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Exhibit History

June '24
Myths & Monsters
West Valley City Performing Arts Center, West Valley City, Utah

April '24
Reflections of Eden
Galery Stroll Reception: Friday, April 19th from 6-9 pm at the
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov. '20
Transport
Gallery Stroll Reception: Friday, November 20th from 6-9pm at the
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

June '20
‍Animalia: Beauty of the Beast
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Oct '19
Divine Delirium
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Aug '19
‍Animalia
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Jan 9 - Aug, '19
‍Magic and Machine, Group Show
Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah

April '19
Pale Blue Dot
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov '18
Seeing the Sacred
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mar - April '18
The Thunder, Perfect Mind
Sweet Branch, Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

Dec '17
Best of 2017
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov '17
Seeing the Sacred
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

April - July '16
92nd Annual Spring Salon Group Show
Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah

April '16
eARTh Group Show
Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov '15 - Jan '16
30th Annual Spiritual & Religious Group Show
Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah

Oct '13
Artist Showcase
Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, Utah

June - July '13
Angels, Demons & Animals - Solo Show
Utah Arts Alliance Main Street Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mar '13
Artwork on Display
Frisch, Salt Lake City, Utah

Oct '12
Adobe Creative Layer - Artist Spotlight
blogs.adobe.com

Sept '12
Art Meets Fashion Group Show
Red Butte Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah

Dec '11
Whole Foods - Local Art
Whole Foods, Trolley Square, Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept '11
24-hour Group Show
The Hive Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

July '11
12 x 12 Group Show
The Hive Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Apr - Mar '11
ArtDuh.com Group Show - HUGE. ART. DUH.
The Hive Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Feb '11
Abstraction
Utah Arts Festival Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Dec '11
12 days of Christmas
The Hive Gallery / Trolley Square, Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept '10
24-hour Group Show
The Hive Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept '10
Local Artist Showcase
(a)perture Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept '10
Artist Showcase
SLCitizen, Salt Lake City, Utah

June - Sept '10
Solo Show
Ulysees, Salt Lake City, Utah

May '10
Artist Showcase
Oasis Cafe, Salt Lake City, Utah

Jan '10
Artist Showcase
Caffe Niche, Salt Lake City, Utah

Oct '09 - Aug '10
Artist Showcase
Sages, Salt Lake City, Utah

Aug '09
Artist Showcase
Dexterity, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mar '09
Artist Showcase
Utah Arts Alliance - Main Street Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mar '09
Transfusion Hype Dance Company's "About Love" performance at the Leona Wagner Black Box. Artwork was projected behind the stage during and between numbers, and united the dance and visual elements of the show through the programs, posters and website.

Oct '08
Transfusion Hype Dance Company's "We Are Every Day" performance at the Leona Wagner Black Box Theater featured "Dreams for Schmidty" series. Artwork was also projected behind the stage between numbers, and pen and ink interpretation of "We Are Every Day" united the dance and visual elements of the show through the programs, posters and website.

Sept '07 - Aug '08
New artwork from "Dreams for Schmidty" series printed each month in SLUG Magazine.

Dec '07 - Jan '08
Artist Showcase
Model.Citizen, Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov '07
Nearly 1,200 voters select Primary Children's Medical Center's newest piece of art. Digital Painting "Imagination" donated to Children's hospital.

Sept '07
Artist Showcase
SLUG Magazine Headquarters, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mar '07
Cover Artist - CATALYST MAGAZINE

Nov '06
Invited Artist - Day of the Dead Celebration
Poor Yorik Studios, Salt Lake City, Utah

Aug - Sept '06
Artist Showcase
Day-Riverside Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

June '06
Chalk Arts Festival Featured Artist
The Gateway, Salt Lake City, Utah
Todd Powelson has been showing his artwork throughout Utah and the surrounding states for a number of years. With a focus on digital painting and drawing, his work has grabbed the attention of numerous galleries, the Springville Art Museum, as well as Adobe, the largest art, photography and design software company in the world. Todd lives in downtown Salt Lake City, where he works as a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Visual Artist. You will find him wandering through local canyons and up surrounding mountains, watching the trees, animals and stars. This natural world is often reflected in Todd's artwork through myth and archetype.

