Freshness and innocence combined with limitless imagination create a special Utopia in Edward Lupper’s enchanting animal paintings wherein all the beasts and birds of the realm live side-by-side in joyful harmony.

Edward had his first one-man exhibit in the art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania at the age of seventeen.  Studies include Parsons School of Design in New York, the Art Institute of San Francisco, College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, and California and San Francisco State College.

In 1963, Edward was able to achieve his goal to be a self-supporting artist when he was awarded a prestigious fellowship at the Huntington Hartford Foundation in California.  With the support of the foundation in the Santa Monica Mountains, he was able to create a body of work to mount a large one-man exhibition at the Elayne Marquis Gallery in Miami, Florida.  The exhibit sold out and Edward has been working at the craft ever since.

This period is when his anthropomorphic animals (friendly, kindly beasts that take on humanistic qualities) came to life.  Through a highly personal method of working, Edward has combined a multitude of influences such as folk art, surrealism, fantasy, realism and even Indian miniature paintings to form a distinctive style. 

It was said that “his paintings give enduring pleasure for those who own and enjoy them.” Edward Lupper paints with the innocence of Grandma Moses and the sophistication of Rousseau, but with a sense of fun which is his own.  Keeping you amused, charmed and young at heart is what Edward does best.  A soothing change from a tension-filled world, Edward’s paintings generate the ultimate masterpiece…a smile.

Edward Lupper has been listed in “Who’s Who in American Art for several decades and recently celebrated 49 years as a self-supporting artist in 2009.  His art can be found in homes in many cities around the globe, in museums and private collections as well as government and corporate venues.

A native of New Jersey, Edward made his home in San Francisco for 43 years but now lives in Palm Springs, California since 2000.