Rod Zullo – Sculptor
Traveling, living, and observing have exposed Rod Zullo to a wide range of art styles, mediums, and messages—experiences that continue to inform his artistic voice.
“I strive to see beyond the literal and narrative, to create work that is contemplative and expressive, yet conscious of traditional fundamentals.”
Rod’s sculpture is rooted in the abstract forms of nature. By marrying discipline with creativity, he seeks to express concepts rather than literal images, giving his work a timeless, metaphorical quality. His reputation is supported by multiple awards from the National Sculpture Society and his election as a Fellow of the Society in New York.
A dedicated student and teacher of art, Rod studied Studio Arts at Montana State University (1991–94) and apprenticed under Floyd Tennison Dewitt, FNSS (Bozeman, MT), and Kent Ullberg, NA, FNSS (Loveland, CO). Today, he is on the faculty of the Scottsdale Artists’ School and The Campbell Center for the Study of American Sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina. He also helped establish the Equine Sculpture Program at The Culver Academy in Indiana, and he continues to lead workshops across the country.
Rod’s work is represented in permanent collections including The National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY), The Leanin’ Tree Museum (Boulder, CO), and Brookgreen Gardens Museum of American Sculpture (Pawley’s Island, SC), as well as in private collections worldwide. His art has been featured in Sculptors of the Rockies, Southwest Art, Big Sky Journal, Western Art and Architecture, Fine Art Connoisseur, Western Art Collector, and Pulse Magazine.
An avid outdoorsman, Rod lives and works in Bozeman, Montana, where he maintains a studio and gallery in the historic Emerson Cultural Center. Ever a student of art, he studies past and present masters while pursuing his own artistic truth. Through his sculpture, Rod continues to explore art as a metaphor for the human condition—work that is contemplative, expressive, and grounded in tradition.
