Steve Moppert
"My goal as a portrait artist is to make a painting that holds its own as a work of art. Of course, I must capture the personality of the subject and an exact likeness, but it should be more. I want it to be a work of art that can be admired by a viewer who doesn't even know the subject of the painting."
Steve Moppert, a former winner of the Grand Prize for Best in Show at the National Portrait Competition held in New York, has actively worked as a successful artist for more than 50 years. Always holding himself to the highest standards in the polishing of his skills and production of his work, he has consistently attained distinction in the mastery of his art.
Moppert attended the Art Students League of New York, where he was under the tutelage of some of America’s most prominent artists, including the late John Howard Sanden and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Believing that an artist should always challenge himself to grow and experience the fun of change, he later studied at the Art Students League of Denver. While in Colorado, he was accepted into workshops conducted by some of our modern-day masters.
Moppert’s portraits are in private, academic, judicial, medical, and corporate collections across the United States. He equally enjoys portraying children and family members as well as professionals. His enthusiasm and fondness for his work are steadfast; each new canvas at the easel generates a special eagerness and desire to produce the best he has to offer.
Selected Commissions & Collections
Steve's portraits are included in the permanent collections of:
- Tennessee Court of Appeals
- The Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Mississippi Governor's Mansion
- Mississippi State Historical Museum
- Mississippi Museum Archives Hall of Fame
- Mississippi School of Nursing
- Louisiana State University
- The University of Tennessee
- Nashville Bar Foundation
- Lincoln Memorial University
- The University of Mississippi
- The University of Arkansas
- Memphis University School
- East Carolina University
- Baylor School
- Belhaven University
- Cleveland State University
- United Artists Theaters
- Hardee's Food Systems
- and in private collections across the U.S.
Honors & Awards
- Grand Prize winner for Best in Show, National Portrait Competition, New York
- Moppert's portrait work has been featured in International Artist Magazine, Colorado Homes and Lifestyles, and The Mississippi Magazine.
