Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Slatton, Ralph |
Notes |
Ralph D. Slatton is a printmaker who focuses on the process of intaglio and explores human behavior using animal imagery. His animals touch on a moral truth or interrogate the human condition more broadly. Slatton's influences include fantasy gothic, dark fable, humor, and animal symbolism inspired by Pre-Columbian art, as well as contemporary artist Deborah Mae Broad. Slatton holds a BFA and MA from Arkansas State University, and an MFA with emphasis in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Born in Trumann, AR, he retired as a professor at East Tennessee State University, and resides in Erwin, TN. Slatton's work has been exhibited at Manifest Gallery, Ohio University, and the Osawa Building in Sapporo, Japan. His work resides in the permanent collections of the Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taiwan Museum of Art, and the Ino-cho Paper Museum. |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
Printmaking |
