Terry Redlin Artwork

Terry Avon Redlin is an American artist. His paintings on outdoor themes and wildlife, often pictured in twilight, are widely collected as prints. For eight consecutive years, 1991 through 1998, Redlin was named America’s Most Popular Artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S. Art magazine.

Redlin was raised in Watertown, South Dakota. He earned a degree from the St. Paul School of Associated Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota, and spent 25 years working in commercial art as a layout artist, graphic designer, illustrator and art director. His painting “Winter Snows” appeared on the cover of The Farmer magazine in 1977. Two years later, he left his job as a commercial artist to paint full time.

The Redlin Art Center in Watertown is devoted to his works. The Terry Redlin Elementary School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was named in his honor.

He and Helene Marie Langenfeld married when they were 19 years old. They have three children.