Images of all paintings copyrighted by Minnesota artist Jim Rataczak © 2012
Awards and Juried Exhibitions
2024 "First Light, Last Ice" juried into Birds in Art at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2022 First Place--Waterfowl Heritage Art Award at the Easton Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD
2021 Bonefish and Tarpon Trust 2021 Artist of the Year
2021 Wild Wings "Spotlight Artist of the Month" January 2021
2019 Named Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists
2019 Easton Waterfowl Festival. Invited Artist. Easton, MD.
2017 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Invited Artist. Charleston, SC
2014 "From the Field--Bird Paintings by Jim Rataczak." Bell Museum of Natural History.
2013 Something Sketchy Exhibit. Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MN.
2013 Art of the Animal Kingdom. Bennington Center for the Arts. Bennington, NH. "The Rising."
2013 American Waterfowler. Spring 2013 Cover. "Seamus".
2013 Upland Almanac Spring 2013 Cover. "Up and Out--Woodcock."
2011 Fall Festival and Originals Catalogue Wild Wings Gallery. Lake City, MN. (Also 1995-Present)
People’s Choice Top Ten 2000 “Gifts Under the Tree” Oil on Linen
2011 Sketch Night: Featured Artist. Bell Museum of Natural History. Minneapolis, MN
2011 Art of the Animal Kingdom. Bennington Center for the Arts. Bennington, VT. (Also '02, '09)
2011 Upland Almanac Winter 2011 Cover Art “Snowshoe Country—Ruffed Grouse” (Also Summer 2011, 1999)
2011 Art Perchance. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis, MN (Also 2007-Present)
2010 Drawn to Nature. Bell Museum of Natural History. Minneapolis, MN (Also '06, '05)
Purchase Award 2006 “Black Spruce Bog” Oil on Linen
2010 Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Poster Art. Snooty Fox Gallery. Annandale, MN
2010 The Nature Art of Jim Rataczak. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. St. Paul, MN.
2010 Izaak Walton League Annual Art Show, Breckenridge Chapter. Brooklyn Ctr, MN
First Place: “Winter Rough-leg” Watercolor on Paper2008 Federal Duck Stamp Gala. Bloomington, MN
2007 Nature Observed. Great Lakes Aquarium. Duluth, MN.
2007 Delta Waterfowl Magazine Summer 2007 Cover Art (Also Fall 2002, 2004)
2001 The Bird Art of Jim Rataczak. Phipps Art Center. Hudson, WI.
1999 National Wildlife Art Show. Overland Park, KS. (Also 1998)
Judge’s Award of Merit 1999
Best of Show-Songbirds 1998
Best of Show-First Time Artist 1998
1997 Wildlife and Western Art Show. Wildlife Collectors Society. Minneapolis, MN (Also '94, '95, '96)
1997 Wildlife Heritage Art Show. Minnesota Wildlife Heritage Foundation. (Also '93, '94, '95, '96)
Award of Excellence “Islands—Common Loon” Oil on Board 1996
Award of Distinction: “Islands—Common Loon” Oil on Board 1996
Best Print Release: “Late Summer—Goldfinches” 1995
Award of Excellence “Arctic Tern at the Nest” 1994
Award of Excellence “Snowy Oaks—Cardinals” 1993
1996 Loon Fest. Brainerd, MN
Best of Show—People’s Choice: “Islands—Common Loon” Oil on Board
1995 Wonderful World of Warblers. One Touch of Nature Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 Acadia ’94. Wendell Gilley Gallery. Southwest Harbor, ME
