Paul Rhymer

Point of Rocks, Maryland

Paul Rhymer worked at the Smithsonian Institution for twenty-five years, doing taxidermy and model-making. He retired in 2010. He has been working in bronze wildlife sculpture for over 25 years.

In 2023, Rhymer was named Birds in Art Master Wildlife Artist. He is a Fellow with the National Sculpture Society and a Distinguished Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists.

Among his many public art installations are the Briscoe Western Art Museum; Smithsonian’s National Zoo; Denver Zoo; NatureWorks Monuments, Tulsa, Oklahoma; the City Park, Hagerstown, Maryland; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum; Shepard Park, Summerville, South Carolina; and B.I.R.D.S. Project, Summerville, South Carolina.

See more of his work at www.rhymerstudio.com.