Greg Newbold Biography
"For me, art is a soulful expression. What I see or feel is distilled through my own life experience. I simplify, edit and filter my vision as light, color, shape and texture. Everything combines to make something beautiful. Hopefully the piece of me that comes out at the end of my brush connects with the spirit of the viewer. "
-- Greg Newbold
Greg Newbold became enchanted with the mystique of western landscapes when he began drawing at age three. Since then, pursuing his visual voice has blossomed into a lifelong passion. His artistic background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hartford. Illustration provided a fertile professional training ground where his work received many honors, including gold, silver, and bronze medals from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles.
Now focusing on gallery work, Greg draws inspiration from the grand desert vistas of the western United States and from rural settings reminiscent of his Utah upbringing. He gravitates to iconic western scenes ranging from monumental sandstone canyons to the delicate blooms of hollyhocks. Greg has a soft spot for agricultural subjects and often paints hay bales, farm animals and machinery, as well as the people who work the land. The design, drawing and painting skills Greg earned during his illustration career are on full display in the creation of his colorful, stylized oil paintings. His artistic influences are wide and include Maynard Dixon, Grant Wood, N.C, Wyeth, and the Canadian Group of Seven. Greg hopes his art creates a connection between the viewer and the wide-open spaces of the American west.
Greg’s painting, Desert Grace, was featured on the December 2022 cover of Western Art Collector. His work was also part of the Maynard Dixon’s American West: Along the Distant Mesa retrospective show at Medicine Man Gallery. Greg’s paintings have been selected for the Springville Museum of Art’s annual Spring Salon multiple times. He won the Award of Merit in 2022 for his work Three Horse Power. The 100th Anniversary Exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art in 2024 included his painting, Beckoning the Peace of Wild Things, which is part of their permanent collection. Greg’s paintings are also included in many corporate collections including Zion’s Bank, Utah Transit Authority, the Boy Scouts of America, and Salt Lake City Corporation.
