Paul Rhymer

Paul Rhymer worked at the Smithsonian Institution doing taxidermy and model making for twenty-five years. He retired in 2010. He has been doing wildlife sculpture in bronze for over 25 years. 

In 2023 Rhymer was named Birds in Art Master Wildlife Artist. He is a Fellow with the National Sculpture Society and a Distinguished Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists. 

Among his many public art installations are, the Briscoe Western Art Museum; Smithsonian’s National Zoo; Denver Zoo; NatureWorks Monuments, Tulsa Oklahoma; the City Park, Hagerstown, Maryland; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum; Shepard Park, Summerville, South Carolina; and B.I.R.D.S. Project, Summerville, South Carolina.