This month, Salt Lake City’s 15th Street Gallery opened an impressive exhibition that features work by Tyler Swain, along with work by Carol Wade and Jenna Von Benedikt. Swain’s work demonstrates his ongoing interest in what he calls “portraits of things” — objects he finds in his daily […]
In Tyler Swain’s paintings, a peach or apple will receive the same devoted gaze as one might find in the portrait of a loved one. Whether single pieces of fruit, or pairs and trios of produce, his still-life paintings raise these simple natural objects into icons of visual […]
In August, Southwest Art named Tyler Swain one of “21 Under 31” artists to watch in 2015 (he’s all of 26 as of Dec. 31). He told them he’s been playing drums since he was 10 and “thought that being a professional musician would be pretty awesome.” He […]
