Sheridan Oman originally came to the Desert Museum as an animal keeper working with birds, but in the early 1960s, his life work took flight when he became the “staff artist.”  His passion for capturing the diverse wildlife surrounding him stretched across many mediums, including sculpture, pen and ink, and mixed media.

His creations tapped into his formal training studying under artists George Grosz and Kenneth Hayes Miller in New York at the Art Students League.