Dave LaMure Jr. lives in the Magic Valley of Idaho where the Great Basin meets the southern cliffs of the Snake River. Dave has worked with clay since he was twelve years old. Since that time, he has developed an art uniquely his own from monumental public bronze sculptures to large oil canvases. Dave uses his bronze vessels as a foundation much like a canvas for a painting using detailed bas-relief depicting iconic wildlife. LaMure's contemporary sculpted wildlife vessels caught the eye of Sophia Loren and she awarded his work best of show, an honor that came with a kiss. His art of bas-relief, with the size and detail of each work follows an innovative path.

LaMure has mastered his fine art with innovative techniques seeing the unseen. James Woods, director of the Herrett Museum and Center for Arts. Says “David has managed to successfully mix the warmth and softness of the technique with a contemporary concern for bold forms. LaMure's forms are huge, dynamic and commanding.” Combining art forms together has taken years of trial and error, and has given Dave's pieces the identity of art on the cutting edge.

LaMure is an avid outdoorsman who is at home in the western wilds where he has been a wilderness river guide. Much of his work is inspired by his experiences in the wilds, which drives his art. LaMure’s works are intended to stimulate awareness of the natural rhythms of life, death and belonging; a narrative to symbiotic relationships. He knows that his experiences alter perception, and he shares that awareness with those who view his art.

Commissions

Pagosa Springs, CO-Commissioned monumental sculpture “Native” -2022

City of Twin Falls, ID-Commissioned monumental sculpture “A Vision of Tomorrow”-2018

City of Fountain Hills, AZ-Commissioned life-size red tail hawk sculpture “Vigilance”-2016

Awards and Prizes

Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant sponsored by the National Sculpture Society, awards a sculptor who has demonstrated outstanding ability as a sculptor, creating a sculptural body of work inspired by nature. January 2023

Artist Excellence Award - 2023 MASTERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST AWARDS, Sponsored by Western Art and Architecture

”Native” awarded First Place Overall at Art and Soul of the Magic Valley, Twin Falls, ID. July 22, 2022

”Sonoran Serenade” awarded Artist Choice/David Crockett Award at Briscoe Museum Night of The Artist, March 26, 2022

”Nine Muses” awarded The Susan & Robert Polack Prize at the National Sculpture Society’s 87th Annual Awards Exhibition - August 2020, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina

November-February 2021 National Sculpture Society Gallery, New York, New York

”Nine Muses” awarded Best in Show for Sculpture 3 feet & under at Annual Art & Soul of the Magic Valley, 2020 Twin Falls, ID

1st Place-”Buffalo on the Firehole” Annual Art & Soul of the Magic Valley, 2017 Twin Falls, ID

1st Place-”Vigilance” Annual Art & Soul of the Magic Valley, 2012 Twin Falls, ID

Home & Garden TV (HGTV) featured Dave’s work September 2003 “Modern Masters” series

Keystone Art Festival – Breckenridge, CO August 2001 Awarded “Best of Show”

Weems Art Festival-Albuquerque, NM November 1999 Awarded “Best of Show” by Sophia Loren

Exhibitions

Quest for the West at the Eiteljorg Museum September 2023

Masters of the American West at the Autry Museum of the American West February 2023-2024

Art in the West at the High Desert Museum, Bend, OR, July 2022

62nd Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, Redding, CA September 2022

Night of the Artist Briscoe Museum March 2022- 2024

62nd Annual Exhibition Tour of the Society of Animal Artists. Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ November 19,2022-January 15, 2023

The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Museum of Art, Bolivar, MO, February 11,2023-April 2, 2023

87th Annual Prize Winners Exhibition - New York, New York November 30-February 5, 2021

87th Annual Awards Exhibition - Brookgreen Gardens, SC August 8-October 25, 2020

Ketchum Arts Festival – Ketchum, ID July, 2006-2021

Celebration of Fine Art - Scottsdale, AZ Jan.-Mar. 2012-2015

Loveland Sculpture Invitational- Loveland, CO August 2008

National Museum of Wildlife Art; Jackson, WY September 2007

Buffalo Bill Historical Center – Cody, Wyoming September 2007

Sausalito Fine Art Festival – Sausalito, CA Sept. 2002

Western Design Conference-Cody, Wyoming Sept. 2003-2007

Sun Valley Art Festival-Sun Valley, ID August 2001 & 1999

Membership

Elected member, Society of Animal Artists

National Sculpture Society

Magic Valley Art Council

Museums

Autry Museum Los Angeles, California * Nine Muses Permanent collection 2024

Eiteljorg Museum Indianapolis, Indiana * The Apparition, Permanent collection September 2023

Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas *Dreamers Dance, Permanent collection August 2020

Herrett’s Museum; Twin Falls, Idaho December 1997 *Permanent collection August 2010

National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson, Wyoming September 2007

Cody High Style at The Buffalo Bill Museum – Cody, Wyoming – September 2007

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art – Great Falls, Montana; August-October 2001

Boise Art Museum – Boise, Idaho; November 1995

Published

Sun Valley Magazine Feature Article October 2023

Art of The West Feature Article Magazine- September 2022

Western Art & Architecture Magazine- February/March 2021

National Sculpture Society Catalog 2020

xyHt Magazine October Issue 2018

Hawk Chalk:North American Falconers Association - April 2017

Western Art Collector – July & September 2009

Niche Magazine – Spring 2003

Wildlife Art Magazine-August 2002

Southwest Art – November 1999

Podcast

American Art Collective podcast episode 237