Toby Wright began his art studies at university in England, earning a degree in illustration in 1998. Dissatisfied with much of the instruction he received, he enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art in 1999 where he finally found a realistic painting program that believed in traditional artistic values. He received his painting certificate in 2003 and was invited to join the faculty as a principle instructor.

“All his paintings are from life. The study of Nature is essential, and it is through the humble observation of it that one discovers its truth, and subsequently, its beauty.”