RAY TIGERMAN

“Artist Ray Tigerman has collected stories along his journey that have influenced his texturally rich and vibrant works that depict indigenous Southwestern people and wildlife. And while he purposely emits fine detail to allow the viewer to form their own story, the use of color and texture creates an immediate connection and somewhat immersive experience.

Ray’s work has evolved over the years––and continues to––but his current style, which he uses a palette knife to create, he’s been perfecting over the past 15 years. Most of his pieces, which he lovingly refers to as his kids, are shaped by the stories of his childhood. He grew up near the Paiute Indian reservation and one of his fondest memories was getting to hear the stories told by one of the tribe elders, which are valued in the community as teachers, keepers of knowledge, and transmitters of cultural knowledge.

Those stories stuck with him and now are transmitted through his own form of storytelling.”