William Brian Hibbard is a professional painter and sculptor who his actively a part of the growing art scene in North Carolina and across the nation.  Born and raised in South Carolina he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University. Hibbard’s artwork can often be seen in the nations’ most prestigious homes, galleries and public spaces. 

In 2000, Hibbard moved to Greensboro, North Carolina from Santa Fe, New Mexico and began working as an apprentice to a nationally recognized sculptor.  His first public art project was in 2001 when he designed 40 panels for Greensboro’s Millennium Gate as well as working on the fabrication and installation. By 2003, Hibbard completed a public art mural in Black Mountain, North Carolina paving the way for his own business.

Brian has received notable attention in several articles written about his work. Orson Scott Card wrote, “Brian Hibbard’s landscapes have an interesting palette of muted colors and copper. His trees and clouds are rimmed with a slight shadowing that is at once representational and yet theatrical. I fell in love with all of his work.” Carol McCreedy wrote a wonderful article about him entitled Renaissance Man in Triad Living in 2005. She writes,” like most of his work, Brian Hibbard’s paintings stay with you. The images he creates will forever be ingrained in my mind.” In 2009, Brian was featured in an article “Meet an Artist… Brian Hibbard” by Erin Rainwater for the News and Record of Greensboro.