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'{{Short description|American painter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2010}} '''Don Kloetzke''' (born 1951) is an American [[Painting|painter]], known for his [[wildlife art]] portraits,<ref name="Gettelman">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8FYaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3511,3035537&dq=don+kloetzke&hl=en|title=Four artists collaborate on Wildlife scene|last=Gettelman|first=Parry|date=12 August 1986|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|Milwaukee Journal]]|page=8|accessdate=10 August 2010}}</ref> he has also painted landscapes, [[still life]], [[World War II]] aircraft along with emotional [[Green Bay Packer]] fan themes. == Life == Don was born in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]] in 1951. His father was in the military so Don moved with his family as they traveled through [[Hawaii]], Mississippi, California, Germany and other places Kloetzke honed his drawing and painting skills. Kloetzke's work has been accepted by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Birds in Art Exhibition, an international invitational show. ==Awards== His list of accomplishments, honors and awards include: *Wisconsin Sportsman Magazine selected Kloetzke as their first “wildlife Artist of the Year” *Selected as “Sponsor Artist” for the Wisconsin Water fowler's Association. *“Century Artist of the Year” for PBS Channels 10/36. *“Sponsor Artist” for Wings over Wisconsin. *“Midnight at Holy Hill” made the U.S. Art's [[Best Seller]] List. *“Sponsor Artist” for [[Ducks Unlimited]]. *“A New Beginning” made the U.S. Art's Best Seller List. *Ranked in the top 25 best-selling artists in America by ''U.S. Art Magazine'' for three consecutive years, (1993–1995) *“Best of Show” at: **National Art Exhibition of Alaska Wildlife **St. Paul Winter and Wildlife Art Exhibit **National Wildlife & Western Art Exhibition (Milwaukee) **National Wildlife & Western Art Exhibition (Minneapolis) == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.prints.com/prints.php/Don_Kloetzke/Midnight_at_Holy_Hill/?artist_id=2232&print_id=21053 Midnight At Holy Hill] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kloetzke, Don}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American painters]] [[Category:American male painters]] [[Category:21st-century American painters]] [[Category:21st-century American male artists]] [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male artists]] {{US-painter-stub}} Don Kloetzke died May 15, 2023. His obituary is listed on the Uecker-Witt Funeral Home in Fond du Lac, WI.'