Dustin Van Wechel

Dustin Van Wechel – Show Juror

Colorado Springs

In February of 2002, Dustin Van Wechel left a successful 8-year career in the advertising industry to pursue fine art, full-time. Since then, Dustin has earned numerous distinctions including the 2018 ‘People’s Choice Award’ at the 2018 Buffalo Bill Show, the 2015 and 2022 ‘Bob Kuhn Award for Wildlife’ at the Masters of the American West Show, and the ‘2015 Premier Platinum Award’ at the Buffalo Bill Show.

He’s also been featured in several leading art publications such as Art of the West, Western Art Collector Magazine, Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, and The Artist’s Magazine. His work has been exhibited throughout the U.S., in one-man shows, major art exhibitions and museums including the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Autry Museum of the American West, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Booth Museum and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

He and his wife, Yvonne, currently reside in Colorado Springs, CO.