Paul Moore is a fifth generation Oklahoman who has gained national and international recognition with his sculpture. He grew up on stories of his relatives taking part in Oklahoma’s major historical events, such as the Trail of Tears, the Chisholm Trail and Oklahoma’s first Land Run. His grandfather grew up next door to Quanah Parker, where Quanah’s youngest wife Tonacey made him baby moccasins at his birth. Over the years, Quanah gave him many gifts including a bear claw necklace and horse hair rope. These events, as well as a life changing visit to the Cowboy Hall of Fame, when he was thirteen, influenced and inspired his decision to become a sculptor and instilled the drive to sculpt our western life. Paul is also, a member of the Creek (Muscogee) Nation, Sweet Potato Clan.

Paul was elected into the Cowboy Artists of America organization in 2009 and he is also a Fellow and Board Member of the National Sculpture Society in New York, NY. His work is in various shows throughout the country including the Prix de West Show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Paul is in constant demand for portrait and monumental commissions and in the past thirty years, he has sculpted more than 110 commissions. His work is in the US Capital Collection, the Brookgreen Gardens Collection and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Numerous municipal, corporate, private and international institutions have also collected his work.

His many awards include the Silver Medal of Honor, the John Cavanaugh Memorial Award, the Margaret Hexter Prize and Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award from the National Sculpture Society in New York, NY.

His work has been featured in many magazines and news programs throughout the world, including Western Art and Architecture, Sculpture China, Western Art Collector, Southwest Art, American Art Collector, Sculpture Review, Stars and Stripes, Sports Illustrated and C-Span.