Frank Webb

Frank Webb, AWS-DF, NWS, TWSA was born in East McKeesport, PA, and he lives on Mt. Washington, looking down from this perch onto Pittsburgh, PA. Following military service, Frank Webb studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and began a career in advertising art, eventually becoming the owner of a firm with major industrial accounts. In 1980 he left his business to pursue painting and teaching. He has been a guest instructor in all 50 states and numerous global locations as well. Among the collectors of Webb paintings are the Butler Institute of American Art, the Taiwan Art Education Institute, Baylor University, the Tweed Art museum, the Palmer Museum of Penn State, the Portland Museum of Art, the Lakes Art Center, the South Arkansas Art Center, the Art Institute of Quingdao, and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art. The Philadelphia Water Color Society has awarded him the Crest Medal For Achievement in the Arts, and he has received over 110 major medals and awards from national competitions, including six from the American Watercolor Society. He has authored three books, numerous articles, and five DVDs. His biography is included in "Who's Who in American Art" and "Who's Who in the East." The Transparent Watercolor Society of America has awarded him, "Master Status" and the Jiangsu Watercolor Research Institute has granted him honorary membership.