Alumni Artist, Ray Troll to speak at Bethany College

Artist Ray Troll (currently artist in residence at the Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg) is scheduled to give a talk on his artwork at Bethany College in Lindquist Hall at 6pm on October 1st. This event is free and open to the public.

Alaskan artist Ray Troll will share the twists and turns of his unique fish inspired career. Ray moved to the Northwest in the late 1970’s after earning a studio arts degree at Bethany and eventually on to Alaska in the early 80’s. He settled in the rain-swept, coastal town of Ketchikan and began producing offbeat fish-filled T-shirts that soon gained him an audience with cannery workers, anglers, commercial fishers and scientists around the world. His art has toured in exhibitions at major museums across the United States and overseas.

He has co-authored and illustrated 10 books including a collection of his piscine inspired humor called “Something Fishy This Way Comes”. His most recent title is “Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline”, a fun filled romp through the American west with paleontologist Kirk Johnson. Ray has also written and illustrated a unique children’s alphabet book of living and prehistoric sharks called “Sharkabet”.

He is also an avid musician on the side and has released four albums with his band the Ratfish Wranglers.

You can find out more about Ray by visiting his website.