Ken Musselman

A primarily self-taught artist, Ken attended the Cooper School of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was born and raised. Upon his high school graduation, he followed his father's advise to “take up a trade” and joined the U.S. Navy to train as a structural mechanic. While attending technical training in Memphis,Tennessee, Ken's artistic talent could not be subdued and he found an outlet in painting murals on the walls of the base's dining and entertainment facilities. His superiors soon observed that he could better serve the Navy as an illustrator-draftsman and Ken's career as a mechanic came to an end.

Since then Ken has had the proverbial starving artist's resume, plowing through the gamut of labor to “keep the lights on”. However, on nearly every occasion, his art shines through. Such was the case when he became a doorman for the Walt Disney Resorts, where he was involved with advertising layouts for the Epcot Flower & Garden Festivals and illustrated a property map for the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resorts. Over the course of 30 years, Ken has displayed his award winning art in a number of private and public shows in Cleveland, Ohio, Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, as well as here in Connecticut.