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New Mexico Pop Artist Billy Schenck
Billy Schenck ‘Clouds Over the San Juan’
Schenck, Billy
Billy Schenck has been known internationally for 44 years as one of the originators of the contemporary "Pop" western movement. Schenck has had over 100 solo shows and is included in 44 museum collections. He is an American painter who incorporates techniques from Photo-Realism with a Pop Art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the West.
Billy Schenck Western Pop
Published online courtesy Western Art Collector, April 2016
Billy Schenck Pop Icons
Published courtesy Western Art Collector, November 2015
Billy Schenck, Pop Maverick
Published online courtesy Southwest Art, August 2012
The Return of Bill Schenck
Published online courtesy of Western Art & Architecture, Summer/Fall 2011
Billy Schenck: Pop Western Artist and his new paintings - Epi. 147, Host Dr. Mark Sublette
First-time "three-peat" guest Billy Schenck joins us for the 147th edition of the Art Dealer Diaries Podcast. In this episode, Billy and I went and reviewed bits and pieces of his artistic origin story. We hear about Billy moving to New York City, eventually working with the likes of Andy Warhol, as well as his time in Santa Fe, working with legendary art dealer Elaine Horowitz and Native American artist Fritz Scholder. Afterward, we dive into his new body of work, piece by piece.
Pop Western Artist Billy Schenck discusses his life Epi. 105, Host Dr. Mark Sublette
I wanted to get an update on Billy and how he's doing, and it turns out he's has had some pretty traumatic issues, namely a heart attack and being in the hospital in the middle of a global pandemic. We also talk about the show at the Tucson Museum of Art titled Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Influence of Elaine Horowitch, the show is curated by Dr. Julie Sasse.
Western Pop Artist Billy Schenck Ep. 41 Interview with Dr. Mark Sublette
Artist Billy Schenck worked at Andy Warhol's Factory in 1966 after Kansas City Art Institute becoming a Pop artist. Schenck the artist is also a world champion rodeo cowboy and discusses how he wears both hats. Schenk discusses his time at Elaine Horwitz starting in 1976 along with Fritz Scholder and Louis Jimenez.