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Todd's Artwork

Dragon of Swords
10/15/24
Vanquish the nonsense!
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Star, Revisited
06/16/2024
Promise, hope, and new beginnings!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Morpho Athena
12/01/23
Your soul is a butterfly!
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Last Supper
11/23/23
New artwork for the first episode in a series on Jesus and his time in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Death
05/02/23
The rest is silence.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Four Kings
12/27/22
Kingly kings!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Animal Destiny: New Moon Night
09/05/22
A quiet silhouette across the night sky.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Wild Garden: Ten
07/26/2022
Green flowering vine
Written by
Todd Powelson
Animal Destiny: Knight of Fire
06/23/2022
WHOOSH!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Hanged God Odin
06/22/2022
I know that I hung on that windy tree.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Athena Throws the Great Dragon Down
12/31/21
Athena throws her demons down!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Fallen Angel, Fearful Man
09/26/21
It's hard living through an apocalypse.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Birth of Venus
09/12/21
The evening/morning star, our planet Venus, has kept me good company on many mountain strolls.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Heracles
09/07/21
The myth of Heracles, a.k.a. Hercules, is one of the first stories I remember reading as a little kid.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Strength
07/11/2021
Gentle hand gesture give wild predator hugs.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Unique Bird Forms
07/10/2021
With this artwork, I am interested in tracking the movement of the woman's arm geometry through time as they follow a bird's flight.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Star
07/08/2021
The image above is inspired by the Star tarot card, which often shows a woman pouring water into water and onto the land.
Written by
Todd Powelson
A Mask for Dionysus
07/06/21
.. and sometimes, as I roamed, it seemed like the green was watching and aware of me too.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Set and the Dismemberment of Osiris
10/9/20
This is a dream image.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Planting Osiris' Spaceship in the Underworld
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) July 30, 2020
A #dream image that has stuck with me for years and pressed itself into my imagination.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Queen of Cups
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) June 8, 2020
Written by
Todd Powelson
Athena
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) May 6, 2020
'Nother new Athena
Written by
Todd Powelson
Toys!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 9, 2012
My brother-in-law Steve and my sister Tonya have an action figure and toy collection to be proud of.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Support HawkWatch
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 3, 2016
I recently made some owl artwork for HawkWatch International.
Written by
Todd Powelson
True Worlds
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED (to Instagram) AUGUST 9, 2018
I call this "True Worlds".
Written by
Todd Powelson
Coyote
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) OCTOBER 3, 2018
It started a few months ago last spring with a pair of coyote I'd sometimes run into. I'd spot them up the hills. By the river.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Figure Drawing Archive
03/31/2020
My Figure Drawings archive.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Crow
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) FEBRUARY 27
Whenever a raven or crow soars and squawks overhead I have to stop and watch it fly out of sight.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Athena
Updated and Rewritten 11/22/20
Athena is recognized as the goddess of civilization, wisdom, arts & craft, inspiration & creativity, strategy, skill, strength, & justice.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Dryad
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) NOVEMBER 16, 2019
I've finally finished this new artwork, Dryad
Written by
Todd Powelson
Divine Delirium
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) OCTOBER 17, 2019
New digital drawing, Divine Delirium
Written by
Todd Powelson
Dragon
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
New artwork, called Dragon
Written by
Todd Powelson
Three
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) AUGUST 1, 2019
New artwork, called Three
Written by
Todd Powelson
Animalia at the Urban Arts Gallery
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) AUGUST 15, 2019
C'mon down tomorrow to Urban Arts Gallery for the Gallery Stroll Animalia art reception 6-9 pm.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Tower
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) JULY 10, 2019
I can’t even imagine what those who experienced the fires more directly must have felt.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Animal Destiny: Mountain Lion
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) JUNE 17, 2019
New artwork I finished over the weekend.. Animal Destiny: Mountain Lion
Written by
Todd Powelson
Animal Destiny: Buck
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) MAY 8, 2019
I just finished this new artwork.. Animal Destiny: Stag
Written by
Todd Powelson
Pale Blue Dot
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) APRIL 19, 2019
Come on by the Urban Arts Gallery, Pale Blue Dot exhibit and see my art, Wisdom Dreams, and additional pieces celebrating world Sophia.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Animal Destiny: Horse
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) MARCH 13, 2019
I think this artwork is finally finished.. Animal Destiny: Horse
Written by
Todd Powelson
Machine & Magic at the Springville Art Museum
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) DECEMBER 8, 2018
I had a great time tonight at the Magic And Machine show at the Springville Museum!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Between the Trees
