Biography
A native of Scottsbluff and a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Raymond Knaub reflects his German/Russian heritage and growing up next to the North Platte River and the Oregon Trail in western Nebraska. Exhibiting widely for the past 25 years, he has built a reputation as one of the foremost Neo-Regionalists through extensive one man and invitational exhibits. His work is held in many private and public collections throughout the world.
Education
BFA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Selected Museums/Corporate Collections
Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska
Kiewit, Omaha, Nebraska
Koley Jessen law Firm, Omaha, Nebraska
Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska
Sheldon Memorial Gallery, University of Nebraska
Genesee Country Museum, Mumford, New York
Fulbright Conference Center, Washington, DC
City of Lakewood, Lakewood, Colorado
First National Banks of Goodland, Colby, Kansas
Monaghan Farms, Inc.,
Aurora, Colorado
Mountain States Employees Council, Denver, Colorado
American Express, New Rochelle, New York
Knaub's work has appeared in Southwest Art, Colorado Homes and Lifestyles, Western Art Digest, Art Talk, Art of the West, and Who's Who in American Art. His work is highly prized by museums and corporate collectors from all over the country and one of his paintings was recently featured at the United States Embassy in Moscow.
"I view my paintings more and more as a visual poem that hopefully creates a spirit of place. That view, a romantic one, is as valid as any art movement today. We, as a society, have to regain or discover the beauty and sacredness of the earth. I suppose, in a nut shell, that is the significance of my life's work!"
