Tim Harper

Tim Harper. Contemporary artist. Advocate for children. Surfer. Husband. Dad. Resident of San Francisco, California.  I think most artists fall into a certain style or art movement that defines their body of work, but I have so many ideas in my head, I tend to move from one style to another, based on the idea.

My love for art crosses many boundaries, many styles. I am very diverse and interested in just about every movement in art. Maybe that makes me an art chameleon. I can identify with the variety of styles and creations out in the world and that is incorporated into my work. That fuels my drive to create and be innovative. My biggest influences come from the Fauves and abstract modernism. I love color, energy and interest. I also love the written word and tend to put that on my paintings.

Assemblage is also important to me, as seen in my Urban Attraction and Sports Figures series. Paint and anything I can rip up and put on the canvas - printed words and images from magazines. I draw a lot of inspiration from modern day artist, Mark Bradford, and Romare Beardon, the collage artist from Harlem. Great use of color and composition. My Urban Attraction series combines my love of world cities and abstract mixed media paintings....

University of Florida - Painting
University of Hawaii - Painting
Honolulu Academy of Art - Painting
San Francisco Art Institute - Painting

SFMOMA Artists Gallery - 2014 - present
Saatchi Art - 2016 - present
111 Minna Gallery - 2021
Live Worms Gallery SF - 2021