Tyson Grumm "For Amusement Only"

T YSO N G RUM M FOR AMU SEME N T ONLY

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The Artist’s Thoughts, 16 x 12 in., acrylic on wood, $2,900.00

F.A.O. (For Amusement Only) At the end of last year when I began working on this show, I thought about creating small paintings that were grouped into micro themes, all under the umbrella of a singular cohesive concept; 10 mini shows within a single show. During the long process of making a solo exhibition, my vision and ideas often evolve. It is very similar to everything I create in my life.

Things were blossoming quite nicely, and then the shit began to hit the proverbial fan. Obviously, we all became quagmired in an epic shift of lifestyle and daily routine. Though the mind of an artist never truly sleeps, some serious insomnia settled in. As society created new necessary norms, it seemed more important than ever to parlay my ideas and thoughts into art. I wanted to fall into the world of painting, to focus and enjoy every brushstroke, every color that I manipulated. Talk about therapy of the soul. I concentrated on simply creating imagery that made me feel provoked and entertained.

Through this process, I discovered that what I needed, perhaps what we all needed, was amusement. We needed to be joyfully amused and pushed into a world that asks only one thing of us... to enjoy. “F.A.O. (For Amusement Only)� is exactly what the doctor ordered. This small scale, intimate collection is where my mind desperately diverted to on a nightly basis. I wanted to drift way and be delighted. The power of art is not just in the act of creating, but also within the act of looking and living with it, being surrounded by it, and falling into it. Thank you for becoming a part of this art. Go ahead and put all of your energy toward immersing yourself in these works and the worlds they hold. Let me, if only so briefly, amuse you.

Tyson Grumm, 2020

Isolation, 18 x 12 in., acrylic on wood, $3,200.00

Social Distance, 12 x 16 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Big Mouth Deadpan, 12 x 18 in., acrylic on wood, $3,200.00

Birdbath Outsider, 12 x 18 in., acrylic on wood, $3,200.00

Safety Above All, 12 x 18 in., acrylic on wood, $3,200.00

Long Distance, 16 x 12 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

The History of the Red Sock, 15 x 24 in., acrylic on wood, $4,000.00

Morning Glory, 18 x 24 in., acrylic on wood, $4,800.00

The Collaboration of Dr. Whooly and Clem Thyme, 18 x 24 in., acrylic on wood, $4,800.00

Lunar Bin, 18 x 22 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Calm Upended, 15 x 24 in., acrylic on wood, $4,000.00

North Polaritian Gondola, 16 x 20 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Motivation, 16 x 20 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Flightless, 16 x 20 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Norman and Pollenda (March 17th), 10 x 12 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Motorized Mono-Spherical Baby Panda Soother, 10 x 12 in., acrylic on wood, $1,800.00

Winners of the 1998 Outgoing Bird Competition (large bird category), 10 x 15 in., acrylic on wood, $2,300.00

Swig’s Gettaway, 15 x 10 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Trigger, 16 x 16 in., acrylic on wood, $3,900.00

Side Kick, 16 x 12 in., acrylic on wood, SOLD

Ascen-dance, 9 x 18 in., acrylic on wood, $2,500.00

EDUCATION 1996 1991

Southern Oregon University, BFA Painting, Ashland, OR (scholarship) Umpqua Community College, AA Degree, Roseburg, OR

SELECTED LIST OF EXHIBITIONS 2020 2019 2018

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Patricia Rovzar Gallery, F.A.O. (For Amusement Only), Seattle, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Homage, Seattle, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Idiom, Seattle, WA Sue Greenwood Fine Arts, Group Exhibition, Curiosities, Laguna Beach, CA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, A Common Thread, Seattle, WA Loch Gallery, Two-Person Exhibition, Layers of Reality, Toronto, ON Patricia Rovzar Gallery, A Round & About, Seattle, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Nemesis of Prose, Seattle, WA Sue Greenwood Fine Arts, Bright Spots, Laguna Beach, CA Loch Gallery, Decoding the Still Life, Toronto, ON Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Ten-in-One: Contemporary Art Goes Circus, Mesa, AZ Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Usual Suspects, Seattle, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Loch Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Toronto, ON Obsolete, Inc, Two-Man Exhibition, Venice, CA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Albemarle Gallery, Solo Exhibition, London, UK Obsolete, Inc, Solo Exhibition, Venice, CA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, This is Disbelievable, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, From the Hull of the Stanenbob, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Albemarle Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, UK Patricia Rovzar Gallery, The Folklore of Red Coral Island, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Robert Berman Gallery, solo exhibition, Santa Monica, CA Fay Gold Gallery, two-person show, Atlanta, GA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Posers, Annual Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA Patricia Rovzar Gallery, A Series of “Odd” Events, Solo Exhibition, Kirkland, WA 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 Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Characters of the Alphabet, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 6th Annual Realism Invitational, San Francisco, CA 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 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

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Patricia Rovzar Gallery, solo exhibition, Kirkland, WA 9th Annual Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR Victoria Boyce Gallery, group exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ Beppu Gallery, group exhibition, Pacific City, OR 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 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 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 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 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 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, & PUBLICATIONS 2009 2004 2003 2000 1996 1995

American Art Collector, Artist Profile, May Edition Southwest Art, Grumm’s Fairy Tales, feature article, September issue Southwest Art, 21Under 31, Emerging Artists Issue, September Issue The Oregonian, Portland, OR, Critic’s Picks, April University of Southern Oregon, John Dickey Memorial Scholarship, Ashland, OR Oregon State University, Art Competition 2nd Place, Corvallis, OR

PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS City of Portland, Portland, OR Oh Boy, Oberto, Seattle, WA The Golf Course at Newcastle, Newcastle, WA Oregon State University, Covallis, OR Southern Oregon University, Office of the President, Ashland, OR Rosetta Inpharmatics, Seattle, WA