Robert Reinard is an artist and educator using appropriated images, themes, and conceptual systems from Western Art History to explore notions of artistic production, quality, and originality.

He was born in Weirton, West Virginia. He received his BA in Visual Arts from Bethany College and his MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He lives with his wife, son, their cat, and their dog in Chicago, IL.