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Kudu Mixed Media Sculpture, by Maria D’Souza

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:2,500.00 USD
Kudu Mixed Media Sculpture, by Maria D’Souza
We want hunters and outfitters to have a positive experience.

Expectations of hunters:

1) Bring another hunter and extend the hunt if feasible

2) Hunt from the outfitter's price list after harvesting donated trophies if additional game are
available and tip generously

Donations may not be combined on one trip unless outfitters agree prior to auction.
The name of this custom piece is “HIGH SPEED TRAGOS.” From the D’Souza Original Fine Art Collection.

“This antelope symbolizes grace and agility while the massive horns signify strength and power.”

Maria is the first and only artist to take this medium into the fine art world. We are grateful that she was willing to design, create, and donate this beautiful, custom, one-of-a-kind Kudu piece specifically for our chapter’s auction tonight.

Maria’s Biography
Maria D’Souza is a true wildlife enthusiast and an international award-winning artist. The core of her art is to capture the animal’s spirit flowing on from its natural life cycle, thus honoring that life. As a fine art sculptor, she uses the world’s most iconic animals that are ethically sourced as her canvas with themes ranging from western to contemporary. She combines vivid color with exquisite materials, such as custom-made beads, semi-precious gems, tooled metals and leather, to create a one-of-a-kind D’Souza Original.

D’Souza is known as the first and only artist to have taken this medium into the fine art world. The D’Souza’s Originals Beaded Animal Skull Art are some of the most prized and sought after. Her work can be found in private collections, and galleries as well as in the permanent collections of the Booth Western Art Museum, Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Cartersville, GA and Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center, Hendersonville, TN.

Having traveled and resided in 6 different continents, embarked on wildlife observatory tours in Africa, the Middle East and North America, D’Souza’s artistic inspirations are as varied as the cultures and places she has lived. Drawing on her Portuguese-Indian ancestry, D’Souza strives to honor these majestic, awe inspiring, creatures with new life through her art one bead at a time. There’s nothing tame with this wild spirit; she is the “Art of the Wild”.

Web Site: mariadsouzaart.com
Email: mdsouzaart@gmail.com

Donor’s Valuation: $12,000 and we thank Maria for this donation.

Note: Online bidding will be allowed for this item. Winning bidder is responsible for all shipping related costs and risks.


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
From Dreams solo exhibition – 2023 Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Clarksville TN
Dallas Safari club – 2022
The Lyrical Cowboy – 2021 Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center – Hendersonville, TN
Big Sky Auction - MT – 2018/2019/2021
Sundance – Lunds fine Art -2019
Go West Young Man - A joint exhibition with legendary fashion designer Manuel Cuevas- Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center - Hendersonville, TN – 2019
ADC Fine Art - Cincinnati, OH – 2019 Art Comes Alive!
Rendezvous Royale/By Western Hands - Buffalo Bill Cody Museum 2019
An Exhibition of the Contemporary Female Artist- 1628ltd. Gallery - Cincinnati, OH – 2019
The CM Russell Museum – Great Falls, MT - 2019
The Russell Exhibition & Auction – 2018
Art Comes Alive! - ADC Fine Art - Cincinnati, OH 2018
Rendezvous Royale/ By Western Hands - Buffalo Bill Cody Museum – Cody, WY 2018
Blink Art Resources Annual Exhibit – Cincinnati, OH - 2018
The Russell Exhibition & Auction 2017
Art Comes Alive! – ADC Fine Art - Cincinnati, OH – 2017
Western Design Conference – Jackson Hole, WY - 2017

AWARDS
Mixed Media Artist of the Year 2017 - Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati, Oh Emerging Artist of the Year 2017 – Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati, OH Top 2% of All Entries 2017 - Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati, OH
Most Innovative Interior Art Designer – 2018 Interior Design Awards, Build, Staffordshire U.K. Award for Excellence in Luxury Wall Art - 2018 Interior Design Awards, Build, Staffordshire U.K. Gallery Placement
Award – Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati, OH – 2021
COLLECTIONS: The Confluence Luxury Residences – Denver, Co C.M. Russell Museum – Great Falls, Mt Private Collection – Park City, Ut Private Collection- Dallas, Tx Private collection – Oxford, U.K. Private collection – Jackson Hole, Wy The Eureka -Institute – Cincinnati, Oh Private collection - La Jolla, Ca Private collection – Dubai, U.A.E. Private collection – Dallas Tx Private collection – Santa Fe, NM Monthaven Art & Cultural Center – Hendersonville, TN Booth Western Art Museum – Cartersville, GA