Collection: Pro, Tony

Born in 1973 amid the landscapes of Northridge, California, Tony Pro’s parents planted the seeds of his devotion to the Western art genre with their fervor for Western art and Native artifacts, and his artistic odyssey was shaped by the tutelage of his father, Julio Pro, a renowned Southwest wildlife painter, and his brother Greg, an accomplished illustrator. Graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic design, Pro honed his drawing skills under the mentorship of the late illustrator Glen Orbik. It was during this phase that he imbibed the essence of academic figure drawing, integrating its discipline into his craft. Guided by luminaries like Richard Schmid, he evolved into an adept self-taught painter.