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Showing alongside Rich is Texas artist/singer/songwriter/engineer/skater/surfer Tim Kerr. Tim Kerr came to fame in seminal TX band 'The Big Boys' in the late 70's. Bands 'Poison 13', 'Bad Mutha Goose' , 'The Moneywrench' , Jack O'Fire, Lord High Fixers
King Sound Quartet,The Now Time Delegation, & most recently Total Sound Group all followed over the next 30 years. He's also a maniac of sound production, engineering albums for more bands than can be mentioned.
True to form Kerr is a prolific artist. He attended The University of Texas at Austin from 1974, studied under Garry Winogrand, graduated with a degree in painting and photography & and was awarded a Ford Foundation grant for his work. Subsequently he's produced his own & other's posters/flyers/album artwork & established himself as a significant artist in America. Tim brings the same passion and commitment to his art that he brings to his music, combining images and words in paintings of people who've inspired him, such as Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Woody Guthrie, Rosa Parks, etc. His poster paint & cardboard portraits of his own cultural heroes unify & expound the influences of art & music on social conscience.
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