Tim Conlon is a painter best known for his large-scale paintings, murals, and sculptures. His photorealistic works often depict weathered trains and freight train graffiti. Conlon received national attention when he was featured in the Smithsonian National Portrait Galleryâs 2008 exhibition, RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. In 2011, he was a featured artist and curated the G scale train exhibit in the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Artâs, Art in The Streets survey of graffiti and street art. His Blank Canvas train paintings are in multiple collections including the Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation's headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. His work has been featured in museums and galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Paris, Bordeaux and Berlin. Conlon splits his time between Los Angeles and Washington, DC.
