T YSON G RUMM THE STORY OF...
T YSON G RUMMM TH E STORY O F... J UN E 2021
Patricia Rovzar Gallery is honored to present our 23rd annual solo exhibition with Tyson Grumm. Over the years, we have seen Grumm’s imagination stretch into the most fantastical and whimsical places. Many of his characters have developed into familiar friends, while others have just entered the scene. This exhibition calls into action all of Grumm’s enthusiasts, a type of collaborative visual storytelling. Z
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TYSON GRUMM The Story of … An Artist’s Statement I make stories not by words, not by pen, but with paint. Why do I choose to spend the majority of my life making up stories with a brush and paint? I am not sure I can fully answer that question, but I do know that every day I look forward to making up yet another story with my brush. There is magic in making a visual story with no words and no sound and at its core it’s very primitive. My stories are told in the one language that every person at every age understands, pictures. Telling a story is not as simple as you might think. A good story needs to draw you in, it needs to be compelling and make you want to know more. Some stories are simple, some are confusing, some are complex but they all must be thought provoking. I have told thousands of made-up stories and have thought of thousands more that I’ve never told. I spend my days living inside my head seeing fragments of what could later become chapters in my stories. Now here comes the weirdest part; when I get done telling a story with my paint on wood and I share it with others, they actually have a different story than that of mine. That’s right, it’s a story that when viewed through a different lens, actually mutates. I don’t fully understand this alchemy. It’s like, we as humans all want to make up stories. I tell a story with paint and the viewer is compelled to make into a new story.
Let me show you my latest story and let’s hear yours.
The Story of Panda Isle, acrylic on wood, 27 x 20 in, $5,200.00
The Story of the Storyteller, acrylic on wood, 15.5 x 16 in, $3,200.00
The Story of Empert Moohly’s Movie Addiction, acrylic on wood, 16 x 15.25 in, $3,200.00
The Story of Nomadic Bird House Alpha, acrylic on wood, 30 x 24 in, $5,900.00
The Story of Pangaea’s Drift, acrylic on wood, 15 x 13.25 in, $2,900.00
The Story of Toadstool Tommy and the Moon-Shiner, acrylic on wood, 13.25 x 15 in, $2,900.00
The Story of Bearnheard the Bookworm, acrylic on wood, 13.25 x 14 in, $2,600.00
The Story of the Mischievous Torpedo Brothers, acrylic on wood, 12 x 16 in, $2,900.00
The Story of the Last Kodiak Fotomat, acrylic on wood, 28 x 23.5 in, $5,700.00
The Story of the Bumbler Whisperer, acrylic on wood, 15.25 x 16 in, $3,200.00
The Story of the Polar Sand Thieves, acrylic on wood, 11.75 x 16 in, $2,900.00
The Story of the Headpecker, acrylic on wood, 11.75 x 11.75 in, $2,400.00
The Story of Rosco Hubert’s Amusement, acrylic on wood, 15.5 x 24 in, $4,400.00
The Story of Aquaphobia, acrylic on wood, 15 x 18 in, $3,400.00
The Story of Nomadic Bird House Beta, acrylic on wood, 21 x 28 in, $5,400.00
The Story of Teeter’s 50th, acrylic on wood, 15 x 30 in, $5,000.00
The Story of Anel the Nurturer, acrylic on wood, 16 x 15 in, $3,200.00
The Story of Moosalini’s Summer at Decatur Island, acrylic on wood, 14 x 14 in, $2,900.00
The Story of Abalone Forest, acrylic on wood, 15 x 13 in, $2,900.00
The Story of Floe, acrylic on wood, 12 x 14 in, $2,500.00
The Story of Hindsight, acrylic on wood panel, 9.5 x 14.5 in, $2,400.00
The Story of the Stumped Explorer, acrylic on wood, 13.25 x 18 in, $3,200.00
The Story of Podcast #308, acrylic on wood, 9 x 18 in, $2,800.00
The Story of Stage Fright, acrylic on wood, 15.25 x 16 in, $3,200.00
The Story of the Tubular Discovery, acrylic on wood, 15 x 16 in, $3,200.00
The Story of Oscar and Otis, acrylic on wood, 13.25 x 15 in, $2,900.00
The Story of the Goose Agility Processor, acrylic on wood, 13.25 x 20 in, $3,400.00
The Story of Bumble Drone Docking Station, acrylic on wood, 13.25 x 15 in, $2,900.00
EDUCATION 1996
Southern Oregon University, BFA Painting, Ashland, OR (scholarship)
1991
Umpqua Community College, AA Degree, Roseburg, OR
BORN: 1972 Newcastle, WY SELECTED LIST OF EXHIBITIONS 2021
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Story Of...., Seattle, WA
2020
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, For Amusement Only, Seattle, WA
2019
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Homage, Seattle, WA
2018
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Idiom, Seattle, WA
Sue Greenwood Fine Arts, Group Exhibition, Curiosities, Laguna Beach, CA
2017
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, A Common Thread, Seattle, WA
Loch Gallery, Two-Person Exhibition, Layers of Reality, Toronto, ON
2016
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, A Round & About, Seattle, WA
2015
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Nemesis of Prose, Seattle, WA
