BIOGRAPHY

Dick Hildebrand has been a practicing fine artist, specializing in oil painting, since he was 18.  He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Penn State Main Campus in 1971.  For 40 years, he worked as as financial planner, first at American Express Financial Services, and then as the co-founder and principal partner of Nexus Financial Network, located in Wexford, PA.  After setting aside painting while building his business, he resumed painting in earnest 25 years ago.  He has been married to his wife, Donna, for 56 years and has three adult children and four grandchildren, who are often the focus of his paintings.