Owen York (Fine Artist)

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Owen York (Fine Artist)

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Libertyville, IL

Alma mater| American Academy of Art College
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* Fine Artist
* Entrepreneur

Owen York is a Fine Artist and Entrepreneur, known for being one of the earliest emerging conservative fine artists and is a known Constitutionalist and supporter of religious rights and gun rights. He also founded the Gun Industry Marketplace.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Exhibitions & awards
* 4 Collections
* 5 Personal Life
* 6 Education
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Early life[edit]

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

## Career[edit]

York's works of art have been sold worldwide. He has been featured in national and international publications including Ammoland[1], 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, it was revealed in a live interview on Liberty Watch Radio that he was a fine artist who was conservative, a gun rights advocate and the Founder of the Gun Industry Marketplace - a website he created for the gun industry to combat growing the growing censorship the industry faced[2]. Until this interview, his art and gun industry careers had been kept separate due to each industry's polarized viewpoints.

In 2020, he released a 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 first "gun as art", in which he created an actual, functioning firearm as "art". The gun received international attention, announcing that it had been inspired by the billion dollar video game series "Fallout".

## Exhibitions & awards[edit]

* Artlightenment Art & Film Festival, Best of Show, “David Bowie Monster”
* Artlightenment Art & Film Festival, Nashville, TN, Featured Artist, 2012
* Studio Fyra Arstider, Stockholm, Sweden. "Humans" 2010
* Positively Artful Gallery, Tampa, FL, "Humans" 2009

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## Collections[edit]

Science Fiction

Gun Art

American Life

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## Personal Life[edit]

Has been a member of the Church of Scientology since 1998[5], crediting the religion for his resurgence as an artist[6].

## Education[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Crump, John (2020-06-03). "Fireside Chat: An Interview With Pro-2A Artist, Owen York". AmmoLand Shooting Sports News. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
2. ↑ Mull, Teresa. "How Has the Gun Industry Adapted with Growing Online Hostility Toward Firearms?". Gunpowder Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
3. ↑ "Bio - Paintings by Owen York". Owen York Studios. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
4. ↑ "- Paintings by Owen York". Owen York Studios. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
5. ↑ "Meet A Scientologist: A Fine Artist Rekindles His Creative Spark". Scientology News. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
6. ↑ "The art of OWEN YORK by Wendy Beccaccini@Arts & Opinion". www.artsandopinion.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.

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