Jerry Raedeke (Wildlife Gallery / How To
Contact) sold his first wildlife paintings when he was eleven; he painted
with oils from his childhood. All the while he tramped in the out-of-doors through all
seasons in an ongoing celebration of the world which was unfolding before him. From this
root has emerged an artist best-known as a transparent watercolorist who has savored
nature and who cherishes nature. He works with a sense of mission to capture and
communicate delicate, fleeting moods and moments which he perceives, seeking to capture
not photographic detail but rather the essence of his subjects.
After early experiences with fine arts in Minnesota, Raedeke re-located to Los Angeles
where he developed a fascination with watercolors while studying with the Chinese-American
painter Jake Lee. All the while he pursued field research which by now has taken him to 38
states, six provices of Candada - 19 nations.
Excitement for Jerry Raedeke's work has become intese and sweeping. His art has been shown
at nearly all major exhibition in the nation. He has been given recognition as Artist of
the Year by the prestigious Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition at Charleston, S.C., by the
National Wildlife At Show at Kansas City and by the Wildlife Heritage Show at Minneapolis.
The Easton Waterfowl Festival has given him a twenty-year exhibition medallion. Raedeke
was selected from a national search for inclusion in the National Wildlife Federation Show
at Washington, D.C. While he was at the captial he was permitted to a one-man show for
members of Congress in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building.
Raedeke has painted official duck stamps for the states of Georgia, Iowa and Kansas. He
has been given Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year reconginition in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Ohio and Oklahoma. (Wildlife mugs with a Raedeke design have appeared regularly
on telvision's, "Norther Exposure", and in several movies. Anheuser-Busch
recently commissioned Raedeke to paint the World Famous Budweiser Clydesales in a wildlife
setting.)
Jerry Raedeke was featured nationally in a specially-produced documentary
for public television and in the "Prairie Sportsman" series on Minnesota Public
Television. The syndicated televsion series, "The Sportsman's friend," filmed
the artist painting on a remote marsh in Canada. As a artist and conservationist, Raedeke
has been introduced to readers of Midwest Art, Wildlife Art News, Artists' Magazine,
American Hunter, Ducks Unlimited, Turkey Call, Minnesota Waterfowler, The Correspondent,
Cenex Land-O-Lakes Parterners and The Minnesota Volunteer.
As a Life Sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, Jerry Raedeke has donated 63,000 prints and 131
orginal paintings which have generated approximately five million dollars for wetland
restoration projects. He supports a range of conservation efforts and organizations.
Raedeke has been cited by a Governor of Minnesota and was featured in the state's,
"Celebrate Minnesota" obervance. Among his most cherished recognitions is the
Distinguished Alumni Citation in Fine Arts from his Alumni Citation in Fine Arts from his
Alma Mater, Gustavas Adolphus College at St. Peter, Minnesota.
An artist who enjoys meeting his collectors, Raedeke has established a reputation for
remarquing his prints at shows and gallery appearances. Collecting his prints, with
original pencil sketches and personalizations, has become a tradition among coutless
collectors of his art.
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