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Contemporary Animal Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
The Bean Man
Located in Bozeman, MT
Marc Etherington’s works take pop culture, childhood memories and everyday domestic life as their subject matter, rendering them through a darkly humorous and sometimes absurd lens. ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Circus Rider
Located in Atlanta, GA
Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminum comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomize...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Riparian
Located in Bozeman, MT
Matt Flint is a painter from the mountain town of Lander, Wyoming. He grew up surrounded by woods, animals, and family. As a boy, He spent endless days creating art and exploring the...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

Hedwig. 2022. Paper/mixed media, 30x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Hedwig. 2022. Paper/mixed media, 30x42 cm Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically base...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Flowers I - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Artist and His Dog, Self Portrait with Black and White Dog, Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Artists often are alone in their studios with little interaction with the outside world. Bruno is no exception. To ease this loneliness, Bruno brings his most trusted companion wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Listening Skills 4957
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Baja Gray Whale Moments. Beautiful watercolor ocean painting
Located in Mexico City, MX
This beautiful art work highlights the outstanding encounters with this magestic mammals in Baja California, México. Search for the other 23 outstanding ocean animal paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Riders on the Storm
Located in Bozeman, MT
For the last 10 years Travis Walker has made landscape paintings about Jackson Hole, a place that never ceases to inspire him to pick up his brushes. He works on location, capturing ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Eternal Journey, Yu Yu riding on the goldfish holding a lantern for exploration
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Born in 1982 in Kuantan, Malaysia, Yap Chun-Yu emerges as a contemporary artist distinguished by numerous accolades garnered from diverse calligraphy and art competitions. Chun-Yu's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Carolyn Carter, Blackbird, Original Animal Painting, Bright Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Carolyn Carter Blackbird Original Animal Painting Mixed Media on Paper Image Size: H 25cm x W 20cm Framed Size: H 40cm x W 34cm Sold Framed i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Caballo y Personajes (Horse and Characters)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gabriel Mendoza Caballo y Personajes (Horse and Characters), 2022 Acrylic, ink and gold leaf on paper Unframed dimensions: 29.75 x 22 inches Framed dimensions: 39 x 27 inches This o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Nocturne" -- Painting on Canvas by Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Animal Painting 019/1639
Located in Bozeman, MT
Les Thomas' animal paintings tend to play with the relationship between culture and nature. The special encaustic wax finish that he applies, he explains, "may very well pertain to m...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sea Fan - Gumball - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an ext...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Acrylic on Canvas: "Fragile"
Located in New York, NY
In this painting the first impression is of the magnificent water buffalo, fragile? Of course, with the global threat of rising sea levels and droughts due to climate change, all lif...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Omenoni - Contemporary and mystic city scene, Oil on canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Gian Marco Capraro presents his latest urban life paintings. These present a vibrant scene with a combination of architectural perspective, city life and a dynamic out of focus style...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

American Family No. 2
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
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1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

'Visions and Dreams of a Man's Funeral, ' by Marcia Emery, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20" x 26" mixed media painting on canvas created in 2011 by artist Marcia Emery depicts a fantastical painting of animals and figures in a landscape. The artist's mystica...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Everything is okay, Enjoy - 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Realistic Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rineke Engwerda is a young artist with a unique style. Even without a signature you can immediately recognize the work of Rineke. In an old school, near the Fanny Blankers Koen stad...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Galloping Spirit - Horse racing, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Garth Bayley Garth Bayley. Out of the Gates -Horses Racing Original pen, watercolour and ink painting on watercolour paper Pen and ink on paper Image size: H24 cm x W32 cm x D 0.1cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, Oil

Out of the Gates, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Garth Bayley Garth Bayley. Out of the Gates -Horses Racing Original pen, watercolour and ink painting on watercolour paper Pen and ink on paper Image size: H24 cm x W32 cm x D 0.1cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Mask Dance
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Barongan dance is a regional art form in Central Java. This barongan dance is very famous among the people, in this barongan dance it reflects the characteristics ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ascendent, oil on canvas, 46 x 30 inches. Birds within a circular composition
Located in New York, NY
Like the 2015 String Theory series, the Dream Weavers takes its cue from the African Weaver Birds and their spectacular nest making skills. The Weaver Birds create various iconic for...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Igualdad" (FRAMED) Painting 14.5" x 20" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Igualdad" (FRAMED) Painting 14.5" x 20" inch by Antonio Pelayo Medium: Pencil on Paper, Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate Size: 12" x 17" inch Size framed: 14.5" x 20" inch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

Transformation No. 5
Located in Bozeman, MT
Enthralled with the lore and spirituality of American Indian cultures, his work often depicts these traditional subjects in nontraditional ways. Hawkins captures the raw sense of ele...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Venetian Venus - Original Oil on Canvas, Framed in Heavy Wooden Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Beerhorst Venetian Venus oil on canvas 23.50h x 23.50w in 59.69h x 59.69w cm RIB006 Rick Beerhorst B. 1960 Education 1987 University of Illinois...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Cougar
Located in Bozeman, MT
"By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/presen...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Morning Activities at the Traditio
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media & acrylic on canvas Barongan dance is a regional art form in Central Java. This barongan dance is very famous among the people, in this barongan dance it reflects the ch...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Hippocampus. Outstanding Water Color Sea Horse Painting
Located in Mexico City, MX
This beautiful art work brings tranquility to spaces with the shades of blue and grey. It´s detail done with ink is simply outstanding. Search for the other 23 outstanding ocean animal paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Spring Puffins
Located in Deddington, GB
Paul Bartlett is a highly acclaimed artist who has won many awards for his original depictions of nature which inform and educate the viewer on conservation issues. ‘Spring Puffins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media

