Tim bavington biography

While not the typical cultural hub, Las Vegas has been essential to English-born artist Tim Bavington's success. Bavington left LA in the 1990s for Vegas, and later opted for grad school at UNLV after meeting Dave Hickey through Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, his professor at Art Center in Pasadena.

With a shared affinity for Ed Ruscha, "by a great stroke of luck," Hickey became Bavington's mentor. "There couldn't have been a more perfect coach for me," Bavington reasons.

Tim bavington biography

"We both have the same taste and Hickey is a rock 'n' roll guy... a maverick to the larger establishment where you can chose to not be in the center and do your own thing."

Bavington credits Hickey for attracting top visitors to UNLV, including Jim Isermann, Robert Storr, Arthur Danto and Jerry Saltz.

Regarding his teaching, Bavington recalls, Hickey "referred to his coaching method as one of 'benign neglect'--you got left alone, it was freedom." Hickey&#