ARTIST STATEMENT
TIM D. CHAPMAN, was BORN AND grew up in salina, Ks. and he and his family moved to hays where he attended high school and fort hays state university. following a 30 year carreer in professional development, tim now spends his time in the studio where he paints and sculpts. HE SELECTS HIS SUBJECT MATTER BASED ON PERSONAL AND PUBLIC EXPERIENCES IN HIS LIFE. “IF I DON’T FEEL A CONNECTION, IT JUST DOESN’T WORK.” hIS SUBJECT MATTER AND WORK IS BASED ON FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY . HIS WORK IS REPRESENTED THOUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS.
TIM RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE FROM KANASAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, sALINA, kANSAS. TIM IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRESIDENT EMERITUS.
Additional work can be seen at timchapmanart.net