Join us for a spirited conversation between renowned New England contemporary realist artist, Scott Prior, and Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager, Michael MacMahon. Prior offers stories about his process, life, career, and paintings currently on display in Scott Prior: Illuminations exhibition, followed by an opportunity to ask Scott questions of your own!  

Celebrated contemporary realist painter, Scott Prior incorporates fine detail and striking colors into his compellingly arranged compositions. His virtuoso artworks capture the beauty of everyday settings and moments, with an emphasis on the transformative effects of light.

Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Scott Prior (b. 1949) has lived and worked in Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1971. He received a BFA in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts that same year. Prior became part of a contemporary realism movement that arose in the 1960s and 1970s and has a long standing connection to Cape Cod.

Prior has shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. In 2001, he had a midcareer retrospective at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. His artwork hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the deCordova; the Danforth Museum, Framingham; the New Britain Museum of American Art; the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; the Cahoon Museum of American Art; and other major public and private collections.

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