Coulter Prehm

Coulter Prehm is a painter/ draftsman currently working and residing in Santa Fe, NM with his wife Liz. After finishing his undergraduate art studies in the Midwest he immediately relocated to Santa Fe in order to pursue a traditional, atelier style art education. He works in an optical method of painting and drawing that he received from his teacher and mentor, Tony Ryder. Mr. Prehm’s work is based on his own particular views and study of God, Light and beauty.

Inventory

"Wall Paper Queen"

$1,300
14" x 11"
Oil on Panel

"The Leash"

$2,400
20" x 16"
Oil on Panel

"Son of the King"

$1,100
13.5" x 16.5" Framed
Oil on Panel

"The White Rejected Stone"

$2,400
12" x 24"
Oil on Panel

Bio

Painting
(2003-2008) Iowa State University College of Art and Design (BA). Primary instructor, Brent Holland. Ames, Iowa.
(06/07) Juan Martinez still life workshop. Toronto, Canada
(06/07) Tony Ryder portrait painting workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico
(11/08) Michael Grimaldi figure drawing workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico
(08/09) Michael Grimaldi figure painting workshop. BACAA. Belmont, California
(01/10) Kevin Gorges figure painting workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico
(05/08 to 09/10) Full time drawing and painting instruction with Tony Ryder (tonyryder.com). Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tattooing
(08/05) Full time tattoo artist apprenticeship with Robert Parr. Ames, IA
(08/05-06/08) Jaded Angel Tattoo. Custom Tattooist. Ames, IA
(06/08-02/11) Talisman Tattoo. Custom Tattooist. Santa Fe, NM
(02/11-Present) Prehm Studios. Owner and Custom Body Artist. Santa Fe, NM.

Group Exhibitions
(04/08) Iowa State University Senior Exhibition. Ames, IA
(10/08) Ryder Studio Exhibition. Santa Fe, NM
(05/09) Contemporary Realism, Canyon Road Contemporary Art. Santa Fe, NM
(11/09) Ryder Studio Exhibition, Kakawa. Santa Fe, NM
(06/10) Ryder Studio Exhibition. Santa Fe, NM
(07/09) Naked Group Show. Skotia Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
(12/10) Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery. Denver, CO

Bibliography

(10/10) Day, James. Contemporary Realist Paintings and Drawings. Artofday.com.
(11/10) Newman, Edward. Art, Tatts and Faith. Ennyman’s Territory.
(11/10) O’Hern, John. Rock of Ages. American Art Collector Magazine.
(12/10) Franklin, Jaya. Coulter (Colt) Prehm. Visionary Artistry Magazine.
(01/11) Corbin, Michael. artChat2; Coulter Prehm. ArtBookGuy.com.
(02/11) Step by Step; Creating a Self Portrait. Tattoo Artist Magazine.
(05/11) Artist Interview. Tattoo Bible Vol. 2. (Skin Deep Magazine).
(06/11) Aitken-Smith, Trent. Down The Barrel of a Colt. Skin Deep Magazine.
(06/11) Tattoo Dynamite. Skin Deep Magazine.
(06/11) Using Color Theory to Create Better Tattoos. Tattoo Artist Magazine.
(09/11) Douerty, Steven. Hudson River Anniversary. Plein Air Magazine.
(11/11) Aitken-Smith, Trent. Artist Interview. Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Teaching
(06/09) Tony Ryder portrait painting workshop TA, Ryder Studio School
(01/10) Drawing and basic tattoo procedure workshop, Santa Fe, NM
(2008-Present) Private sessions
(09/09- 06/10) Tony Ryder intensive program, student instructor, Ryder Studio School
(10/10- Present) Art Spot instructor. Santa Fe, NM
Additional
Selected for 2010 Hudson River Fellowship

Artist Statement

“I feel that being an artist is a unique opportunity to extend Love to the people and things around me. My goal as a painter is to express my appreciation for my subjects and to create a relationship with them that is able to be witnessed by the viewer. Often in our society, not enough time is spent actually listening to and focusing on the beauty around us and I do this; in order to hopefully enliven this sense of patience and compassion which dwells, often too quietly, in each of us.”