Don Weller

As a boy, Don drew horses and cowboys when he wasn’t exploring with his horse along the Palouse River or over the rolling hills that surrounded his childhood home near Pullman, Washington. Then, after university he spent decades as a graphic designer and illustrator in Los Angeles.

Finally, Don realized he had seen all the cement and palm trees he could stand. He and his family moved to rural Oakley, Utah, where Don spends his time painting and riding cutting horses.

Recent awards include the 2020 Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for his memoir, Don Weller: Tracks. Don was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the San Francisco Academy of Art.