EDUCATION
- Initial formal art training, Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.
- Minneapolis School of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
- Royal Academy of Fine Art (Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten), Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
full tuition
EXHIBITIONS
2020 - Grand Opening of Bozeman Art Museum featuring an exhibition of small to life-size Floyd DeWitt sculptures
2006 - Contemporary Masters, Matteucci Gallery, Santa Few, New Mexico
2004 - European Aesthetic, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
2003 - Salon D’Arts, Colorado History Museum, Denver, Colorado
Nocturne, Legends Gallery, Livingston, Montana
2002 - National Sculpture Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City, NY
National Sculpture Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Christmas Show, Nedra Matteucci Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Self-portrait in Art, Danforth Gallery, Livingston, Montana
2001 - Portrait Show, Danforth Gallery, Livingston, Montana
Buffalo Bill Art Show Cody Museum, Cody, Wyoming
2000 - Artist’s of America, Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
National Sculpture Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City, NY
National Sculpture Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Buffalo Bill Art Show Cody Museum, Cody, Wyoming
1999 - Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
1998 - The Dance, exhibition of the National Sculpture Society, New York, City, NY
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
1997 - Portraits Exhibition, Americas Towers. New York City, NY
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Equis, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
1996 - National Sculpture Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, New York City, NY
National Sculpture Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolin
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
Coors Western Art Exhibition and Sale, Denver, Colorado
1995 - Coors Western Art Exhibition and Sale, Denver, Colorado, USA
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
1995 - Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
1994 - 100 Years of the National Sculpture Society of the United States of America in Italy, Palazzo
Mediceo, Seravezza, Italy
1993 - Tacoma Art Museum: The Face in Art, Seattle, Washington *
1993 - NAWA Exhibition, Cowboy Hall of Fame, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
1993 - Centennial Exhibition of The National Sculpture Society, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
1992 - National Academy of Western Art (NAWA), Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1991 - The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, U.S.A.
1989 - The New Gallery, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota
1989 - Eide, Dalrymple Gallery, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.A.
1987 - The Wade Gallery, Livingston, Montana *
1986 - Danforth Gallery, Livingston, Montana *
1986 - Livingston Public Library, Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.
1985 - The Art Center of Minnesota, Wayzetta, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1983 - Gallery ‘t Bagijntje, Lochem, the Netherlands
1981 - Aemstelle (Municipal Art Center), Amstelveen, the Netherlands
1980 - Gallery Fijnaut, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1979 - Provincial Capital (Provinciehuis), Zwolle, the Netherlands
1979 - Houtrust Hallen ‘Year of the Child’, The Hague *
1979 - Hotel Des Indes, The Hague, the Netherlands
1979 - Zienagoog, Zaandam, the Netherlands
1978 - City Hall (Gemeentehuis), Voorschoten, the Netherlands
1977 - Singer Museum, Laren, the Netherlands
1975 - Atelier Noyons, Utrecht, the Netherlands
1974_ -Gallery ‘De Ark’, Boxtel, the Netherlands
1974 - The Art Center (Kunstcentrum), Bergen, the Netherlands
1973 - Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1973 - Atelier Noyons, Utrecht, the Netherlands
1970 - Manege De Liemers, Beek, the Netherlands
1969 - Sculpture Garden, Lelystad, The Netherlands
1969 - Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam *
1968 - Netherlands Credit Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1967 - Museumboerderij De Olievaer, Uithoorn, The Netherlands
1967 - Sculpture Garden, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
1966_ Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam *
1966 - Kunsthandel M.L. de Boer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1964_ Madurodam, The Hague, The Netherlands
1961 - De Paardenburg, Ouderker a/d Amstel, The Netherlands
1960 - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota *
1959 - Kilbrid & Bradly Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
COMMISSIONS
1998 - Several private commissions
1997 - The Dance of Atonement belly dance series, commissioned by Mr. E. Ossorio, Boulder,
Colorado, U .S.A.
1995 - Portrait of Mr. Sid Kurth, Attorney at Law, Billings, Montana, U.S.A.
1994 - Life-sized rendition of The Mother of the Ram, commissioned by the owners of The Matteucci
Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
1990 - Portrait The Rancher’s Daughter, private commission, Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.
1985 - Cover drawing for the book of poetry “The Exact Place”, commissioned by Mary Ann Waters
for Confluence Press, Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.A.
