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Vivi K. Crandall (1946 - 2000) |
 Vivi Crandall was born in Germany and as a young woman, attended art school on a scholarship at the Sorbonne in Paris. She also attended the Bauhaus design school in Munich and the Academy of art in Bremen. Vivi and her husband moved to Wyoming in 1973 where they owned and operated an outfitting business, and also an art gallery. Vivi’s 20 years in the West coupled with her extensive European art training is a blend that allowed Vivi to produce some of today's most noteworthy wildlife art. Vivi accomplished a recognizable style all her own. Vivi painted with remarkable detail but never lost her soft brush strokes and signature ability to capture motion. Vivi's art has raised over a million dollars for wildlife causes with Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wildlife Foundation, and the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation. Vivi was also the featured artist for 1997 Foundation for North American Wild Sheep. Vivi was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma in June of 1999. She continued creating exceptional paintings and kept her schedule of personal appearances between aggressive treatments. In early March of 2000, Vivi was present at the unveiling of her last painting "... and Fancy Free" at Sotheby's in Jackson, Wyoming. The painting was auctioned off at the CES Foundation Gala where she was chosen "Artist of the year 2000". Vivi lost her fight with cancer on April 30th 2000 but continues to live on through her art. |
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"Continental Divide" |
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