Rob J Wilson
Was born in Southern Utah and from an early age connected with the beauty of nature. He apprenticed with a gallery painter at 14 and was able to graduate Summa Cum Laude with his BFA in illustration when he was 18. He later received his MFA in figurative painting and drawing and has taught at the university level for 10 years all while showing and selling his work nationally and internationally.
Rob's work is exploratory and involves mixed media methods as he paints a variety of subjects, with landscape and portrait subjects being his favorite. In addition to human portraits, Rob's lifelong love of dogs shines through in his pet portraits. He has painted numerous Westminster best of breed and best of group winners in addition to mixed breed family members and friends alike. If you are interested in a free consultation for your own commission, please reach out via the contact form.
Education
MFA Painting and Drawing, Academy of Art
2010
BFA Illustration, Summa Cum Laude Southern Utah University
Teaching
2016 - Current
Utah State University
Faculty
2013 - Current
Utah Tech University
Faculty
Exhibitions & Awards
2019- Current
Group Exhibition, Represented Artist, Joy Gallery AK
2019- Current
Group Exhibition, Represented Artist, G2 Gallery MO
2019
Group Exhibition, Art Department Showcase, UT Tech University UT
2019
Group Exhibition, Faculty Showcase, Tippets Gallery UT
2018
Group Exhibition, Sears Invitational, Sears Museum UT
2018
Group Exhibition, Faculty Showcase, Tippets Gallery UT
2017
Group Exhibition, Art Department Showcase, Sears Museum UT
2017
Group Exhibition, Faculty Showcase, Tippets Gallery UT
2016
Group Exhibition, Faculty Showcase, Tippets Gallery UT
2016
Solo Exhibition, Vignettes, DiFiore Gallery UT
2015
Solo Exhibition, Life Refracted, Eccles Grand Hall Gallery UT
2015
Solo Exhibition, Art in Harmony, DiFiore Gallery UT
2015
Group Exhibition, Sears Invitational, Sears Museum UT
2014
Solo Exhibition, Spectral Nocturne, DiFiore Gallery UT
2014
Group Exhibition, Faculty Showcase, UT Tech University UT
2014
Group Exhibition, Southern UT Art Guild, Red Cliff Gallery UT
2014
Group Raisonne, William's Prize in Drawing: Exhibiting Artist CT
2014
Group Exhibition, Recent Acquisitions, Sears Museum UT
2014
Group Exhibition, Art Department Showcase, UT Tech University UT
2014
International Group Exhibition, Artful Orchestra, Gateway Academy UT
2013
Group Exhibition, Spiritual & Religious, Springville Museum of Art UT
2013
International Group Exhibition, Annual Salon, Norbertellen Gallery CA
2012
Group Exhibition, Spiritual & Religious, Springville Museum of Art UT
2011
Solo Exhibition, Wind & Water, National Forest Service UT
2011
Solo Exhibition, Life Refracted, Eccles Grand Hall Gallery UT
2011
Group Exhibition Award of Merit, Escalante Canyons Art Festival UT
2010-2011
Group Exhibition, Represented Artist, Apple Frame Gallery UT
2010
Group Exhibition, Zion National Park Invitational, UT
2010
Group Exhibition, Invitational Figure Drawing, UT
2010
Group Exhibition, Pop Up, Rogue Gallery UT
2010
Group Exhibition Award of Merit, Escalante Canyons Art Festival, UT
2009
Group Exhibition, Parowan Gap: God's Own House, Braithwaite Gallery UT
2009
Group Exhibition, Escalante Canyons Art Festival, UT
2008
Group Exhibition, Southern Utah Plein Air Society, Centrum Grand Hall Gallery UT
2008
Group Exhibition, Escalante Canyons Art Festival, UT
2008
Group Exhibition, Zion: A Creative Response, Zion National Park UT
2006
Group Exhibition Jury's Choice Award, Braithwaite Fine Art Gallery UT
Public Collections & Publications
2024
Understanding Art, Golden Gibbon Press
2024
God's Closet, Golden Gibbon Press
2018
Exploring Art, Tophat Press
2015
40 Under 40, St George Magazine
2014
Yosemite National Park
2014
Sears Museum Gallery
2012
Strokes of Genius 4: Exploring Line, North Light Books
2015
40 Under 40, St George Magazine
2010
In The Footsteps of Thomas Moran, Southwest Artist's Magazine
2008-2009
Kolob Canyon Review