Tom Killion | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz Stanford University |
| Known for | Fine Art, Printmaking |
| Website | https://tomkillion.com/ |
Tom Killion (born 1953) is an American artist, author, African historian and educator. He is internationally known for printmaking linocut, woodcut and letterpress techniques.[1] The subject matter of his artwork is often the landscapes of Northern California. His art studio is in Inverness Ridge, on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California.[2] Three of his books were co-authored by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beat poet Gary Snyder. Killion has taught African history classes at Bowdoin College, University of Asmara and San Francisco State University.