Youthful Decadence 34.5x60” oil on linen.
Casey Childs is an American born artist currently based in Utah. He is a full time painter and Wyoming native who first studied art formally at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming. He continued his art education at Brigham Young University, receiving a BA in Painting, followed by study with renowned portraitist and figurative artist William Whitaker. After many years of study, Casey has created a highly skillful body of figurative and portrait work which has been featured in collections across the world. He has received numerous awards including many from the Portrait Society of America for their International Portrait Competition—Second Place in 2018 for his oil painting, “Sliver;” Second Place in 2016 for his oil portrait, “Phylis VanderNaald;” Third Place in 2017 for his oil painting, “Take These Broken Wings;” and fourth Place in 2019 for his oil painting, “Youthful Decadence;” and First Place Drawing in 2022 for his drawing, “Hannah.” He was also was honored with the prestigious Gold Medal from the Oil Painters of America’s 27th National Juried Exhibition, as well as the MEAM museum Purchase Award and Springville Museum of Art Exhibition Award in the 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition. Casey’s work has been featured in many publications including American Art Collector Magazine, International Artist Magazine, and Southwest Art Magazine.