Moonsetting, Mt. Blackston (1995)

Monson, Tyson (Born: 1974)

Moonsetting, Mt. Blackston

Original: Hope Gallery Collection
Pigment Print: 8 x 12
Catalog# MONT-025

The Moon setting behind a colorfully lit Rocky Mountian range. This range of mountians saddles the border of Northern Montana and Alberta, Canada. The sunrise's early glow also reveals the sharp edges of Mt Blackston, the tallest of peaks in Waterton National Park.

  • E6 film; printed with a pigment process on watercolor paper.

Artist: Tyson Andrew Monson (1974- )

  • Born July 13th, 1974. Cardston, Alberta, Canada
  • Son of Gary Andrew Monson & Pamela Cahoon Monson.
  • Married Adrianne Baker December 27th, 1996.

Education:

  • 1995-97 - Attended B.Y.U.I.(Assoc.)
  • 1997-2002 - Attended B.Y.U.(B.F.A.)

Exhibits:

  • 1996 - "Spring, Group Show", Juried Exhibition, Spori Gallery, Idaho
  • 2002 - "The Altered Landscape", Solo Exhibition, BF Larsen Gallery, Utah
  • 2003 - "Hallowed Places", Solo Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah
  • 2004 - "Spring Salon", Juried Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah
  • 2005 - "Spring Salon", Juried Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah
  • 2006 - "Spring Salon", Juried Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah
  • 2007 - "International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography", Juried Exhibition, Museum of contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
  • 2008 - "PERSPECTIVES : UTAH LAKE", Three Man Show, Covey Center Arts Gallery, Utah
  • 2008 - "Spring Salon", Juried Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah
  • 2008 - "The Ancient Isles", Solo Exhibit, Hope Gallery & Museum of Fine Art, Utah
  • 2009 - "Essence of a Body", Juried Exhibit, Contemporary Design & Art Gallery, Utah
  • 2009 - Black and White Spider Awards, Juried Exhibit, 2 nominations and 1 honorable mention
  • 2010 - "Utah Artists", Group Exhibit, Contemporary Design & Art Gallery, Utah
  • 2010 - "25th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah", Juried Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah

Artist Background:

"My love of photography began with an interest in astronomy," Monson says, "When I was 12, I would sneak off with my parent's Konica 35mm and take long exposures of the stars. I was amazed at how the camera could capture light invisible to my eyes." Growing up in a quiet rural community in the foothills of Southern Alberta, Canada, he was never short of photographic opportunities and his passion for the landscape grew. He decided to study photography and art history at Ricks College. From there he attended Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a BFA in photography. Monson received several scholarships and awards, his most recent being a grant for photographic studies of ancient subjects in Ireland, the British Isles and France.