Tim Tepe Bio

Tim Tepe has worked as a commercial artist since 1975. After graduating from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Tim pursued further studies and earned a BFA degree from Edgecliff College.

His commercial work began as the art director of WBGU-TV, the public television station for northwest Ohio. In this position Tim developed a unique look for the graphics and set design with the innovative use of graphics and illustrations. Other commercial work has included several years of advertising agency and corporate work.

Tim has received numerous awards and recognition for his art and photography. A photographic illustration for a national magazine received recognition in the New York Art Directors Show. Another photography project was selected to be part of a permanent exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum.

Tim’s illustrations have appeared nationally in corporate work for Hobart Corporation, Crescent Cardboard Company, St. Anthony’s Messenger and many others. Locally Tim’s work has been selected to promote the Appalachian Festival and the Public Library of Hamilton County. His works are part of collections of the Ohio State House in Columbus and Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati.

Along with his commercial achievements, Tim has continued to develop his fine art style. His early work was primarily in pastels and watercolors and is part of several private collections. His work has been included in many shows over the years, including the Hyde Park Show, Viewpoint, Sand the Arts Consortium. Over the last few years, Tim has returned to his favorite medium of oils on canvas. He paints in his home studio in the west side of Cincinnati where he resides with his wife Barbara and daughter Kate.