Living in Regina, Saskatchewan, Richard Loffler is a sculptor of wildlife in a highly realistic style. In addition to painting and sculpting, Richard Loffler is a taxidermist for the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History.

Richard Loffler, Eliminator - Rodeo Brangus Bull, Bronze Edition of 20, 15" x 18"
Richard Loffler is a life-long Canadian who spent his childhood in Regina and loved exploring the natural world from an early age, having been allowed as a city boy to spend much time on an uncle's farm. "Working from life affords me controlled confidence. No questions go unanswered. My approach is traditional with impressionistic flavor. I try to capture the character of my subjects at moments of instinctive gesture, while controlling design and composition to present a grace to each piece. To study from life allows me simply the truth; it affords me the ability to pursue my passion as a life long venture."

Richard Loffler, Fresh Tracks, Bronze Edition of 15, 19" x 20"
Richard Loffler studied art at the University of Regina and the Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. He has also attended the Scottsdale Artists' School and pursued ongoing studies at zoos in Toronto, Calgary, and Phoenix. In 1988, Richard Loffler was accepted for membership in the Society of Animal Artists and in 1998 became a member of the National Sculpture Society of New York.
In 2002 as an established and well-respected wildlife sculptor, Richard Loffler, has begun to experiment with the human form.

Richard Loffler, Cometh the North Wind, Bronze Edition of 15, 21" x 26"
Awards
Best of Show ~ Reflections of Nature Exhibition (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1992, 1993, 1994)
Award of Excellence ~ Society of Animal Artists 1994
Elliot Liskin Award ~ Society of Animal Artists 1995
Artists Choice Award ~ Calgary Stampede Art Salon (Calgary, Alberta 2002
Robert Lougheed Award ~ Prix de West National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2002)
Featured Entrance Monumental Sculpture, The Buffalo Trail, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, 2012
Memberships
Society of Animal Artists, since 1988
National Sculpture Society, since 1989
Publications
Art of the West - January/February 2005
Prix de West News - Spring 2004
Wildlife Art - July/August 2003
American Cowboy - March 2003
Gilcrease - April/June 2002
Southwest Art - November 2002
Art of theWest - September/October 2002
Art Impressions - Summer 1996
Permanent Collections
Chubb Group Corporate Collection
Thomas Gilcrease Museum
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum
Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Royal Ontario Museum
Exhibitions
Prix de West Exhibition, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, exhibiting annually since 1993
Western Visions Miniature Show, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, exhibiting annually since 1997
Living Legends Exhibition, Wildlife Art International, Algonquin Park, Ontario 1997
Northwest Rendezvous Group, 21st Annual Exhibition, Helena, Montana 1999
Wilderness Reunion, Wildlife Art International, Algonquin Park, Ontario 1999
Wilderness Reflections, A Retrospective Exhibition, Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ 1999
Wildlife Art for a New Century, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 2000
Rendezvous Exhibition 2002, Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona 2002
Coors Western Art Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, exhibiting annually since 2004
Rendezvous Exhibition Silver Anniversary, Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2004
Reflections of Nature Show, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004
Wildlife Art for a New Century II, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 2005
Charlie Russell Auction 2006, Charlie Russel Museum, Great Falls, Montana, 2006
"Wild at Heart" Exhibition, c/o National Museum of Wildlife Art at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2006
Rendevous 2006 Exhibition, Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2006
Sculpture Class "Studying From Life", Sedona, Arizona, 2006
Prix de West Exhibition, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2006
Sculpture Class "Life Forms", Calgary, Alberta, 2006
Miniature Show, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, September 14 - 15, 2006
Loffler Retrospective Exhibition, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, October, 2006
Arizona: A Millennium of Arizona Art, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007
Charlie Russell Auction, Charlie Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana, 2008
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa Oklahoma, Rendezvous 2008
American Masters Club, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, 2008
Prix de West, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK 2008
Miniatures and More Exhibition, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, 2008
Small Works and Great Wonders Show, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK 2008
Return to Richard Loffler's Sculpture

Richard Loffler, Chasing Red Fox Pups, Bronze Edition of 21, 24" x 10"