Tay Butler
Upcoming Exhibition : At First Nothing Is
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June 24 2022
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Upcoming Exhibition : At First Nothing Is 〰️ June 24 2022 〰️
JUKE, Hand-cut Photomontage; wood board ,12 X 9 in
“Stay Close”
Tay Butler is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Houston, and studying in Fayetteville, AR. Currently an MFA candidate of the University of Arkansas’ Photography and Studio Art program, Tay received his BFA in Photography and Digital Media from the University of Houston.
Retiring from the US Army and abandoning a dream engineering career to search for purpose, Tay reignited a rich appreciation for Black history and a deep love for imagery. With the Great BlackMigration as the launching point, Tay creates a historically-layered body of work and permeates his work with the present-day and archival Black experience, submerged in the histories, realities and theories that influence them.
Tay is building a consistent portfolio of photography, collage/assemblage, video, music and sound exhibitions and installations. Solo exhibitions of his work include RE.Migrant I & II at Project Row Houses, Houston, TX and We Are Still Searching at the Louise J. Moran Fine Arts Courtyard, Houston TX.
Group exhibitions featuring his work have been seen in Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, and most recently, the 2021 Texas Biennial at Fotofest Headquarters. Performance exhibitions include Jefferson Pinder’s Fire and Movement for Diverse Works, Houston. Tay also teaches Collage and Fundamentals courses for the University of Arkansas and has taught private and community workshops for Project Row Houses, Crystal Bridges Museum and The Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado.
Related News & Recent Exhibitions
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Auction
Tay Butler for Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Benefit Auction
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Thesis Exhibition
Tay Butler presents NBA (No Anti Blackness Allowed) A Thesis by Tay Butler.
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Museum Group Exhibition
Tay Butler, Group Exhibition, Slowed and Throwed, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
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Public Works
Yard Works - We Are Still Searching (University of Houston)
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Public Works
The Great Southern Drive - (Texas Biannual)
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