Ray Troll

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American artist and musician (born 1954)

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::summary American artist and musician (born 1954) ::

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nameRay Troll
imageRay Troll.jpg
captionRay Troll in 2017
birth_nameRaymond Michael Troll
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birth_placeCorning, New York, U.S.
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educationMFA
alma_materWashington State University
spouseMichelle Troll
awards
websitetrollart.com
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| birth_place = Corning, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | education = MFA | alma_mater = Washington State University | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | movement = | spouse = Michelle Troll | awards = | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = trollart.com | module = | native_name = | native_name_lang = Ray Troll (born March 4, 1954) is an American artist based in Ketchikan, Alaska. He is best known for his scientifically accurate and often humorous artwork. His most well-known design is "Spawn Till You Die", which has appeared in many places including the film Superbad and being worn by actor Daniel Radcliffe.

Troll's renditions of everything from salmon to marine mammals to creatures only found in the fossil record have become iconic in fishing, scientific, and environmental activism communities around the world. He seeks inspiration from extensive field work in marine science, paleontology, geology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. His paintings and mixed-media drawings are in the collections of the Miami Museum of Science, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Alaska Airlines, the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska State Museum, and the Ketchikan Museum.

He has collaborated once again with Kirk Johnson, a director with the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Entitled Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific.

In 2002, the ratfish Hydrolagus trolli was named after him in recognition of his efforts to raise awareness of ratfish.

Awards

Books

  • Planet Ocean: A Story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record (Pictures by Troll, Words by Brad Matsen, 1994, Ten Speed)
  • Raptors, Fossils, Fins, and Fangs (Troll and Brad Matsen, 1995, Tricycle)
  • Life's A Fish and Then You Fry, An Alaskan Seafood Cookbook (Author Randy Bayliss, Illustrations by Troll, 2002, Alaska Northwest)
  • Sharkabet: A Sea of Sharks from A to Z (2002, Alaska Northwest)
  • Rapture of the Deep, the Art of Ray Troll (2004, University of California Press, Introduction by David James Duncan and essay by Brad Matsen)
  • Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway (with Kirk Johnson, 2006, Fulcrum)
  • Something Fishy This Way Comes (2010, Sasquatch)
  • Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific (with Kirk Johnson), 2018, Fulcrum Publishing

Music

Troll is a lifelong music aficionado and musician. He and his band, the Ratfish Wranglers, play festival, saloon, and dance party dates from Alaska to California, appearing at Salmonfest (formerly Salmonstock) in Ninilchik, Alaska, the Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon, and many other events around the Pacific Northwest.

Discography

  • Fish Worship (2015, Troll, Russell Wodehouse and Ratfish Wranglers)
  • Cruisin' The Fossil Freeway (2009, Troll, Wodehouse and Ratfish Wranglers)
  • Where The Fins Meet The Frets (2007, Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers)
  • Dancing To The Fossil Record (1995, music composed by Wodehouse to accompany Planet Ocean, Dancing to the Fossil Record exhibit)

References

References

  1. (2004). "Rapture of the Deep". University of California Press.
  2. "Troll Product Cultural Sightings".
  3. "More Troll Product Cultural Sightings".
  4. "Trollart - Gallery".
  5. [http://www.adn.com/article/20160515/fishy-business-ketchikan-artist-thrives-creatures-sea Fishy business: Ketchikan artist Ray Troll thrives on creatures of the sea], ''[[Alaska Dispatch News]]'', Steve Quinn, May 15, 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. (2014-10-25). "Ratfish named after Ketchikan artist Ray Troll {{!}} Peninsula Clarion".
  7. "Past AFS Award Winners".
  8. "Governor's Awards for the Arts & Humanities Announced".
  9. "A Bit of Evolution".
  10. "UAS Projects Record Number of Graduates".
  11. "Ray Troll".
  12. "Ketchikan's Ray Troll Receives 2011 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist Award".
  13. "Welte to Receive Sidney Powers Award".
  14. "Artist Ray Troll to Receive Ocean Ambassador Award".
  15. "Congratulations to artist and avocational paleontologist Ray Troll".

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