In the 25 years since Curt Parker created his first wildlife painting, he has been refining and perfecting his unique style, one which is helping bring new excitement to the largely conservative wildlife art market.  He sees this market poised to expand to include more artistic freedom, with less concern with strict anatomical correctness.

"There is more room today in wildlife art for new forms of expression and interpretation.  The buying public in mainstream art is buying more animal art, especially when it exhibits new forms of the artistic vision.  Although I still sell some realism, and enjoy creating it, I have found a far more receptive audience for my bold, contemporary work.  It appeals to a wider audience."

Curt has held a number of one-person exhibits, the first in 1972 at the Harmon Gallery in Clayton, Missouri.  Later shows at galleries and public institutions included a show at the Busch Memorial Center at Saint Louis University.  Thousands of people viewed this large presentation of wildlife subjects.  Television coverage expanded the audience.  Around this time (1977), his work came to the attention of Marlin Perkins, the world-renowned host of television's "Wild Kingdom".  The artist had several personal visits with Mr Perkins and received welcomed encouragement to explore the bold expression so evident in the eyes of Curt's subjects.  An even larger show was held at a fashionable mall in Frontenac, Missouri in 1981.  Several hundred thousand people saw his wildlife paintings and, once again, Curt's exhibit got television coverage.

In recent years, the artist has focused almost exclusively on the bold themes which bring the viewer face-to-face with the world's most beautiful and endangered species.  "I consider a painting successful if the viewer can feel the excitement of close encounters of the furry kind, the sort of encounters our stone-age ancestors faced and the fear of which we still carry around in our subconscious mind."  Owning a Curt Parker original or limited edition brings new excitement to collecting art.  His work can be found in fine homes and offices throughout the United States and a growing list of countries abroad.