Scott Cobb is a multidisciplinary artist, whose painting, drawing, photography, filmmaking and printmaking delves into spaces where personal identity, systemic power, and human vulnerability uneasily commingle. Through his art Cobb confronts social issues, relationships, and deeply personal narratives, offering viewers a sometimes epic keyhole through which to glimpse isolated moments of individual despair and collective struggles. His work frequently critiques systemic injustice and weaves a narrative that transcends the individual, addressing broader issues of societal abandonment, addiction, and pervasive invisibility of those who labor and other issues along the margins of society.

Cobb exhibited three paintings in Proof of Life at the Visual Arts Center at The University of Texas at Austin April 17-May 9, 2026. He won a Best Short Screenplay Award at the Hill Country Film Festival for Overwood, a story about three sisters. TEDxUTAustin selected two of his artworks for their conference in March 2025.

Cobb organized an art show partially funded by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Funding Program called “Justice For All?: Artists Against the Death Penalty”. He curated an art show April 18-19, 2025 titled “The Last Art Show Before Fascism” and “Contemporary Art Under Fascism” in April 2026.

In May 2026, Cobb received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from UT-Austin. In August 2026, he will begin attending graduate school for an MFA from the VCUarts Department of Painting + Printmaking on a full scholarship. VCU is the number 2 highest ranked Fine Arts Graduate Schoolaccording to U.S. News and World Report. Carmenita Higginbotham, Ph.D., dean of the VCU School of the Arts, said “Being ranked No. 2 in the nation is a tremendous achievement that reflects the excellence of our faculty, the talent of our students and the strength of our institution”.