MEMBERSHIPS
National Academy, N.Y.C. - Full Academician
National Sculpture Society, N.Y.C. - Fellow
Society of Animal Artists, N.Y.C. - Master Signature Member
Allied Artists of America, N.Y.C.
Society for Wildlife Art of the Nations, Great Britain
American Society of Marine Artists, CT - Fellow
National Arts Club, N.Y.C.
Artist’s Fellowship, N.Y.C.
The Explorers Club, N.Y.C.
National Academy of Western Art, OK

AWARDS and HONORS

Allied Artists of America
• 2007 - Members and Associates Award
• 1990 - Marguerite M. Hexter Award
• 1989 - Silver Medal for Sculpture

American Society of Marine Artists
• 1991 - Elected to Fellow

Artists of America, Denver, CO
• 1992 - Designated AOA Master

Autry Museum of the American West. Los Angeles, CA
• 2009 -Southwest Art Award
• 2004-Wildlife Award
• 2017- Western Art & Architecture Award

Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
•2010 –National Western Art Foundation Legacy Award
•2010 –People’s Choice Award

Briscoe Legacy Award
2010 Night of Artist

City of Corpus Christi, TX
• 2006 – Ullberg Gallery dedication, Art Museum of South Texas
• 2005 - Ullberg Park dedication on Padre Island
• 1990 - Proclamation - October 4th:  Kent Ullberg Day

Coors Western Art Exhibit, Denver CO
• 2015 –Mary Bell Grant Award

Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, CO
• 1976 - Merit Award-Colo. Celebration of the Arts

Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist Award, Corpus Christi, TX
 * 2016-Living Legacy Award

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
• 1987 - Received "Master Wildlife Artist" Award

National Academy, New York, NY
• 1995 - Awarded: Ellin P. Speyer Prize for Sculpture
• 1990 - Elected to Full Academician
• 1985 - Awarded: Ellin P. Speyer Prize for Sculpture
• 1980 - Elected Associate Member
• 1975 - Awarded:  Barnett Prize for Sculpture

National Academy of Western Art, Prix De West Invitational, Oklahoma City, OK
• 1998 – Prix De West Award
• 1995– Frederic Remington Award
• 1990 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1988 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1982 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1981 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
 
National Academy of Western Art, Oklahoma City, OK
• 1990 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1988 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1982 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1981 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
 
National Arts Club, New York City, NY
• 1991 - The Presidents Award
 
The National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
• 1996 – Rungius Award
 • 2001 – Featured Artist for Sculpture at "Western Visions" Exhibit

National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
• 2015 – Sculpture House Achievement Award
• 2013- Margareth Hexter Award
• 2008 – Henry Hering Medal Award
• 2002 – Silver Medal & Cavanaugh Memorial Prize
• 1993 - Henry Hering Medal Award
• 1989 - John Springer Art Founder Award
• 1988 - Elected to Fellow
• 1983 - Gold Medal
• 1981 - Joel Meisner Award
• 1979 - Percival Dietsch Award
• 1978 - Elected Member

National Western Arts Foundation
• 2010 Briscoe Legacy Award
• 2010 People’s Choice Award
 
Prix de West Invitational, Oklahoma City, OK
• 1998 - Prix de West Award
• 1995 - Frederic Remington Award
 
Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
• 1992 - Moderator - International Forum
    Citataqua Institute, NY
 
Society of Animal Artists, New York, NY
• 2017 – Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2014 – Liniger Purchase Award
• 2008-Master Signature Member
• 2002 –  Sponsor Award
• 2001 – Haller Award 
• 2000 - Hiram Blauvelt Purchase Award 
• 1996 - Award  of Excellence  
• 1987 - Award of Excellence
• 1984 - Dr. Bard Cosman Award
• 1982 - Award of Excellence
• 1980 - Award of Excellence
• 1979 - Award of Excellence

 The State of Texas, Austin, TX
• 1991-92 - Texas State Artist
 
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, Waco, TX
• 1980 - Gold Medal for Sculpture
• 1980 - Best of Show

The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport , CT, Annual  International Invitational
• 2009 - Award of Excellence
• 2008 – Marine Environmental Wildlife Award
• 2007 - Award of Excellence 
 • 1990 – Award of Excellence

FILMS
"CAPTURING LIFE IN BRONZE", 1981
A 30 minute program by the Metropolitan Library Systems, Oklahoma City, OK
 
"FROM CLAY TO BRONZE", 1981
A 30 minute program by the Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City, OK
 
"KENT ULLBERG - SCULPTOR", 1984
A  28 minute production for PBS

2011 Documentary Film "AN EPICJOURNEY IN BRONZE- THE OMAHA SCULPTURES"

2014 PBS Denver Museum of Nature and Science “Mastodon Monument”

Selected Publications
Book: Monuments to Nature, by Todd Wilkinson 1998

Book: American Wildlife Art, by David J. Wagner, PhD, Publisher Marquand Books, Inc. 2008
Western Art & Architecture, "They Walk Among Us", Winter-Spring 2008

Wildlife Art "Kent Ullberg's Omaha Project: His Magnum Opus is complete" Nov/Dec. 2007

Sculpture Pursuit “Kent Ullberg- A career built on Passion, Skill and Serendipity” by Kate Noble Winter 2009

Western Art Collector, “Soaring Heights”, July 2010

Western Art Collector, “The Monumentalist”, Feb/March 2014

Art Of the West “The Studio” March /April 2015

 

Noteworthy Exhibits since 2003

One man exhibit: Museum of Southwest, Midland TX 2011

One man exhibit: Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC, May 2014

Wildlife Art Exhibit, Landesmuseen, Oldenburg, Germany 2016

Wildlife Art Exhibit, Museum Schloss Adelsheim, Berchtesgaden, Germany 2016

Wildlife Art Exhibit, Naturhistorisches Museum, Mainz, Germany 2017

Retrospective Exhibit, Millesgården Museum, Stockholm, Sweden 2017

“Kent Ullberg: Retrospective” Exhibit curated by David Wagner, PHD.
Traveling to multiple Museums from 2002-2016