BIO

Tim Thulson is a cellist and photographer from Alexandria, VA. He grew up near Denver, CO, learning photography in his dad’s and his grandfather’s darkrooms, then moved east, studying political science and law before beginning full-time practice as an artist. In Alexandria, Tim splits his time between teaching, performing, and making photographs—and, with his wife, violinist Mary Thulson, raising four boys.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I make photographs with an emphasis on printmaking, originally (and occasionally) in a darkroom but most often now with ink and paper. In either case, the goal of my work is to shape a quietly tactile object. The slow and repetitive processes of editing, paper selection, and test printing—slow, like musical practice—shape and highlight the moment exposed in-camera.