Timothy Short is a narrative painter who focuses on building imaginative, atmospheric works centering the Black figure. He was born in Columbus, Georgia in 1993 where he developed an early passion and practice in visual world-building and constructing narrative. Upon moving to Atlanta in 2011, Timothy pursued painting and drawing at Georgia State University. He obtained a BFA in Visual Art and Design and a minor degree in African American Studies in 2015. He currently resides in Stone Mountain, GA, working out of his studio space at Echo Contemporary Gallery in Atlanta.
Timothy hopes to contribute to the long tradition of Black figurative artistry and painting by centering the lives of people close to him within his work. Predominantly as an oil painter, Timothy venerates those people by detailing and embellishing their experiences within spaces familiar to them and thus familiar to Black folks everywhere. He employs methods of dramatically grandiose color, lighting, and imaginative imagery to produce vividly epic narratives. Amongst Timothy’s inspirations are Kerry James Marshall, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Naudline Pierre as well as many other painters, a host of manga and comics, and great Black music.
Photo courtesy of AD “Kaya” Clark.