‘Best New Artist’ Award at Calgary Stampede

07/06/2011

Every year at the Calgary Stampede Western Art Show they judge all the art on display. All artists exhibiting for the first time fall under the ‘New Artist’ category; this year there was 12. Out of 12 artists Mike won the award for the best new artist!

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MICHAEL PERKS

Bringing the cold element of steel to life, Michael Perks is a breakout artist that is turning heads. From sheets of steel Michael cuts, layers, bends & welds metal to the verge of his imagination. His different approach to metal has resulted in new techniques for steel statues such as clean purposeful cut-outs to abstract culminations.

Over the past 22 years Michael has worked as a millwright & snowmaker for the ski industry. He became known for his ability to fix large scale, obscure problems with innovative inventions of his own making. This ability to think differently, create with his own hands & work with huge objects can be seen in his art.