Bryan Larsen is an American figurative painter specializing in themes of beauty, achievement, innovation, and aspiration with an emphasis on narrative and an optimistic view of the future. After briefly studying illustration at Utah State University and then Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah, Bryan made the switch to painting full time in 2001. Born in 1975, Bryan lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife Sara and their three children Asher, Pascale, and Esme.