Douglas Tolman is an interdisciplinary artist primarily working in rural Utah. He believes a sense of place and connection to community are the strongest tools we have for fixing the many socio-ecological problems in the Mountain West. As an artist, educator, pioneer-descendent, and visitor on stolen land, he hopes to facilitate a sense of place within the community by reframing historical narratives and promoting civic participation in the places we call home.
Occupations:
Place-Based Artist
AmeriCorps Member with Epicenter
Passions: Photography, Sculpture, Ski Touring, Trail Running, Bikepacking, Packrafting, Rock Climbing, Gardening, Geography
Favorite Recent Reads:
The Trouble With Wilderness – William Cronan
Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Secret Knowledge of Water – Craig Childs
Confluence – Zak Podmore
As Radical, As Mother, As Salad, As Shelter – Paper Monument
Desert Cabal – Amy Irvine
Canaries on the Rim – Chip Ward
Basin & Range – John McPhee
