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Selected Museum And Public Collections

Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum, Ridgedale, MO ~ Permanent Collection
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN ~ Permanent Collection
City of Gillette, Wyoming  Public Collection
City of Green River, Wyoming Public Collection
City of San Dimas, CA Public Collection
City of Palm Desert, CA Entrance to Sculpture Park, Public Collection
Bighorn Development Palm Desert, CA Entrance to Development

Museum Exhibits

Brookgreen Gardens

Equine Spirit: The Horse in American Art
January 25th to April 27th 2014

Historic work from the Brookgreen collection as well as works borrowed from contemporary artists.
Works included by Curt Mattson are Bronze Sculpture “She’s One Classy Outfit”, Oil Painting “Two Of The Best” and Charcoal Drawing “Throwin’ A Fit”

Brookgreen Gardens

The Wild West: Historic and Contemporary Sculpture
September 12th to November 1st 2009
Murrells Inlet, SC

The exhibit presented a range of works that illustrate the American West, from cowboys and Indians to settlers and contemporary westerners.  Significant historic sculpture from the Brookgreen Gardens collection were included The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington and The End of the Trail by James Earle Fraser (two of the best known Western-themed sculptures ever created), and important historic depictions of Native Americans such as On the Border of the White Man’s Land by Solon Borglum, Pursued by A. Phimister Proctor, and On the Warpath by Cyrus Dallin. Sculpture by major contemporary artists, such as Herb Mignery, Curt Mattson, T. D. Kelsey, John Coleman, Garland Weeks, Fritz White, Hollis Williford, Doug Hyde, and Oreland Joe, were shown.

Wild Horses:  Equine Art At Home On The Range

July 25th through November 2, 2008
Phippen Western Art Museum, Prescott, AZ

Winners’ Round Up

February 24th to July 8, 2007
Phippen Western Art Museum, Prescott, AZ

The Phippen Western Art Museums 2005 Summer Show
“Ranching & Rodeo:  The Historical Connections”