Bio of Wildlife Artist Scot Storm

As a youngster, Scot Storm discovered his talent for drawing, sketching and design. These skills eventually led him to North Dakota State University where he earned a degree in architecture. While working in this field, Scot's love of hunting and the outdoors drew him to explore the challenges of wildlife art. In 1987, as a self-taught artist, he entered the Minnesota Duck Stamp contest and placed second. Encouraged by the acceptance of his initial work, he continued to enter stamp contests and enjoyed his first top award by winning the Indiana Pheasant Stamp competition in 1991.

Scot's interest in wildlife art became such a passion, that in 1999, he decided to give up his career in architecture and devote himself full- time to painting. He was then able to challenge himself in every aspect of his creations from composition, to lighting, to the accuracy and psychology of color. Scot's paintings of waterfowl, hunting dogs and other animals all reveal his attention to the fine details that breathe life into every image and draw the viewer into a scene.

Scot's Awards and Recognitions

•1991 - Indiana Pheasant Habitat Stamp
•2000 - Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp
•2000 - "Weather the Storm"-U.S. Art magazine-Top 50 prints for 2000
•2001 - Minnesota Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
•2001 - Pheasants Forever National Habitat Artist - "Legacy-MN"
•2001 - Heritage Deer Classic, St. Louis, Missouri - Feature Artist
•2002 - Pheasants Forever National Habitat Artist - "Legacy II-IA"
•2003 - Pheasants Forever National Habitat Artist - "Legacy III-NE"
•2004 - Minnesota Duck Stamp
•2004 - FEDERAL DUCK STAMP
•2004 - Oklahoma Duck Stamp
•2004 - Pheasants Forever National Habitat Artist - "Legacy IV-IL"
•2004 - Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoor Festival - Featured Artist
•2004 - Watertown Art Festival, Watertown, SD - Featured Artist
•2005 - Ducks Unlimited INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
•2005 - People's Choice Award - NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show, Tulsa, OK
•2005 - Pheasants Forever National Habitat Artist - "Prairie Heritage-KS"
•2006 - Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp
•2006 - Ducks Unlimited International Commemorative Stamp & Print
•2006 - Arkansas Duck Stamp
•2006 - Pheasants Forever National Habitat Artist-"Grassland Splendor-WI"
•2007 - Oklahoma Centennial Duck Stamp Print
•2007 - Pheasant's Forever's National Convention - Feature Artist
•2008 - North Carolina Waterfowl Stamp
•2008 - Wild Wings 35th Annual Fall Festival - Artist's Choice
•2009 - Minnesota Duck Stamp
•2009 - Texas Duck Stamp
•2009 - Minnesota Deer Hunters Association - Artist Of The Year
•2009 - Pheasants's Forever - NATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
•2009 - Minnesota Ducks Unlimited - Artist of the Year
•2009 - Oklahoma Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
•2010 - EXCELLENCE AWARD, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
•2010 - Minnesota Deer Hunter's Association - Artist of the Year
•2010 - North Carolina Waterfowl Stamp
•2011 - Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp
•2011 - Minnesota Deer Hunters Association - Artist Of The Year
•2012 - Arkansas Duck Stamp
•2012 - Ducks Unlimited 75th Anniversary-New York City's Conservation Artist Of The Year
•2013 - Pheasants Forever's NATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
•2014 - Ducks Unlimited's INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
•2014 - Minnesota Ducks Unlimited's Artist Of The Year
•2014 - North Carolina Waterfowl Stamp - THREE TIME WINNER
•2014 - Ken Greenwood Memorial Watefowl Award, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
•2015 - Ducks Unlimited's Conservation Stamp Print
•2015 - Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
•2015 - Ken Greenwood Memorial Waterfowl Award, NatureWorks Western & Wildlife Art Show
•2016 - Arkansas Duck Stamp
•2017 - Minnesota Pheasant Stamp - FOUR TIME WINNER
•2017-18 - South Carolina Duck Stamp
•2017-18 - Ducks Unlimited's INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR - THREE TIME RECIPIENT
•2017-18 - Ducks Unlimited's 8oth Anniversary Artist
•2018-19 South Carolina Duck Stamp
•2019-2020 Federal Duck Stamp