Bear Dancer Studios

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Bear Dancer Studios

Professional photographer specializing in Portraiture, Musical Performance, Americana and Abandoned places.

Thanks to Nairne Dickey of Terra Firma Designs for my logo. The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of 'how to do'. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment. - Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

04/28/2026

Two of my images, "Amanda on the Settee" with Manda Kai : Model and "Red Light Wader" were both invited to the upcoming exhibition, "Red" at Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece at the end of May. "Amanda..." was shot in East Dubuque, IA and "RedLight..." was shot in Morehead City, NC.

03/24/2026

Two of my storm photos, "Anvil Crawler" shot near Las Animas, CO and "Green Giant" shot near Cactus, TX are currently hanging at Quincy Art Center in Quincy, IL for the "Fascination" exhibition through May 16.

03/18/2026

From March 20 to April 1, 2 of my images will be on display as part of the "Portraits" exhibition at Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece.

"Woodburner" features wood artist Bill Potter of William's Whittling and Woodworks. It was shot at Widdershins Artisan Gallery in Dubuque, IA. "Into the Light" features model Nicole Welsh and was shot at Council Hill Station near Scales Mound, IL.

03/12/2026

My late partner, Debra Sullivan's Celebration of Life is this Saturday, March 14. 2026 at our gallery Widdershins Artisan Gallery in. Dubuque, IA. Address is in the image. The celebration goes from 2 pm to whenever. We will have music by Ron Frank from 2-5 and there will be refreshments including Red Velvet cake which was her absolute favorite.

We will have much of her abstract art for sale for the price of a free-will donation. Deb would rather know her art was hanging on a friend's wall rather than stored in her studio at our house.

Anyone who knew or was related to her is welcome to stop in.

12/03/2025

My 2 annual 12 month calendars for 2026 are now available for ordering with options for payment by credits card or check/cash. I'll be in NC until a few days before Christmas so I won't be able to make in person deliveries to Schuyler County, IL until after Christmas but customers in Dubuque can pick up theirs at our gallery if paying by check or cash. I've kept the price at $25 and since the USPS kept raising prices on priority shipping I'm having them drop shipped to customers from the printer for a flat rate for single or multiple orders which means they are actually a little less than last year. Here is the ordering link: https://beardancerstudios.format.com/store

11/16/2025

One of my art n**e images of model Danielle J Komarek was invited to be part of the very well curated exhibition "In the N**e" at The Chateau Gallery in Louisville, KY. Somehow I got listed as Bear Dierker (not the worst nickname). You can see the rest of the show here https://chateaugallery.com/exhibitions/in-the-n**e

06/08/2025

Blank Wall Gallery

05/15/2025

Two of my collaborative images, "The Offering" and "The Ritual" featuring fellow artist Heather Houzenga have been invited to be part of the group exhibition "Rituals" in Rome, Italy in July. This opportunity was put together by the LoosenArt Gallery in Italy. "The Offering" was shot at Horseshoe Mound Preserve near Galena, IL and "The Ritual" was shot on some lonely backroad near Stockton, IL.

04/15/2025

"Tale Teller" the last portrait I took of my late friend Murphy was invited to the Chania International Photo Festival on the island of Crete, Greece in July. The festival is sponsored by Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece. My art has been invited every year since the festival started in 2018.

03/14/2025

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Dubuque, IA
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http://www.beardancerstudios.com/

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