Featured Artist: Rudy Vessup

Redlands Art Association recognizes their artist members in the Featured Artist corner. Every three weeks a new artist goes up. September 2025 recognizes Rudy Vessup. Rudolph Vessup is a self-taught, Southern California, award winning artist. Beginning in the early 1990s, Rudolph began exhibiting his art throughout Southern California. His art was displayed at many locations including the San Bernardino Cultural Center, Norman F. Feldhym Library Gallery. U.C.L.A. Medical Center, Benedict Studios in San Bernardino, Arise Academy in Pomona, Rockwell International, and Fashion West, Inc in Hollywood. Rudolph was the featured artist in the 1990 JC Penny’s Exhibit and the 1994 Art-N-Fashion Show at the San Bernardino Hilton. After retiring in 2023, Rudolph joined the Redlands Art Association and found renewed encouragement and inspiration toward his art. He has displayed artwork at the Gallery at RAA and the Banning Art Gallery and has participated at Art-On-State Street, Art in The Park, Art for Heaven’s Sake, and the Escape Brewery at Redlands Downtown Oasis. Rudolph’s current passion is painting with bright colors and geometrical designs that combine abstract and realism. In many of his paintings, he incorporates circular images with the message of keeping the center point of your life, “your circle”, happy – “you can’t fully hug without a circle”. His goal is to inspire happy and positive emotions through his art.

• Featured Artist Show Sept 2 through 25.
• Open House Saturday Saturday Sept 6, 2025, 1-4 pm.
• Monday-Saturday 11am-5pm