from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in 1983, one of only a few artists both living and dead so honored at the time. His work is ubiquitous, having been exhibited in the National Collection of Fine Art, The White House, The Corcoran Gallery, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Visiting heads of State have received Coheleach's American Eagle print. In 1995 his exhibition was hosted by The Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh and in 1996 by the Newark Museum. Here, you can see some of Coheleach's work Further, PBS has done two films on Coheleach in 2006 and he has been the subject of two other films, "Guy Coheleach and the Bald Eagle" and "Quest: An Artist and His Prey," both of these have been shown on all three national television networks. He has been the focus of Articles in Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, National Wildlife and Wildlife Art News as well as numerous regional art and wildlife magazines. For more information of Guy Coheleach and his artwork, please view his official website here . Coheleach's passion for animals extends beyond wildlife and into his own home--he is an avid fan of Golden Retrievers, having had 3 Goldens. Here he speaks to us about his experiences with the wonderful breed...
The Interview
They're just great. Affectionate, gentle and loyal (to any one who will pet and play with them).
Never thought anything else.
Lucky and Kir lasted 18 and 17 years. Cancer killed Mischa two years ago at 13 years old. They certainly were members of the family. Here in Florida we now have a West Highland Terrier. My wife says they don't shed and I can tell you they don't take any guff!
She just hung around the studio and house all the time; whereever people were. She had 6 acres in northern New Jersey to roam if she wanted adventure.
She would have been a great hunting Retriever. I would throw things into the woods and she always came right back with whatever I had touched and thrown.
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