RB McGrath

50% OF MY PROCEEDS FROM ALL PRINT SALES WILL GO TO RESOURCES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND TO THE SALVATION ARMY. PLEASE HELP ME TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE BETTER FOR OUR VETS AND THOSE STRUGGLING FOR FOOD AND SHELTER. Thank you. RB McGrath

RB McGrath Artist - Portraits, Still Life, Landscape, Abstract www.rbmcgrath.com

Books: PAINTINGS. A Collection of the Works of RB McGrath. Blurb publishing 2011. 112 pages. 97 full color plates. Full online preview at: www.rbmcgrath.com Books link.

Brief Biography:

Resident of Arkansas since 1965

Media:
Paintings - A Collection of the Works of RB McGrath. Blurb Publishing. 2011
Ovation Television - My Art series feature spot. OVTV
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Feature Story. March 6, 2011
ICON - The Art of RB McGrath. RB McGrath and Pierre Lambert with Michael E. Riffel - Published 2009.
Leader News, AR. March 14, 2009
ARTnews, December, 2008
Leader News Publications, AR 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
KATV 7 (ABC) Little Rock 2009 Saturday Daybreak Show. Live interview
KARK 4 (NBC), Little Rock 2006 Feature Story
KTHV 11 (CBS), Little Rock 2007 Feature Story
The Cabot Star Herald 2009 Feature Story
The Maumelle Monitor 2009 Feature Story

Commercial commissions:
Cover art and cover graphic design and booklet photographs for Alan Storeygard Trio jazz CD 'Third Time's A Charm'. Released May 2nd, 2010

Selected Collections:
Collection of the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation, Choctoaw Building, Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
State of Arkansas, public collection, Arkansas Governor's Mansion: Portrait of Governor Mike Beebe
Dr. Alan and Paula Storeygard, Cabot, AR
Mary M. Verser, Jacksonville, AR
Theresa Everett Lewenowski - Alexandria, VA
Charles and Sherry Vanlandingham - North Little Rock, AR
Tommi Myers - North Little Rock, AR
Lou and Gloria Lewenowski - Jacksonville, AR
Robert E. and Mary Carlson - Montgomery, Alabama
Anita Bonham Cross - Little Rock, AR
The Rhine Collection - Wilmington, Delaware
Sandy German - Owosso, Michigan
The Robert Murphy and Dave Penny Collection - St. John's, Newfoundland


Selected Corporate and Public Collections:
Clinton Foundation. William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center. Little Rock, AR
State of Arkansas public collection, Arkansas Governor's Mansion
Central Arkansas Library System Public Collection
Performance Food Group - Little Rock, AR
First Arkansas Bank - Jacksonville, AR
City of Jacksonville - Jacksonville, AR


Brief bio:
Born in a small fishing village named Branch, in Easter Cove, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, McGrath was born to an American Air Force Father and Newfoundland Mother. The tenth largest island in the world, Newfoundland is located off the east coast of Canada. The family was transferred to Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, AR in 1965 where McGrath has maintained residence since.
Drawing and painting from early childhood, McGrath began a serious persuit as a painter in the mid 80's. The first large scale work was an 8 x 10 foot mural for Northeastern University in Boston. A more recent large scale mural work is on display at the Jacksonville Police Department, CID, for whom McGrath also designed the official CID logo. A massive six by six foot work entitled 'Controlled Chaos' which was completed in 2004 is now installed in the new, multi-milllion dollar Ester D. Nixon Library in Jacksonville, AR in April of 2009 and a portrait entitled 'A Portrait of Salvatore Moltisanti' was unveiled and installed at the IBLA Headquarters in New York City, following an unveiling and presentation for Moltisanti himself in Jacksonville, AR on May 2, 2009. Current works include a life size painting of President William Jefferson Clinton, now on part of the permanent collection of the Clinton Foundation and on exhibit in the Choctaw Building at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, and individual portraits of internationally acclaimed concert pianist Anna Rutkowska-Shock of Poland, concert pianist Gloria Campaner of Italy and internationally acclaimed Suprano Adrienn Miksch of Hungary. Most recent work is a Portrait of Governor Mike Beebe now on exhibit at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion in Little Rock as part of the State of Arkansas Permanent Mansion collection.
McGrath produces small, medium, and large works in oil, in a warehouse studio located twenty five feet from the railroad tracks in Jacksonville. An amateur violinist and cellist the Artist plays in a string trio with friends of the Little Rock Community Orchestra in weekend jam sessions at the artist's gallery.

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