Eric Thorsen
- January 9, 2024
- Sculptor
Quick Facts
Eric Thorsen Biography
| Name | Eric Thorsen |
| Birthday | Oct 6 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Glasgow |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Eric Thorsen is one of the most popular and richest Sculptor who was born on October 6, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Eric Thorsen (born October 6, 1967) is an American painter and sculptor known for his wildlife sculpture and fish carvings which have won him multiple awards at major art shows nationwide including “Best In World” at the 1992 World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships. At age 24 he is the youngest recipient of this award. Breakthrough magazine described him as “More than Promising” and his work has “an uncanny realism”. Thorsen has appeared on TV shows and YouTube and his artwork can be found in prominent public spaces, private collections, and on product labels. He has been commissioned to create artwork for corporate entities such as Nike Inc.,Lowe’s, Coca-Cola, Walt Disney Attractions, Inc. and national non profit groups. He is a resident of Bigfork, Montana.
Active in boy scouts, Thorsen earned the Eagle Scout rank. He graduated high school at age 17 in 1985 from St. Charles High School located in St. Charles, Illinois. Following his graduation from St. Charles High School, Thorsen moved back to his home state of Montana and attended the University of Montana where he studied for several years but did not graduate. Thorsen carved wood sculptures in his college dorm room and his first exhibition was in the Ghost Art Gallery in Butte, Montana, in 1988. Thorsen exhibited his works of art while in college and left his studies to pursue creating artwork as a full- time career..
Eric Thorsen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Sculptor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Eric Thorsen is one of the richest Sculptor from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Thorsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Thorsen was born on October 6, 1967, in Glasgow, Montana. He is the son of Marcus Walter Thorsen and Denise Renee Meunier. His father, while in active service in the U.S. Air Force, met Denise Meunier in Le Mans, France. They soon married and moved to Glasgow, Montana, in 1965. Eric was born on the Glasgow, Montana, air force base. Later the family would move to St. Charles, Illinois. Thorsen would spend summers growing up with his mother’s family in France visiting the Louvre, Musee D’Orsay, Musee du Rodin and Picasso’s museum in Paris. He studied works of Rodin, Picasso, Matisse and many other painters and sculptors.
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In 1995, Thorsen began sculpting in clay creating both stylized and lifelike sculptures of both figurative and animal subjects. and casting his sculptures in bronze. Examples of work created include “The Coop”, a bronze sculpture depicting Cynthia Cooper for the Nike Campus in Beaverton, Oregon. and “Children & Doves”, City Civic Center, City of Norwalk, California. Thorsen sculpted a life-size bald eagle bust in under 30 minutes for the C. M. Russell Museum Quickdraw event in 1996.
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Joanne Ranked on the list of most popular Sculptor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Eric Thorsen celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.
Thorsen’s art has been used in television and movies: WKRP in Cincinnati; Wild Things (1998), directed by John McNaughton; City Confidential; C Span with Anderson Cooper, opening sequence.