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DETROIT, MI | Tylonn Sawyer, artist, is an inspiration and an accomplished
American from the city of Detroit, Michigan.
Bio
Tylonn J. Sawyer is a figurative artist who lives and works
in Detroit, MI.
He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from
the New York Academy of Art: Graduate School of Figurative Art and a Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree (drawing & painting) from Eastern Michigan
University. He is also the recipient of
the Peter T. Rippon Travel Award, independent study at the Royal Academy of
Art, London England.
When Tylonn is not painting, drawing, writing, teaching,
working as the Youth Program Producer at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Detroit, cultivating/maintaining healthy relationships, or seeking some new
artistic endeavor, he can be found getting approximately 45 minutes of sleep
per year....give or take.
2003
New York Academy of Art, Graduate School of Figurative Art,
New York, New York — Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Cum Laude
The Royal Academy of Art London, England — Independent Study
2001
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan — Bachelor
of Fine Arts (Drawing & Painting)
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Red Bull Art Center
In Detroit the Red Bull House of Art is forging a new idea
of what a gallery can be, carving out a new storyline in a city that has never
been culturally bankrupt.
Sawyer took a look at what he had created. “It was an
intense level of stress, but I had adopted this all or nothing mentality,” he
says.
After years of being the architect of his own misery, Sawyer
realized he held the blueprint to his own salvation — both personally and
artistically. He knows that without his ups and (more importantly) his downs,
he wouldn’t be where he is today — painting, teaching, creating, living. And
without Detroit’s rich history, Red Bull House of Art wouldn’t have a
foundation to build upon.
Because no matter what you might hear, Detroit is far from a
blank canvas. To say otherwise is an idea that Sawyer and the House of Art are
rebelling against with each opening.
Lost in the headlines and stigma is a cultural cache
constantly replenishing itself with homegrown talent. The city’s art scene
overflows from the canvas into the streets, where an independent Detroit is
starting to learn more about itself by learning from the past. How does a
community and city rife with financial follies ‘move forward’ in hopes of
starting anew? How does an artist find their inspiration again after forgetting
just how good it felt to create without limitations?
It’s the look people give you when you tell them, “I’m
moving to Detroit for the cheap rent and a feeling on the ground that I just
can’t define.”
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Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC is in the process of
creating an "Art & Artists Gallery" for Hidden Talent - Born
Frees and Millennials in City Center Milwaukee.
Stay tuned.
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