1984 - Portrait The Survivor, commissioned by C.M. Bussemaker and the Masonic Temple, Bussum,
the Netherlands
1983 - Portrait Gustav Mahler, commissioned by the City of Utrecht for the Municipal Music Center,
Utrecht, the Netherlands
1981 - Portrait The Consultant, commissioned by Mr. Wim van Schaik, Groenekan, the Netherlands
1980 - Portrait Pioneer Woman, commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. H. Stam, The Hague, the Netherlands
1980 - Portrait The Prophet, commissioned by Dr. J. Knoll, Duivendrecht, the Netherlands
1979 - Monument depicting a horse Ode to the Journey, commissioned by the city of Voorschoten,
the Netherlands
1976 - Equestrian Monument Homage to the Pioneer, commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce,
Wolf Point, Montana, U.S.A.
1972 - Welded steel mobile Pegasus in Flight, commissioned by the City of Utrecht to be placed
in the Municipal Theater, Utrecht, the Netherlands
1970 - Medallion Become What You Are, commissioned by the National Society of Medallion Art to
commemorate children, Bergen, the Netherlands
1970 - Monument The Colt, commissioned by the City of Lelystad, the Netherlands
1969 - Monument The Colt, commissioned by the City of Amsterdam, Buitenveldert, the Netherlands
1968 - Equestrian Monument The Inheritor II, commissioned by the City of Amsterdam for the
Entrance to Darwin Park, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1967 - Three Donkeys entitled The Family, commissioned by the City of Utrecht, the Netherlands
1967 - Equestrian Monument The Inheritor I, commissioned by the City of Amsterdam, Buitenveldert,
the Netherlands
1964 - Medallion commemorating the life work of Eleanor Roosevelt, commissioned by Royal Begeer,
Voorschoten, the Netherlands
1960 - Seven welded iron reliefs, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1956 - Battalion Monument, commissioned by the Second Armored Division, United States Army,
West Germany (present site, Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.)
1954 - Mural commissioned by the Elks Club, Wolf Point, Montana, U.S.A.
IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS
- 2019 Unveiling of The Caregiver at Livingston Memorial Hospital and purchased by the hospital.
- Sculpture of Innocence (The Colt) purchased as a gift for Princess Benedikte of Denmark Ministry of Cultural Affairs, The Hague, the Netherlands,
- Bronze horse by Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Sculpture of The Inheritor III by Museum Henriette Polak, Zutphen, the Netherlands
- Sculpture of The Family by the Prins Willem Alexander School, Schalkhaar, the Netherlands
- Sculpture of Untamed (Pegasus in Panic) and The Call; permanent acquisitions for the Museum Castle ‘t Nijenhuis, Wijhe, the Netherlands
- Bronze sculpture of Song Lily Marlene by provincial governor of the province Overijssel, Zwolle, the Netherlands
- Bronze horses The Mustang (Redwater) and The Aristocrat (The Gentleman) by the Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank, the Netherlands
- Bronze horses The Aristocrat and The Mustang (Redwater) by the City of Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Untamed (Pegasus in Panic) by Modern Art Consultants for the Anderson Corporation, New York City
- The Mother of the Ram by the Matteucci Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- The Inheritor II by the Loveland High Plains Art Council for Benson Park, Loveland, Colorado.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2002 - National Sculpture Society’s Margaret Hexter Prize (69th annual juried exhibition in New York City and the Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina)
2001 - Featured artist in “Wildlife Art News Magazine”
2000 - Elected “Fellow” of the National Sculpture Society
National Sculpture Society’s Bronze Medal (67th annual juried exhibition in New York City and the Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina)
National Sculpture Society’s Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize ( 67th annual juried exhibition in New York City and the Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina)
1999 - Featured artist in “The National Sculpture Society’s Sculpture Review” magazine
Featured artist in “The Equine Image”
1998 - Purchase and Installation of “The Inheritor II at the Benson Park Sculpture Garden in Loveland, Colorado
1996 - National Sculpture Society’s Silver Medal (63nd annual juried exhibition in New York City)
National Sculpture Society’s John Cavanaugh Memorial Award (63nd annual juried exhibition in New York City)
1995 - National Sculpture Society’s Gold Medal (62nd annual juried exhibition in New York City)
National Sculpture Society’s Maurice B. Hexter Award (62nd annual juried exhibition in New York City)
1994 - Featured artist in “The Guide to Public Sculpture throughout the Netherlands”
1993 - National Sculpture Society’s Tallix Award
National Academy of Western Art Silver Medal
1991 - Holter Museum of Art Show
* DeWitt continually strives to produce the highest quality of fine art and is represented at art galleries locally, nationally and internationally. His sculptures, paintings and drawings are in a variety of private collections and public areas on two continents.
