Joy Kroeger Beckner

Born in 1944 and raised in St. Louis, Ms. Beckner attended Washington University School of Fine Art before pursuing a professional career in the fashion industry. In the late 1980s, she returned to painting, but felt constrained by working in two dimensions. "My paintings kept getting thicker and thicker," she remembers. "On a lark, I took a figurative sculpture class. I said, 'This is fun,' and my work just took off." The artist is inspired by the sensuous shapes of skin, bone and muscle, and while she has worked with the human figure in the past, it is primarily dachshunds and other shorthaired breeds that she focuses on now.

Ms. Beckner's bronze dachshunds have brought her numerous awards, including the National Sculpture Society Silver Medal, an Award of Excellence from the Society of Animal Artists, the Ellin P. Speyer Prize at the National Academy in New York City, and four Best in Shows at prestigious invitational exhibitions around the country. Her work is included in private collections around the world and has been purchased for the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog for its permanent collection.

Please contact the artist at the link below for prices and availability:
Joy Beckner Bronze Sculpture

So Good to See You -- NEW!

Life-sized Miniature Long-haired Dachshund,
Bronze, ed. 10
14" x 12" x 12"

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
2" x 3" x 2"

Siesta

Life-sized Miniature Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
16" x 5" x 10"

Life-sized Standard Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
21" x 11" x 6"

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 2" x 1"

Lord of the Couch

Life-sized Miniature Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
17" x 9" x 8"

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 3" x 2"

Dreaming of Tomatoes

Life-sized Miniature Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
15" x 5" x 9"

This bronze was awarded the GOLD Medal
at the Audobon Artists 68th Annual Exhibition
on September 26, 2010 in New York City.

Sweet Roll

Life-sized Standard Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
22" x 10" x 7"

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 2" x 2"

Squirrel Season, Smooth Coat

1:6 Scale Dachshund Bookends, Bronze, ed. 50
8" x 8" x 2"

Life's a Ball

Life-sized Standard Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
29" x 15" x 12"

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
5" x 2" x 2"

Squirrel Season, Wire Coat

1:6 Scale Dachshund Bookends, Bronze, ed. 50
8" x 8" x 2"

Big Heart

Gordon Setter, Bronze, ed. 20
20" x 12 1/2" x 8"

Over the Rainbow

Labrador Bust, Bronze, ed. 20
10" x 9" x 8"

Squirrel Season, Long Coat

1:6 Scale Dachshund Bookends, Bronze, ed. 50
8" x 8" x 2"

Lives to Please

Retriever, Bronze, ed. 20
14" x 12" x 5"

Sunnyside Up

Life-sized Standard Dachshund, Bronze, ed. 20
28" x 15" x 9"

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 2" x 2"

Siesta

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 2" x 1"

Sweet Roll

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 2" x 2"

Lord of the Couch

1:6 Scale Palm sized, Bronze, ed. 99
4" x 3" x 2"