Doug Weaver is a real cool guy! He lives in Old North with his wife  and son, where he paints magnificent paintings in his basement. Weaver  received his MFA in painting from Fontbonne University in 2013. After  graduating, he moved to Rwanda in the Peace Corps where he taught art,  music, and drama. He also found time to organize and implement women’s  empowerment trainings for young men as well as wrestling wild dogs in  a spay and neuter campaign.    

In 2015, Weaver moved back to St. Louis and became a father. That’s  when he went from being merely a cool guy to a REAL cool guy. He  teaches art as an adjunct instructor at Stevens - The Institute of  Business and Arts, as well as pursuing his own artistic excellence. In  his spare time he reviews grants for the Regional Arts Commission and  grows rare and exotic plants, because of course he does.    

His recent work focuses on the city of St. Louis and volunteerism. In  2019, Weaver had two solo shows. One series of cityscapes at The 3rd  Degree Glass Factory, and a series of 10 paintings representing  nonprofit organizations in St. Louis. These paintings were donated to  volunteers at those nonprofits, because Doug is baller AF.    

Doug Weaver makes all of his paints by hand using pigments from plants  he grows in the Old North Community Garden, oils from farms in  Missouri and Illinois, and beeswax from Clayton, MO.    

I think we can expect big things from Doug Weaver.    

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