Tyler Gathro is a photo-based artist whose work bridges fine art photography, mixed media, and spirituality. Drawing from his religious upbringing and studies in theology, his imagery contemplates the beauty and tension of seeking the divine in ordinary life. Through layered photographic processes and visual symbolism, he explores how the sacred is revealed in the human experience, in presence, struggle, and quiet acts of faith.

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Trained in both art and religion, Gathro holds degrees from The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City and Yale Divinity School, where he studied photography, printmaking, documentary filmmaking, and sacred art. His earlier work in documentary photography continues to inform his visual storytelling and sensitivity to lived experience.

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He has exhibited nationally, including in New York City, Los Angeles, Florida, Wisconsin, and Utah, and is a recipient of the 2018 Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Grant. Gathro has taught art and photography in both Utah and New York, and continues to mentor emerging and mid-career artists and photographers through his ArtLens Academy Program and studio practice. He lives with his wife and three sons outside Salt Lake City, Utah, where he creates, writes, and explores the intersection of faith and image.