Dale Threlkeld
Artist's Statement and Bio
"A work of art should be a revelation. Art that is a revelation explores the territory between the explicable and the inexplicable. The inexplicable is more interesting to me. As with any adventure, the process of painting is full of the potential unknown. Something new is revealed even though it may be linked to what we already know or suspect. The beauty of it is its mystery; the mystery of it is its beauty." - Dale Threlkeld
Dale grew up in rural Missouri and on the racetrack circuit traveling with his father, who was a jockey and trainer. His first grade teacher was an artist. His mother was an early inspiration as she went back to school late in life to become a nurse. Dale attended Northeast Missouri State University, Ball State University and Southern Illinois University with a year in Vietnam in between. Dale's first New York gallery was Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer. He also exhibited at Frank Marino and Gensis Gallery as well as various museum exhibitions including The Dubuque Museum of Art, The Illinois State Museum and the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Exhibitions
Group Exhibition, ArtAspen, Aspen CO 2019
Group Exhibition, ArtAspen, Aspen CO 2018
Aspen Gala, host Rosalyn Pergande & Shining Stars Foundation, Aspen, CO 2016
Group Show, The Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN 2011
Pool Art Fair, New York City, 2010
New Paintings, Schmidt Art Center, The Schmidt Art Center Belleville, IL 2010
Open Portfolio, The Chelsea Art Museum, New York City, 2010
Solo Exhibition, Woodfire Gallery, Dowagiac, MI The Artist Project Chicago, IL 2008
The Krasl Art Center St Joseph, MI 2008
The New Expressionists, Dubuque Museum of Art Dubuque, IA 2002
One Person Painting Exhibition, The Schmidt Art Center Belleville, IL 2002
Painting Exhibition, CedarHusrt Gallery Mitchel Museum of Art Mt. Vernon, IL 2001
One Person Exhibition, Contempory Art Center Peoria, IL 1996
Metropolitan St. Louis Figure Exhibition, Southern Illinois University 1984
Fine Artists Invitational Exhibition Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL 1982
Three Artists Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL 1980
New Talent Exhibition, Gimple and Weizenhofer New York, NY 1978
Midstates Traveling Arts Exhibition Evansville Museum of Art 1974
9th Annual Prints and Drawing Exhibition, The Dulin Gallery of Art Knoxville TN 1976
[purchase award] Unique Works on Paper, Van Straaten Gallery Chicago, IL 1975
6th Annual Prints and Drawings Exhibition, The Arkansas Art Center 1976
8th Annual Mid-South Exhibition, Brooks Memorial Gallery Memphis TN 1975
5th Annual Prints and Drawings Exhibition, The Arkansas Art Center 1975