Born in Bountiful , Utah in 1974, Seth Winegar began studying oil painting at the age of twelve. He served an LDS mission in Cleveland , Ohio , then continued to paint on his return. Born with cystic fibrosis, Seth received a double lung and liver transplant in Pittsburgh , PA in March 2006. Now able to breathe on his own, Seth continues to paint as a well-respected Utah artist.
Seth began his formal art training by diligently studying with wildlife painter, Michael Coleman. He then attended numerous workshops and classes at the Scottsdale Artist’s School, studying with artists Sherry MacGraw, Richard Schmidt, Jim Wilcox and others. He has also taken classes at Utah State University .
He has now established a successful career as an artist and has become known for his landscape and still life scenes. In painting these subjects, Seth has concentrated on honing his powers of observation, especially as it concerns color, texture, form and composition. They are deep in rich, thick oil strokes. In some sections they are detailed studies of the subject, then flow into lose imaginative segments demonstrating Winegar’s love of juxtaposition and glazing. You will find his paintings to be freshly vivacious, filled with tonal rhythms and dramatic movements, not often seen in the work of such a young artist. “I want to capture the spirit of the scene. If a painting is truly alive, it has to have a spirit, right? The goal is trying to attain immediate intimacy. That is what I am trying to do,” explains Winegar.
When asked why he paints, Winegar responds “That’s like asking me why I breathe…it is instinctual.” He likes to capture subtleties in his oils through the study of opposition. The play of light and shadow, warm and cool tones, dramatic and diminutive are all detailed in his work. “I love to explore the nuances. Life is incredibly complex, but when you break it down and really look at it, it is quite simple, filled with small subtleties,” Winegar explains.
Selected Exhibitions, Honors and Awards
2013- Coors Art Show and Sale, Denver, CO
2011/2012 Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Cody, WY
2011- Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational
2009- Springville Museum of Art, UT, Award of Merit
2008- Kneeland Gallery, Three Person Exhibition, Ketchum, ID
2005- Meyer Gallery , One-Man-Show, Park City , UT
2004- Meyer Gallery , One-Man-Show, Park City , UT
2004 – Largest dollar amount for painting sold at NAC Annual Auction,
Park City , UT
2001, ’02, ‘03- Meyer Gallery , One-Man-Show, Scottsdale , AZ
2001, ‘02- Meyer Gallery , One-Man-Show, Park City , UT
1997 – Arts for the Parks, Top 100, Jackson Hole , WY
Private and Public Collections
Western Desert Caballeros Art Museum , Wickenburg , AZ
Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, permanent collection, Montgomery , AL
Publications
Southwest Art Magazine, Nov 2011
Iron Horse Literary Review/Volume II, Cover), 2000
Southwest Art, (Feature), Feb. 2000
Southwest Art, “Artists to Watch,” Dec. 1998
Art Talk, “Artists Worth Watching,” March 1998