Royal Nebeker

born San Francisco, California, 1945; died Astoria, Oregon, 2014

BiographyRoyal Nebeker received a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) at Brigham Young University and received his second MFA in print making from the Royal Academy in Norway where he lived and worked for many years. He taught for over 30 years at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR He also taught at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland as well as at workshops locally, statewide and in Europe with master printers and notable artists.

His paintings and prints have been widely exhibited in the United States, as well as in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and at the Louvre in Paris, France.

Nebeker also served as an Oregon Arts Commissioner for two terms. He initiated a program of grants for individual artists. He championed many rural, indigenous and ethnic artists in Oregon.

artist's obituary, http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2014/09/astoria_artist_teacher_and_men.html

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