2014
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Ten-in-One: Contemporary Art Goes Circus, Mesa, AZ
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Usual Suspects, Seattle, WA
2013
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA
Loch Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2012
Obsolete, Inc, Two-Man Exhibition, Venice, CA
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA
2011
Albemarle Gallery, Solo Exhibition, London, UK
Obsolete, Inc, Solo Exhibition, Venice, CA
2010
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, This is Disbelievable, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA
2009
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, From the Hull of the Stanenbob, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA
Albemarle Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, UK
2008
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Folklore of Red Coral Island, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA
Robert Berman Gallery, solo exhibition, Santa Monica, CA
2007
Fay Gold Gallery, two-person show, Atlanta, GA
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Posers, Annual Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA
2006
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, A Series of “Odd” Events, Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA
2005
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, “And a Cast of Thousands”, Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA
Albemarle Gallery, Eclectic Encounters, Group Exhibition, London, UK
Robert Berman Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Santa Monica, CA
Hidell Brooks Gallery, Introductions, Group Exhibition, Charlotte, NC
2004
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Characters of the Alphabet, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 6th Annual Realism Invitational, San Francisco, CA
2003
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Eclecticon, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 5th Annual Realism Invitational, San Francisco, CA
Albermarle Gallery, group exhibition, London, England
Hampton Road Gallery, group exhibition, Southampton, NY
Robert Berman Gallery, group exhibition, Santa Monica, CA
2002
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, group exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Line of Flight: the Diaries of Maxine Messersmith, Kirkland, WA
R² Gallery, group exhibition, New York, NY
Froelick Gallery, Eccentric Neighborhood, solo exhibition, Portland, OR
2001
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA
9th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
Victoria Boyce Gallery, group exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ
2000
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Life is a Limerick, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA
Froelick-Adelhart Gallery, solo exhibition, Portland, OR
8th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
1999
Nelson/Rovzar Gallery, The Last Works of Thomas Ginsbrow, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA
7th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
Blackfish Gallery, Leonard’s Odyssey, solo show, Portland, OR
1998
Nelson/Rovzar Gallery, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA
Provenance Gallery, solo exhibition, Eugene, OR
6th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
So. Oregon State University, Alumni Exhibition, Eugene, OR
1997
Provenance Gallery, The Heart of An Angel, group exhibition, Eugene, OR
Blackfish Gallery, The Elements of Life, group exhibition Portland OR
5th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
Blackfish Gallery, The World I Didn’t Create, solo exhibition, Portland, OR
1996
Blackfish Gallery, three-person exhibition, Portland, OR
Viking Union Gallery, Beyond Borders, juried exhibition, Bellingham, WA
Graven Images Gallery, A Year at Pinkham Press, invitational exhibition, Ashland, OR
Central Gallery, Invention of Flight, Thesis Exhibition, Ashland, OR
1995
The Other Art Gallery, 24,300 Seconds, two-person exhibition, Ashland, OR
Oregon State University, group exhibition, Corvallis, OR
Garro’s Coffee House, Art is Life, group exhibition, Ashland, OR
AWARDS, HONORS & PULICATIONS 2009
American Art Collector, Artist Profile, May Edition
2004
Southwest Art, Grumm’s Fairy Tales, feature article, September issue
2003
Southwest Art, 21Under 31, Emerging Artists Issue, September Issue
2000
The Oregonian, Portland, OR, Critic’s Picks, April
1996
University of Southern Oregon, John Dickey Memorial Scholarship, Ashland, OR
1995
Oregon State University, Art Competition 2nd Place, Corvallis, OR
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS City of Portland, Portland, OR Oh Boy, Oberto, Seattle, WA The Golf Course at Newcastle, Newcastle, WA Oregon State University, Eugene, OR Southern Oregon University, Office of the President, Ashland, OR Rosetta Inpharmatics, Seattle, WA
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