Douglas Blagg

American, b. 1957
Douglas Blagg is the youngest painter of the well-known Fort Worth artist siblings, the Blagg Brothers. Douglas was tutored from a very early age in two-dimensional fine art, and he has special expertise in drawing, watercolor, and oil painting. Primarily a watercolorist, Douglas spent many years rendering Los Angeles noir, landscapes, architecture, and figures. His work is featured in many significant private collections, as well as several museums. In 1980 with brothers Daniel, Dennis and Woodrow, Douglas joined them in co-founding Artspace111, exhibiting Contemporary Texas Art throughout the next four decades. In 1982 with artist Nancy Lamb, the two opened Huzzo-Blamb Gallery in Fort Worth, showcasing emerging and noted Contemporary Texas artists. In 1984, Douglas relocated to Los Angeles, establishing a dual career in the film industry as well as exhibiting widely in several galleries, including Robert Berman in Santa Monica. In Los Angeles, Douglas co-found and curated Modern Objects Gallery featuring Los Angeles rising artists. and was also a founding artist at Westmoreland Lofts Inner City Art Group. Douglas received a Citation of Achievement from the mayor of Los Angeles and City Council.
After multiple exhibitions throughout Texas and California, the Blagg Brothers exhibited work at the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas in 2004. Douglas retired from the film industry after 35 years, returned to Fort Worth, Texas, and began a career as a full-time painter.

Source: Artspace 111