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| Artist - M. Sloan |
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| TN Gov. Don Sunquest & Mr. Sloan |
| (Above) Tennessee's "Official Artist in Residence", M. Sloan with Governor Don Sunquest. This photograph was taken after "Tennessee Treasures" became the "Official Painting of Tennessee". "Tennessee Treasures" was the first painting in American history to be adopted as an "Official State Symbol". "Tennessee Treasures" became the "Official Painting of Tennessee" with the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 57. Senate Joint Resoulution 57 was unanimously passed by the Tennessee senate and house of representatives. |
| M. Sloan - "Official Artist in Residence" |
| Mr. Sloan received four years of formal training at the Memphis Academy of Arts (now the Memphis College of Arts). He graduated in 1969 with a BFA degree in advertising design. Professionally, he freelanced as an illustrator while developing his personal style of painting. In 1973 Mr. Sloan published his first limited edition print titled “Tennessee Winter”, which was an immediate success. This print is now worth $1,500. For the past seventeen years the artist has continued to publish “The Michael Sloan Collection” of limited edition prints. In 1982 Mr. Sloan had the honor of being a featured artist at the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee and he created a commemorative poster for the Fine Arts Pavilion. The continuing popularity of his work has earned him the reputation as one of the south’s finest artists. His works are collected by art enthusiasts throughout America and select foreign cities. In June of 1988, Mr. Sloan’s watercolor “Twilight at Little River” was selected as one of the top 100 entries from a field of 3,000 paintings in the annual “Arts for the Parks” national competition. These top entries toured select museums throughout the country during 1988-89. Mr. Sloan was commissioned to paint a number of paintings for our “National Treasures" series. The goal of this project is to create a painting for each state that depicts ten of the state’s most recognizable symbols in a natural wildlife setting. We were also fortunate to have Mr. Sloan paint our national print titled “Freedom.” |