PROFILE

Roy Madsen studied art at the University of Illinois, University of Wyoming, and American Academy of Art in Chicago.

He has received honors that include the Stacy Prize in painting; a Huntington Hartford Fellowship in Residence; a Screen Directors Guild Fellowship in Design; and prizes awarded in juried competitions. His commissions include numerous portraits of several important national figures. He also created the heroic bronze of William Shakespeare to head the foyer of the new Old Globe Theater in San Diego. His sculpture was unveiled by HRM Elizabeth II of England in a major media event broadcast around the world.

Native American mythologies, and wildlife, have been lifelong interests and these subjects provide content for his art. Roy has been widely published, has won innumerable awards, and has had his work featured in countless juried exhibitions throughout the United States, from New York to California.

Roy is a member of Allied Artists, American Artists Professional League, and the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild.