Scott Prior is a talented American realist artist.

Born in 1949 in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, graduating in 1971 with a BFA in graphic arts. Since 1971, he has lived and worked in Northampton, Massachusetts.

To date, Scott has had numerous cultural and group exhibitions around the world. Prior's paintings are in numerous public and historical collections, including the Boston Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and the New Britain Museum of Art in Connecticut.

Scott Prior is considered a recognized master of painting, depicting familiar subjects as they've never been seen before, whether it's the human figure, landscape, or still life. This is due to light, which has an incredible ability to transform the various subjects in Prior's work. The most important "character" of his painting.