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
I think I've finally finished this new artwork, called "Between the Trees". See the evolution of the idea.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Alive With Moonlight
ORIGINALLY POSTED (to Instagram) JULY 25, 2018
Tall trees reach into the sky, branches creating new eye shapes for the moon to peek through with each step. These moon eyes became hypnotic, watching the moon watch me.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Winter
ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 16, 2018
New artwork, called "Winter" - My art seems to run a season or two behind (or maybe ahead)
Written by
Todd Powelson
Moon
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2017
My newest artwork, called Moon. See it, along with many other new pieces, all month @urbanartsgallery. Reception same night as gallerystroll , November 17.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Medusa
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 25, 2017
Written by
Todd Powelson
Psychopomp
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 18, 2017
A psychopomp is a guide, an escort accompanying souls to the afterlife. They can also serve as guides through the various transitions of life.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Emperor
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 21, 2017
Some new artwork, called the Emperor. I caught a vision of this chap one day while sitting and listening to a lecture, and I immediately had to draw the dude down.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Thank You
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 20, 2016
The world has been getting stranger and stranger for a long time.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Life Drawing
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 9, 2016
It’s easy for me to focus on drawing what is in my imagination, and forget to draw from life. It’s always a good and important exercise to draw the human figure, and draw what you see.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Owl
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 24, 2016
I was asked if I’d come up with some new artwork for HawkWatch International, so I said “Sure!”
Written by
Todd Powelson
Deer @ The Springville Museum of Art
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 10, 2016
Written by
Todd Powelson
eARTh @ the Urban Art Gallery
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 1, 2016
Written by
Todd Powelson
Nature Looks Back At You
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 13, 2016
You may also see that Nature also looks out through your eyes as well. We are all important pieces, helping complete creation.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Hello! I Luv U
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 24, 2015
Happy Holidays!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Winter Trees
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 6, 2015
A giant tree face that looked back at me.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Sphinx
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 21, 2015
Written by
Blackbird Singin’ In The Dead Of Night….
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 26, 2015
I finished this here flock of birds
Written by
Todd Powelson
… More On Cubism
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 6, 2015
My interest in Cubism started long ago.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Even More Birds (In The Face!)
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 29, 2015
I started drawing these strange birds with sort-a human faces embedded into the feathers two or three years ago and have always meant to do more with the idea.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Riddle of the Sphinx
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 17, 2014
What goes on four legs at dawn, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?
Written by
Todd Powelson
My Pal Loki
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 13, 2014
Written by
Todd Powelson
A Murder of Crows
ORIGINALLY A Murder of Crows POSTED ON JUNE 1, 2014
I have been seeing a lot of crows lately. I learned a long time ago to pay attention to them.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Artwork for HawkWatch International
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 18, 2014
Any opportunity to draw a beautiful bird is a good opportunity, especially if it helps promote raptor preservation.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Western Caduceus
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 5, 2014
The snake, the bird, and the trees all kind of merged into one image in my minds eye and became this caduceus drawing.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Green Man
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 9, 2014
Branches and bark on his face and skin, leaves as his hair, with flowers and foliage growing out of his mouth.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Dragon Walks The Earth
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 1, 2014
A new Dragon for the New Year!
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Dragon
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 1, 2013
Its the Dragon!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Maple
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2013
Every year around this time I start to think about an old digital painting I did a few years back called “Maple”.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Finally Finished Phoenix!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 20, 2013
I think of these birds as fiery phoenix, circling around the woman’s head like souls or spirits, or maybe thoughts and ideas. Either way, they are waiting to take shape in this world.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Artwork at the Rio Grande
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 13, 2013
Last Sunday I hung some of my artwork at the Rio Grande Cafe in downtown Salt Lake. A bunch of my artwork really…
Written by
Todd Powelson
Birds, Birds, and More Birds!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
I went to HawkWatch International’s event “Wings Across the West” up at Red Butte Garden this week.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Firebirds (in the Face!)
