ABOUT FRED POLHEMUS. Over the last 35 years, Fred Polhemus has spent much of his life on rivers, ponds, lakes and the open ocean in pursuit of fish and fowl. A lifelong and passionate angler and hunter, his affinity for the outdoors has lead him to where he is today – a representative of the very finest contemporary sporting artists. Second only to his passion for the pursuit of game is his interest in and appreciation for the arts.

A graduate of Connecticut College where he studied art and art history, he was influenced by art at an early age. His grandparents were artists - His grandmother an oil painter and member of the Art Student’s League of New York and his grandfather, a watercolorist and renowned architect, who was chosen among an elite group of artists to compete in the Prix de Rome back in the early 1900’s. Working with today’s premiere sporting artists has brought all of his passions into one focus.

His tenure in the art world has included managing the Print Division of the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport Museum, where he designed and executed many successful direct-marketing campaigns. These projects included working closely with organizations such as the America’s Cup Organizing Committee, the State of Connecticut, the Museum of Yachting and other various organizations and not-for-profit foundations.

He went on to help open and manage the Big Horn Gallery in Fairfield, CT, where he undertook the marketing and PR efforts, as well as serving in a sales role. Additionally, he served as a Business Development Manager for Big Horn’s parent company, Greenwich Workshop, collaborating on several major publishing projects with organizations such as Universal Studios, Imagine Entertainment and SKG Dreamworks.

In recent years, his focus has been specifically in the sporting art arena, working with today’s premiere artists. He has developed a diverse portfolio of the finest practitioners in this genre of art and proudly represents their work to collectors exclusively through hosted events and the J. Russell Jinishian Gallery.