About the Artist

Lorrie Beck is a Dallas, Texas native. She is an alumna of both Baylor University where she holds a Bachelor’s in Fine Art and the University of Colorado from where she earned a Masters of Business Administration. Beck has talent and extensive experience both in illustration and commercial art. Her work includes book illustrations, corporate logo designs, letterheads and numerous other commercial art projects. Throughout her life she has enjoyed drawing and painting, but has concentrated almost exclusively on western and wildlife subjects. Drawing has always been a passion for Beck, using pencil to combine her love of art, horses and the outdoors, though in recent years she has expanded her medium choices to include pastels and oils. Beck also volunteers her time to teach children about art, famous artists and various art techniques. Not only is it a learning experiencefor her, but she feels that sharing her talent and knowledge with a new generation is priceless. She is also an accomplished equestrienne and outdoor enthusiast.

Beck has shown her work at the Tucson Museum of Art in the “Women Artists and the West” show, The Mountain Oyster Club show in Tucson, AZ, the American Academy of Women Artists Signature shows at the Desert Caballeros Museum in Wickenburg AZ and the Arizona Historical Museum, the Western Spirit Show at the Western Historical Museum in Cheyenne, WY, Art Prospect in La Jolla, CA, the Del Mar Fine Art Show in Del Mar, CA, the Bosque Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, TX, and the Happy Canyon Invitational in Pendelton, OR. 

Beck’s work has been featured in Art of the West,  The Equine Image, Equine Visions, InformArt, Horse & Rider, Western Horseman, and America’s Cutter, and her piece “Pride” was on the 2005 cover of the Art of the West Guidebook. 

Beck is a Signature Member of the prestigious Plein Air Artists of Colorado and an Associate Member of Oil Painters of America.

Beck has self published several limited edition prints as well as a line of note cards depicting her drawings. Her work is in private collections throughout the country. 

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Education:

Baylor University, BFA 
University of Colorado, MBA

Selected Shows:

Snowmass Plein Air Invitational, Snowmass, CO, 2025

Plein Air @ Altitude, Fraser Valley Arts, Grand County, CO 2023, 2024, 2025

Georgetown Plein Air, Georgetown, CO 2023, 2024, 2025

Central City Plein Air, Central City, CO, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Colorado Governor's Invitational Plein Air Festival, Loveland, CO, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Plein Air Artists of Colorado Member Invitational, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO 2016

Lone Tree Art Expo, Lone Tree, CO 2015

Art For Horses, Lakewood Event Center, August 2015

Art For Horses, Parker, CO, 2016

49th Annual National Greeley Art Exhibition, May 2015

Icons of the West, May 2015

Bosque Arts Classic, September 2013

America's Horse, American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum, August 2013, August 2021

Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland, CO 2012

Richard Schmid Art Auction Invitational, Loveland, CO 2012, 2013, 2014

Plein Air Rockies, Cultural Arts Center, Estes Park, CO 2011, 2015
American Plains Artists, 2010
Cattlemen’s Western Art Show, 2006-2019
Chicago Pastel Society Juried Show, 2009
Bosque Conservatory Art Classic 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Pastel Society of Colorado Mile High National Exhibition, 2008
Empire 100 Art Show 2006-2007, 2011
Mountain Oyster Club Annual Fine Art Show, 1997- 2015
Mother Lode 39^th Annual Art Exhibition, 2005
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center Annual Juried Art Show, 2005
Colorado Springs Regional Fine Art Exhibit, 2002
Old West Museum Western Spirit Art Show 1999-2000, 2012
Arizona Historical Museum, WAWA Artists Show and Sale 1998
Desert Caballeros Museum, WAWA Artists Show and Sale 1997
Happy Canyon Invitational Art Show and Sale, 1996-1997
Tucson Museum of Art, Women Artists of the West 1995-1996
Del Mar Fine Art Show, 1994-1996

Feature Articles:

Art of the West, Janurary/February 2011
Horse and Rider, September 2001
Equine Visions, Winter 2001
Western Horseman, September, 2000
Equine Images, December, January 2000
USCTA News, May/June 1999
InformArt, Summer 1999
America’s Cutter, April 1997
Art of the West, September, October 1997

Memberships:

Plein Air Painters of Colorado – Signature Member

Oil Painters of America - Associate Member

Awards:

2nd Place, Plein Air @ Altitude, Grand County, CO

Best of Show, Georgetown Plein Air, Georgetown, CO

2nd Place Drawing, A Miniature Showcase, Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO

2nd Place Drawing, A Miniature Showcase, Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO
3rd Place Oil, A Miniature Showcase, Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO
2nd Place Drawing, Lone Tree Art Expo 2015
Best of Show, A Miniature Showcase, Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO
Best Oil, A Miniature Showcase, Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO
Best Drawing, A Miniature Showcase, Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO
People's Choice, Plein Air Rockies, Cultural Art Center, Estes Park, CO
Honorable Mention; Cuyamaca Fine Art Show, San Diego, CA
Peoples Choice, 2 years, Del Mar Fine Art Show, Del Mar, CA
Flax Catalog Award; CAG Showcase, San Diego, CA
Sax Certificate Award; CAG Showcase, San Diego, CA

Book Illustrations:

 From Grooming to Galloping, by Sabra Silva
Lost in Depravity, by Frederic Arrow, cover art

Galleries:

Cultural Arts Center, Estes Park, CO
Outpost, Santa Ynez, CA
Academy Art, Colorado Springs, CO