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Walter Piehl, Jr.
Minot, ND |
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A native of Marion, North Dakota, Walter Piehl received his public school education there and in Mesa, Arizona. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art from Concordia College in Moorhead and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from UND. He has taught art at Valley City State University and, since 1970, at Minot State University. As a painter in the Western genre, Walter is respected throughout the Midwest. As an educator, Walter creates an environment that fosters individual expression and a strong work ethic. His paintings are in the collections of the Whitney Museum of Western Arts; Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming; the Smithsonian Institute and the Center for Folk Life Studies in Washington, DC; the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; the Minnesota Museum of Art in St. Paul, Minnesota; the Yellowstone Art Center in Billings, Montana; Paris Gibson Square in Great Falls, Montana; in addition to many other regional museums. Walter has been recognized by the ND Council on the Arts having received a Visual Arts Fellowship and by the Bismarck Tribune as one of 20 Notable North Dakotans. He has also received a 2005 Governor's Award for the Arts in the Individual Achievement category. Counties served (figures taken from 2000 census): Burke County, population 2,242; Mountrail County, population 6,631; Renville County, population 2,610; Ward County, population 58,795, Bottineau County, population 7,149; McHenry County, population 5,987; Pierce County, population 4,675 |
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