SAA Members

There Are Two Levels of Membership for Artists – Signature and Associate

Signature Members may receive further recognition as Master and/or Distinguished

Master Signature Members: These artists have been recognized as Master Signature Members having received the prestigious Society’s Award of Excellence five or more times.

Distinguished Signature Members: These artists have had the honor of having their work included in a minimum of fifteen (15) Annual Exhibitions.

Honorary Members: Individuals upon whom the Society has conferred Honorary Status.

Emeritus Members: Former officers of the Society that are still active in the organization.

Members in Memoriam: Death has claimed many members of the Society of Animal Artists since it’s founding in 1960. These artists supported the Society during their lifetimes and each made his or her special contribution to art. Although separated from us by death they are fondly remembered by their fellows. (Please notify the Society if you know of a member not listed here)

Bunny Connell
Dorcas MacClintock
Terry Mathews
Ann Milton
Dino Paravano
William Schnute

Doug Allen
Allen Blagden
Guy Coheleach
Leslie Delgyer
Albert Earl Gilbert
Jay Johnson
Wes Siegrist

: Reneé Bemis, President

: Diane Mason, Vice-President, Treasurer

: Kim Diment, Vice-President

: Dale Marie Muller, Vice-President

: Brent Langley, Secretary

: Cynthie Fisher, Assistant Secretary

: Terry Miller, Exhibitions Chair

: James Coe, Member Jury Chair

: Sherrie York, SAA Newsletter Editor

: Rachelle Siegrist, SAA Blog

: Cathy Sheeter

: John Agnew

: Julia Rogers

: David Rankin

: Bob Mason, Financial Officer

: Kelly Leahy Radding, SAA LinkedIn

: Mike McGregor

: Jocelyn Russell

: Wes Siegrist, Office: Executive Director, Webmaster

: Elizabeth Nicholls, Office: SAA Instagram

: Jan Martin McGuire, Office: SAA Facebook

: David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Office: Curator/Tour Director (With Rosetta and Leslie Delgyer)

Patrica Allen Bott & Guido Borghi (Founders) 1958-1960
Elisabeth Rungius Fulda 1960
Paul Bransom 1961-1978
Albert Earl Gilbert 1978-1983
Joseph Vance, Jr. 1984-1994
Charles Allmond, III 1995-2000
Francis Sweet 2001-2003
Leslie Delgyer 2004-2008
Diane Mason 2008-2013
Reneé Bemis 2014- to date

A Special Thank You to these SAA Patrons who financially contribute to the SAA:

SUSTAINING PATRONS

Cindi Griffith
Michael Allen McGregor

PATRONS

America West Frames
Art Castings of Colorado, Inc
Blauvelt Demarest Foundation
Joseph Engelhard
Eric & Mary Sue Rice
Eleanor Vassel

Information on becoming a Patron member with the SAA can be found on our “Join the SAA” page.