Brian Hanlon

American sculptor Brian Hanlon is an American classically trained master sculptor and founder of Hanlon Sculpture Studio. He has created over 550 public and private art pieces since 1987. Hanlon is a nationally acclaimed artist from Toms River, New Jersey, specializing in commissioned larger-than-life-size, to-scale bronze sculptures, reliefs, trophies, plaques and awards. He is known for developing a distinguishable style of movement in contemporary American realism sculpture. In 2015, Hanlon was named the Official Sculptor of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2018 Hanlon was named the Official Sculptor of the Rose Bowl Stadium. Hanlon has received national and local awards and commendations for his commissions, which primarily encompass the civic, historic and athletic sectors. On January 16, 2018, Hanlon was named the "Sports Rodin", a reference to French sculptor Auguste Rodin, in the feature story "Sports Rodin Works in Bronze" by The New York Times. In 2018, the Smithsonian American Art Museum began including Hanlon's monuments in its catalogue of contemporary American sculptors. He has been the subject of several news features, as well as a short document