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 25, 2013
I didn’t think that I’d be posting more of these birds so soon, but they’ve become an important part of a project I’m working on and am really excited about.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Wolf at the Urban Arts Festival
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 21, 2013
Thanks to everybody who came out to the Urban Arts Festival yesterday!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Birds
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 28, 2013
Birds are an especially powerful symbol for me. A link between heaven and earth.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Angels, Demons & Animals
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 16, 2013
Todd Powelson’s Angels, Demon’s and Animals opens June 11 – July 27 at the Utah Arts Alliance Main Street Gallery
Written by
Todd Powelson
HawkWatch International Benefit Poster
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2013
The show celebrates everything fierce and frail about birds, as well as attempting to link humanity back to its animal roots.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Ghost in the Machine
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 6, 2013
Here is a new piece I finished recently called “Ghost in the Machine“.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Artwork @ Frisch
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 17, 2013
The fine folk at Frisch have given me the opportunity to hang some artwork in their restaurant. It looks damn nice, I’ve got to say.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Bird of Prey
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2013
Another piece I finished a little earlier this week. I drew most of this using Adobe Ideas, but finished up in Illustrator.
Written by
Todd Powelson
SLC White Party: A Night at the Moulin Blanc – Utah Arts Alliance
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 20, 2013
The SLC White Party, hosted by the Utah Arts Alliance, will be an evening to remember.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Ghost
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 10, 2013
Here is a picture that I finished last night. It is really a sketch for another idea I have brewing in my mind, but I think it also stands pretty well on its own as a finished piece too.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Music is Another Planet
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 8, 2013
Music is another planet.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Figure Drawing with Adobe Ideas 2.5
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 2, 2012
It has been a while, but it is always nice to take the time and draw from life.
Written by
Todd Powelson
TurningArt
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2012
If you find that you like the print, you’re even able to buy the original from the artist.
Written by
Todd Powelson
It’s Adobe, Duh!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 19, 2012
Today my interview was posted and I had artwork was featured on Adobe’s Creative Layer blog, Facebook, and Twitter pages. Check it out!
Written by
Todd Powelson
AMF Artwork
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Mind falls into the physical world, takes a look around, and lives a life.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Elements and Angels
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 29, 2012
I mentioned last week that I’d been thinking of self-publishing some of my work. Well, I’ve started by collecting a couple of series that I finished over the last year or so!
Written by
Todd Powelson
One Sweet Dream…
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 17, 2012
On my walk I came across a herd of deer maybe ten or twenty yards up above me, grazing near and running through the scrub oak.
Written by
Todd Powelson
New Digital Drawings
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2012
Today I am posting a couple new Adobe Ideas drawings that I’ve recently finished.
Written by
Todd Powelson
My Dead Friends
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 15, 2012
If we let the domestic arts die, resurrection seems unlikely at this time.”
Written by
Todd Powelson
Imagination
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 8, 2012
Imagination is something I made a few years ago, but has been on my mind a bit lately.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Artwork at Whole Foods
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 4, 2011
My artwork will be up through December, with a reception on December 7th from 6-7 pm.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Occupy ArtDuh!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 15, 2011
Working hard for their families, employees, and community.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Hive Gallery’s 24 Hour Show
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
Thursday night and into Friday afternoon I worked on the piece above for the Hive Gallery’s 24 Hour Show.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Sunflowers
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 11, 2011
The Sunflowers are few years old by now, but they kind of suits the season. Plus I love sunflowers and bees.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Woman
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 7, 2011
A drawing was done on my iPad using Adobe Ideas.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Art vs. Craft
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 10, 2011
There has always been some weird power struggle between art and craft.
Written by
Todd Powelson
HUGE. ART. DUH.
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 5, 2011
Here is the poster and some information on our upcoming show at the Hive, Duh!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Angels, Demons and Animals eBook
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011
As seen this morning on KUTV, visit this link to download Todd’s new eBook.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Abstraction at the Utah Arts Festival Gallery
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2011
Featuring artwork by Sonya Dinsdale, Jodi Steen and me (Todd Powelson).
Written by
Todd Powelson
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