H. Wheatley Allen has achieved international acclaim with his bronze sculptures of birds. His work, chosen for its strength, grace and symbolic content, has found its way into public, private, and corporate collections around the world. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Bill Clinton are among those who have presented Allen's sculptures as gifts to heads of state.

Among those dignitaries who have received Allen's work are: President Carl Carstens of Germany, Mikhail Gorbachev, King Hussein, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Premier Zhao Ziyang, Crown Prince Shaikh Saad of Kuwait and President Mubarak of Egypt.

A California native, Allen was born in San Francisco. His love of birds comes from his early exposure to their natural habitats in the marshes and estuaries of Marin County. He began carving as a young boy and sold his first bird at the age of nine.

After graduation from Dartmouth College and serving in the Navy, Allen returned to his art full time. For many years he worked only in wood, but as his international success grew, he began casting his birds in bronze.

He lives and works in Mendocino and in Oakland, California.