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Dennis Pearson Beasties

Beasties really get around. They can be found on six continents!

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Origins of the “Beastie”

Dennis coined the term “Beastie” to describe his work in a conversation with Pop Artist Andy Warhol in 1963

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Beasties may have made Dennis famous, but he is also a nationally acclaimed stained glass artist.

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Beasties really get around. They can be found on six continents!

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Dennis originally made his Beasties out of Papier-mâché. To make them more durable, he started to spray them with fiberglass at his twin brother’s Corvette shop and the Beasties we know today were born.

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Dennis and his father won the state of Wisconsin father and son golf tournament.

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Dennis exhibited 25 Beastie sculptures on the White House lawn in at the annual Easter egg roll in the 80’s with the help of Richard Rovsek.

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Dennis recently returned to Wisconsin after spending almost 2 decades living in New Zealand.

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Dennis has moved into a new art studio in Jefferson, Wisconsin. He continues to create Beastie sculptures, paintings and stained glass.

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Beasties are in private collections world-wide, and can be found in public venues in Belgium, Israel, New Zealand and Mexico.

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Dennis was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1939. He graduated from Madison West High School Milwaukee’s Layton School of Art, now known as the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD).

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As a student, Dennis won first prize for painting in the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors competition and was the recipient of the Ox Bow Summer School of Painting scholarship in Saugatuck Michigan 1961-62.

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Dennis Pearson's BeastiesSunday, April 13th, 2025 at 11:25am

The Beasties will be there 10-4pm.

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Dennis Pearson's BeastiesFriday, April 11th, 2025 at 12:43pm

Buyer beware! Often you can get a second hand beastie for a steal! These are not a deal.

Please feel free to reach out and ask us if the price of a secondhand Beastie is fair.

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Dennis Pearson's BeastiesFriday, April 11th, 2025 at 12:14pm

Perfect fillers for an Easter basket!🐣🌷🌸

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Dennis Pearson's BeastiesThursday, April 10th, 2025 at 8:01am

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Dennis Pearson's BeastiesWednesday, April 9th, 2025 at 3:22pm

Baby!

Dennis’ beaded heart pieces are available for Mother’s Day!

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Dennis Pearson's BeastiesWednesday, April 9th, 2025 at 3:07pm

Pudge!

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