Studio and Gallery
Personal Info

Personal Information

Bob Salo's love of nature and wildlife began early. As a boy growing up in Michigan's remote Keweenaw peninsula, Bob spent hours studying and drawing the animals, farms and forests of that spectacular region.

Following a tour of duty in the U.S. Army, Bob received his first formal art instruction at Meinzinger Art School in Detroit where he studied under George Rich. While working for many years as a commercial artist and fine arts illustrator in Detroit and Boston, Bob continued to celebrate his love of nature through wildlife and landscape paintings in his free time.

Bob fulfilled a lifelong dream when he moved to the outskirts of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. In Colorado he perfected his painting skills, devoting his full time to capturing that area's wildlife and scenery on canvas. His work in Boston introduced him to New England's rural charm and seaside beauty.

Bob Salo's paintings can be found in galleries and museums, as well as in private and corporate collections, in the United States and abroad. He is currently gaining a reputation as an artist, art teacher and lecturer.

Magazines & Books

Wildlife Art Magazine, July/August, 2007
Wildlife Art Magazine, November/December, 2005
Wildlife Art Magazine, September/October, 2005
Plein Air Magazine, November, 2004 (photo gallery)
Michigan Bar Journal, March, 2001 (cover)
Sports Afield, November 1991 (feature painting)
Drawing and Painting from Nature by Kathy Johnson, Published by Design Press

National Shows

Paint America, Topeka, Kansas
Arts for the Parks, Jackson, Wyoming 
Albuquerque Museum of Fine Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
Eric Thorsen Gallery, Big Fork, Montana
Oklahoma Wildlife, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Woodstock, Vermont
Finn 'fest, Marquette, Michigan
Wetlands of America, Yonkers, New York
Bennington Center for the Arts, Binnington, Vermont 
National Wildlife Art Show, Topeka, Kansas

Society of Animal Artists Shows

Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado
Connelly and Alterman Gallery, Houston, Texas
Ambleside Gallery, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Cummings Nature Center, Rochester Museum of Science, Rochester, New York
Hudson River Valley Wildlife, Kingston, New York
The Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts
MacArthur Beach State Park, North Palm Beach, Florida
Mulvane Galleries,Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio

Oil Painters of America Shows

Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
Nymeyer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Dunton Gallery, Arlington Heights, Illinois
St. Louis Artists Guild, Clayton, Missouri
Gallery Americana, Carmel-by-the-sea, California

One Man Shows

Blackhawk Gallery, Saratoga, Wyoming
"Forever Wild", Jesse Besser Museum, Alpena, Michigan
Left Bank Gallery, Flint, Michigan
Flint Institute of Art, Flint, Michigan

Awards

Award of Excellence from the Society of Animal Artist
Awards of Excellence from Arts in the Parks
1st Place at Oklahoma Wildlife Art Show
Various national and local awards

Workshops & Lectures

"Different Strokes" a painting workshop presented at:
Penisula Art School, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan
Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan
Jesse Bessner Museum, Alpena, Michigan
Ludington Artists Market, Ludington, Michigan
Creative Side, Brighton, Michigan
Private workshops in Estes Park, Colorado and Jackson, Wyoming

"My Friend, Art" a lecture presented at:

Fenton Arts Council, Fenton, Michigan
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan
Jesse Bessner Museum, Alpena, Michigan
Gaylord Art Council, Gaylord, Michigan
Brighton Library, Brighton, Michigan
Ludington Arts Council, Ludington, Michigan

Memberships

Society of Animal Artists
Oil Painters of America