About Gregory Perillo

Born in Greenwich Village, New York, Gregory Perillo is a western painter and sculptor, who continues to live in New York but who makes frequent trips West to refresh his vision. He was one of the first western artists to combine portraits of animals and humans on canvas; in fact, he does all facets of the American West including wildlife in a style that combines realism and impressionism. One of his early mentors was William Robinson Leigh.
Perillo grew up on Staten Island, the second child of Italian immigrants who were the only family in their neighborhood among German-Norwegian people. As a young child, he showed artistic talent, and he drew pictures of many of the stories his father told him from his American history classes.