Morning Sheep Market, an original oil painting on canvas
Located in Deddington, GB
About this work of Art Morning Sheep Market by Colin Allbrook. Morning Sheep Market is an original oil painting on canvas. This sheep market at Blackmore Gate on Exmoor is held regul...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orange Rush
Located in Bozeman, MT
Enthralled with the lore and spirituality of American Indian cultures, his work often depicts these traditional subjects in nontraditional ways. Hawkins captures the raw sense of ele...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Chase
Located in Bozeman, MT
Paying attention to what's outside, beyond walls, fences and myths of the modern world, my painting process inspires me to become more aware, attuned and present. I get excited notic...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Gouache

"Walter's New Pet", Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Josh Talbott's (US based) "Walter's New Pet" is an acrylic painting that depicts a small orange haired doll toy, Walter presumably, with a large blue toy ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Acrylic Figurative Painting: "Empires Crumble”
Located in New York, NY
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began exhibiting his work in the East Village in the early 80’s. Since then his work has been featured in exhib...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red Rhino - contemporary oil on canvas, animal painting colorful and playful
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful and colorful Red Rhino oil painting on a thick (2.5 inch) canvas.
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Free (After the Black Stallion)
Located in Bozeman, MT
For the last 10 years Travis Walker has made landscape paintings about Jackson Hole, a place that never ceases to inspire him to pick up his brushes. He works on location, capturing the essence of the seemingly mundane scenes around town: an old salon, a decaying house with a fence made of skis, a vintage...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mamma Bear and Cub...
Located in Bozeman, MT
Johnny Defeo’s work belongs to the concept of souvenir, attempting to capture the experiences he has in the natural world, where he feels free and most at home. His paintings and rug...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Looking Downriver...
Located in Bozeman, MT
Johnny Defeo’s work belongs to the concept of souvenir, attempting to capture the experiences he has in the natural world, where he feels free and most at home. His paintings and rug...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Aviary, neutral abstracted birds, mixed media
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, ink, and collage on Yupo mounted on museum board. Framed. Barbara Strasen creates imagery plumbed from the depths of a fertile imagination and a trove of rich memories, in ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Rattlesnake
Located in Bozeman, MT
"By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/presen...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Zu Sheng Yu, "Amazing Graze", Cow Field Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas, 36x36
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting, "Amazing Graze" is a 36x36 oil painting on canvas by artist Zu Sheng Yu. Depicted is a brown cow in the foreground gazing at the viewer. ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brown Rabbit_ America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Earth Tones
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Brown Rabbit" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 12 in. ; 13.75 x 13.75 in. Framed ______________ Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Deep Time
Located in Bozeman, MT
Enthralled with the lore and spirituality of American Indian cultures, his work often depicts these traditional subjects in nontraditional ways. Hawkins captures the raw sense of ele...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Good Night Moth
Located in Bozeman, MT
Jenny Day (b.1981) is a painter and sculptor who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of California Santa Cruz. Her exhibition record most recently includes Arte Laguna in Venice, Italy, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in Korea, Museum of Art Fort Collins, Mesa Arts Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Blue Star Contemporary Museum in San Antonio, TX, Alabama Contemporary in Mobile, AL, and Elmhurst Museum in Chicago, IL. Day's work has been supported by an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, a Puffin Foundation Grant, a Contemporary Forum Artist Grant from the Phoenix Art Museum, a Barron Purchase Award and on going support from The Process Museum. Day has participated at Greenwich House...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Vinyl, Pen, Color Pencil

Pink and Blue Ostrich on Off White
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Energías en evolución
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This piece blends the surreal and the symbolic, portraying three fantastical creatures coexisting in an intimate and harmonious relationship. It features a hybrid of a Xoloitzcuintli...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Goldilocks - Flaming Hot - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Goldilocks - Flaming Hot sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 14.50h x 19.75w in 36.83h x 50.16w cm JEC161 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Couple Series, Comic Animals Modern Pop Art, Dog & Cow wedding riding horse
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
WANG ZHI WU 王志武 1984 China Wang Zhi Wu is well-known by personifying animals in his paintings. Animals in Wang’s paintings have cartoon-liked shapes. Their images mix with differe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wee One 12 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer Wee One 12 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 14x11in Framed: 15x12x1in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-190...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Traveling Deity (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer The Traveling Deity (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 21x17in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1896 *Frame...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Turkmen Contemporary Art by Amir Kerr - Sunny At Midnight
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on bottom right Born in Turkmenistan, in the sunny city of Ashkhabad. From his youth was into artistic activities, currently the earlier works are kept in the family archives...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Devil’s Tooth (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer The Devil’s Tooth (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 40x40in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1894 *on stre...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

String of Pearls - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper, in this case a paper that mimics the undulating patterns of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches. Jeff Conroy String of Pearls sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.50w in 31.75h x 46.99w cm JEC126 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Little Ol' Tex
Located in Austin, TX
David Ackerson (b. 1950, American) Title: "Little Ol' Tex" Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 18 x 24 in. Markings: Signed LR "David Ackerson" Signed & Ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Therapy Painting, acrylic on canvas, pop art inspired, orange, blue and yellow
Located in New York, NY
Charles Buckley's best known paintings explore the art of storytelling by illustrating the progression of a narrative. These linear stories depict progress by recording evidence of a...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pretty Paint
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is an oil painting single paint pony standing with its head lowered. It's body is positioned at a three-quarter view. The white and tan horse stand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Jeff Conroy, Arozarena De La Fuente, and John Defeo. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary animal paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $98 and tops out at $437,000, while the average work sells for $3,497.

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