statement

I work in a collage and drawing-based aesthetic because it suits both the content of my work and the process by which that content can be translated into visual terms. Recent works are emblematic of themes that have always driven me; these themes include my own attempts to reconcile the logical with the spiritual, and the parallel contradiction that exists in our collective attempts to respond to technology and the "built world" as they battle with and merge with the natural. I was raised by a mathematician and a musician, and I have a deep love for the intertwining of these two things (along with a healthy dose of chaos and chance). It is my hope that the viewer will find enough common ground with the work of my hands to participate in this implied dialogue as well.

bio

born: 1972, Des Moines, Iowa

education

Northern Illinois University, MFA, 1998
Simpson College, BA, 1994

selected awards/honors

Faculty Recognition Award, Grand View University, 2008
Juror's Award, Exit Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2006
Juror's Award, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, 2004

selected publications

Manifest Creative Research Center; v59: TAPPED. Cincinnati, OH, 2012
Manifest Creative Research Center, International Drawing Annual 5. Cincinnati, OH, 2010

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Quad City Arts: Recent Work by Aaron Tinder, Moline, IL, 2011
Zanzibar's: Recent Work by Aaron Tinder, Des Moines, IA, 2008
Riverland Community College: Aaron Tinder, Austin, MN, 2007

selected group shows

Union Street Gallery: I Shall Be Released, Chicago Heights, IL, 2011
Union Street Gallery: Either/Or, Chicago Heights, IL, 2010
South Bend Museum of Art: Biennial 25, South Bend, IN, 2009