Tyler Gathro
Utah, visual art
Tyler Gathro (b. 1988, Jacksonville, Florida) is a photo-based artist whose work bridges photography, mixed media, and spirituality. Drawing from his religious upbringing and studies in theology, his imagery contemplates the beauty and tension of seeking the divine in ordinary life. Through layered photographic processes and visual symbolism, he explores how the sacred reveals itself in the human experience: in presence, struggle, and quiet acts of faith.
Trained in both art and religion, Gathro holds degrees from The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City and Yale Divinity School, where he studied photography, printmaking, documentary filmmaking, and sacred and religious art. His earlier work in documentary photography continues to inform his visual storytelling and sensitivity to lived experience.
He has exhibited nationally, including in New York City, Los Angeles, Florida, Wisconsin, and Utah, and is a recipient of the 2018 Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Grant. Gathro has taught art and photography in both Utah and New York, and continues to mentor emerging and mid-career artists through his ArtLens Academy Program and studio practice.
Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, he lives with his wife and three sons outside Salt Lake City, Utah, where he creates, writes, and explores the intersection of faith and image.
“One of an artist’s most valuable assets is a fresh set of eyes (and hands) to test the emotional resonance of a new work before it reaches the gallery wall. So I’m excited to be with a group of artists who have a vocabulary for the sacred from whom I can receive feedback.
I’m excited to be in New York City near one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive picture collections, which is housed at the NY Public Library. It holds over 1.5 million physical images spanning more than 12,000 subjects. This will be a great opportunity for image research.”