Before Rod Zullo became a fine artist, he was a fisherman. For 10 years, he worked on big sport fishing boats in the Caribbean, logging 14-hour days for months at a time. Those long hours of hard work served as great preparation for him, as he traveled the road to becoming the award-winning sculptor he is today.

They allowed Zullo to save up enough money to enroll at Montana State University in Bozeman, where he studied studio arts. They provided an opportunity for him to learn how to schmooze with clients and enjoy the social side of work. They gave him endless ideas that are still coming out in his art. And they taught him the value of a hard day’s work. “I definitely learned that nothing comes easily,” he says. “Success only comes with a whole lot of hard work.”

Today Zullo has two decades of hard work as an artist behind him—and success has, in fact, come along with it.

Rod Zullo

Yellowstone Country
Bronze
17″
“The iconic symbol of wilderness is the grizzly bear. In this piece, I placed the figure of the bear atop a rock to heighten its importance.”

Rod Zullo

A Horse With No Name
Bronze
23″
“Music is a constant source of inspiration for me. I can close my eyes and hear this song in my head—and revisit the innocence of childhood.”