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Mikel Donahue
Best of Show
Winner
at 2021
Cowboy
Artists of
America
Exhibition
By Gloria Dow, Speedhorse
Founded in 1965, the Cowboy Artists of America (CA) is an organization dedicated to authentically preserving
the culture of Western life in fine art and portraying the lifestyles of the cowboy
and the American West, as it was then and as it is now. The CA is one of the most influential artists’ groups in American history. The 55th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition & Sale was held Nov. 5-6 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Total sales topped $1.2 million, with 72% of the exhibited works sold. Proceeds from the sale and exhibition help fund the Joe Beeler Foundation, which supports the CA in educational efforts through workshops, scholarships and other ventures.
This year’s event, presented by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, honored longtime CA benefactor Anne W. Marion. Premier artist Mikel Donahue’s Poker Night, an acrylic painting that earned this
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