Moose Bookends
bronze edition of 20
8h in
20.32h cm
$1,200
Joffa Kerr
Swinelett O'Hara
bronze edition of 15
36h x 30w x 25d in
91.44h x 76.20w x 63.50d cm
$10,000
Apache Sand
bronze edition of 15
17 in
(43.18h cm)
$3,500
A Fine Swine
bronze
5 in
(12.7h cm)
$450
Better than Bacon
bronze
4.5 in
(11.4h cm)
$750
Hail to the Chief
bronze edition of 15
16 x 17 in
(40.64h x 43.18w cm)
$2,100
Just Your Everyday Bear
bronze
20 in
(50.8h cm)
$4,000
Peggy's Pig
bronze
34 in
(86.4h cm)
$9,000
Sleepy Time
bronze
9 in
(22.9h cm)
$750
The Strategist
bronze
10 in
(25.4h cm)
$800
What's Cookin
bronze
9.5 x 7.5 x 5 in
(24.13h x 19.05w x 12.7d cm)
$725
Who's A Worm
bronze
4 in
(10.2h cm)
$450
Biography
Joffa Kerr, b. 1935, Nacogdoches, Texas (United States)
Joffa’s loose, impressionistic style conveys the playful gestures, antics and attitudes of her wild and domestic animal subjects, creating unique, whimsical personalities in her work. She searches for the feeling, emotion and essence of the animal she wants to convey. Her pieces often invite a physical touch and bring a smile to the viewer.
A native Texan with an Oklahoma husband, family and education, Joffa has been an artist in various mediums since she was a child. Her formal education was at the University of Oklahoma where she studied interior design and art. In 1982 Joffa began a serious art career and has since studied anatomy with several artists. She has attended a series of Scottsdale Artist School courses with noted sculptors Ken Bunn, Sherry Sander, Kent Ullberg and Glenna Goodacre.
Southwest Art dedicated its November 1997 issue to all women in the arts, and singled out five women including Joffa as their first-ever Notable Women of the Year.
Joffa and her husband Bill reside in Wilson, Wyoming and are true friends of the arts. They are co-founders of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. They received the 1997 Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award for their years of support of the arts and the development of the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Joffa has also served as an Oklahoma State Regent for Higher Education and a Trustee for the National Wildflower Research Center in Austin, Texas.