Tyler is known for his iconic Red Baron and Sopwith Camel airplane sculptures exhibited in the Berkeley and Emeryville mudflats. He grew up in Joplin, Missouri and studied art at the University of Colorado, the SculptureCenter in New York, the University of Kansas, and the California College of Arts and Crafts. He taught at the University of Berkeley, the San Francisco Art Institute, and San Francisco State. He discovered and worked with Xerox Color Processing to create collages that were featured in exhibits at the Bolles Gallery in San Francisco, the Richmond Art Center, and is in permanent collections in New York, Washington D.C., and the Oakland Museum. Early in his life, after the SFMOMA’s Soap Box Derby, he discovered that he wanted direct interaction with the public.

He began to exhibit his work in the mudflats where they could be enjoyed by the travelling public. During his run as the Berkeley Mudflat Artist, he produced abstract sculptures, masks, bird, and fish sculptures, and filled books with his collages, press clippings, correspondence, and entries of daily events.

The show opens on Friday, August 25 from 1 pm to 8 pm. Thereafter, the show will run weekends only until October 1. You can also schedule an appointment by calling 510-219-0450 or 415-286-6298.