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GLENNRAY TUTOR

American (b. 1950)

Glennray Tutor, often synonymous with Oxford, Mississippi where he has lived and painted for decades, is best known for his paintings immersed with bright colors, nostalgic items, metaphor which create a sense of Magic realism. Tutor is a graduate of the University of Mississippi where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and English in 1974 and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting in 1976. Many of Tutor’s paintings have appeared in and on the covers of books, record albums and magazines, including the Oxford American Magazine.

Tutor’s Magic realism images of everyday objects such as canned vegetables, toys, fireworks, marbles and comic books are all transformed into visual treasures and can be found in museum, corporate and private collections across the country including: the Mississippi Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, FedEx Corporation, Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox.