Dennis Farris has been creating art his whole life. After graduating from Central Missouri State with a degree in Fine Arts in 1987, Dennis received much success and visibility as a freelance commercial illustrator and also as a painter. It wasn’t until 1995 that he first tried his hand at sculpting. “I was wandering through a little gallery and I found myself drawn more and more to the beautiful and powerful figurative bronzes,” says Dennis. “I knew I had to create such work myself and express myself in this medium. I found a new path that day. I know I will be sculpting for the rest of my life.”

Dennis has received tremendous praise and admiration for his bold and emotional work. “The human form is the most expressive subject I know,” says Dennis. “I try to create a piece that captures that expression and stirs an emotion in me. If I’ve done it well, it will stir an emotion in others.”

Sculptor Dennis Farris (far right) lectures about his artwork at the 2003 "Sculpture Along the Trinity at Bear Creek" Sculpture Show and Sale in Keller, TX. Photograph by Elizabeth Loggins.

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