Brian Hibbard
Artist Bio
Brian Hibbard is a prolific American painter whose expansive body of work seamlessly bridges traditional and contemporary aesthetics, techniques, and materials. With a professional career spanning more than twenty-six years as a full-time artist, Hibbard has created over 2,000 paintings and exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the United States.
Hibbard’s visual sensibility is deeply informed by the diverse regions he has called home. Following formative periods living and working in Durango, Colorado, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, he returned to the Carolinas, carrying forward an enduring Southwestern influence that remains particularly prominent in his dynamic series of horse paintings. Today, his diverse subject matter is inspired by time divided between his residences on Lake Hartwell, a rural property in Due West, and the coastal environment of Beaufort, South Carolina.
A lifelong interest in ancient prophecy has also guided Hibbard’s thematic explorations of sacred texts. A major series of large-scale paintings and drawings rooted in biblical scripture is currently on display at Erskine College. His monumental work Breath of Life (84 × 60 inches) will be featured at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., as part of the 2027–2028 exhibition Valley of the Dry Bones.
“There is a necessary balance between what is real and our freedom to create, interpret and explore within this reality. What really makes my art alive is both embracing this concept and exposing the contrasts.”
