Austin Dwyer is a life member and past president of the Puget Sound Group of NW Painters. He is also a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists and member of the Board of Directors. He retired in 2005 from Cohen Dwyer Advertising and Marketing in Seattle. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland.  His travels brought him to the United States where he joined the USAF. After being discharged in 1961, he arrived in Seattle a proud American Citizen. 

    He graduated from the Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle. Austin also taught Illustration and Design at the Burnley school for 14 years; after which he co-founded with Dale Cohen, the Cohen-Dwyer Advertising and Marketing Agency.