Draft:Owen York (Fine Artist)

Owen York is a Fine Artist and Entrepreneur.

Early Life
Owen York was born in Libertyville, IL and grew up in Round Lake Beach, IL.

Career
York's works have been sold worldwide. He has been featured nationally and internationally including Ammoland, California Firing Line Magazine, The Polite Society Podcast, Nashville Lifestyles magazine, Liberty Watch Radio, Nashville News Channel 5, John Crump Live and more.

In 2020, he released a controversial painting featuring Donald Trump brandishing a handgun which was featured in California Firing Line Magazine (the official magazine of the California Rifle & Pistol Association).

In 2023 he released his a "gun as art", in which he created an actual, functioning firearm as art. The gun received international attention after announcing it had been inspired by the billion dollar video game series "Fallout".

Awards

 * 2012: Best of Show, “David Bowie Monster”, Artlightenment Art & Film Festival
 * 1998: Honorable Mention, “The Resting Man”, Northern Indiana Arts Association

Solo Exhibitions

 * 2010: “Humans”, Studio Fyra Arstider, Stockholm, Sweden

Group Exhibitions

 * 2012: Artlightenment Art & Film Festival, Nashville, TN
 * 2009: Positively Artful Gallery, Tampa, FL

Collections

 * Lethifer
 * Hunams
 * Gun Art
 * American
 * Humans

Personal Life
Has been a member of the Church of Scientology since 1998, crediting the religion for his resurgence as an artist and drug rehab.

Education
Notable alumni of the American Academy of Art College in Chicago, IL.