​Candace Rideout is an established Utah artist with forty years of experience. Her oil paintings are included in several private collections in the U.S. and Europe. Rideout graduated from the University of Utah with a double major in education and drawing & painting and was selected as the outstanding water colorist in her graduating class. After receiving a first place award at the Utah State Fair, she began teaching art in secondary education. Rideout then became a commercial artist for the Utah State Board of Education, creating illustrations for educational TV and art for their printed materials.


In 1968, Rideout started her own advertising agency with clients such as Brown Eyed Susan, College of Eastern Utah, the State of Utah, BMW dealership, Great Garb, Four and Twenty Sailors, and ZCMI. She won numerous national awards for commercial art and illustrated several children's books.


Rideout served as the Chairperson for the Holladay Arts Council for two years. She continues to try to involve the community in art related events. Maintaining a studio allows her to devote concentrated blocks of time to oil painting and teaching. She is currently a member of Laguna Plein Air, California Art Club, and Midway Art Association.


Rideout has been recognized with top awards at art fairs throughout the region, most recently 1st place in the Professional Division at the Utah State Fair, an invited artist at the Maynard Dixon Country, and a finalist in the Southwest Magazine Artistic Excellence Art Competition. She has been a finalist in the Plein Air Salon Art Competition and is currently a member of Oil Painters of America. Rideout's paintings are currently shown in Relics Framemakers & Gallery and at her Millcreek studio.

A painter, lecturer, entrepreneur, and world traveler, Bryan Mark Taylor is a renaissance man. As a painter, Bryan has won top awards in national and international shows, including three top awards in the 2022 ARC International Salon and a gold medal at the California Art Club’s annual exhibition in 2009. Bryan’s work is often featured in art and design magazines, including Plein Air, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, and Imagine FX. In addition, you can find his artwork in private corporate and museum collections, including in the US, Europe, China, India, South America, and New Zealand. 
Bryan is a sought-after teacher and lecturer who has taught courses at the Academy of Art University, Pixar Sentient Academy, and the /Scottsdale Artists School. In Addition, Bryan has been a featured speaker at the Plein Air, CTNX, Fantastic Arts, Dragonsteel, and VisionX conferences.
As a product designer and entrepreneur, Bryan developed a premier outdoor painting system, the STRADA Easel, used by plein air artists worldwide. In addition, he cofounded Sentient Academy and Vision X global art conference, which has inspired and taught artists from K-12, university, and professional levels. 
Bryan finds inspiration as he travels around the globe, carefully observing and capturing cities, cultures, and nature’s everyday miracles. He was born in Portland, Oregon.
He received his BA from BYU in 2001 and an MFA from the Academy of Art University in 2005. He currently lives with his wife and children in Utah, USA.

Candace Rideout is an established Utah artist with forty years of experience. Her oil paintings are included in several private collections in the U.S. and Europe. Rideout graduated from the University of Utah with a double major in education and drawing & painting and was selected as the outstanding water colorist in her graduating class. After receiving a first place award at the Utah State Fair, she began teaching art in secondary education. Rideout then became a commercial artist for the Utah State Board of Education, creating illustrations for educational TV and art for their printed materials.


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