Ed calls himself a recovering accountant turned passionate artist. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and spent most of his formative years with sand between his toes in the beach town of Far Rockaway, NY. He now lives in Glen Allen, VA with his wife Arline.
Ed is a self-taught photographer and artist who attributes his success to viewing every so-called “failure” as an opportunity to learn and explore new techniques. His passion is photo’ing the human emotions that are naturally part of our everyday lives with his modern digital camera and translating those stories by employing the ancient arts of encaustic painting and woodblock printing. He calls his process “Fusion Art” because he combines new and old technologies to create his art.
Ed is very active in the robust Richmond arts community. He is a juried member Artspace Gallery (Exhibition Committee Chair 2022-2023) and the Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association; he is past president of the Richmond Digital Photography Club. He has published his art in Artstonish and the Hand magazines and has exhibited his solos shows in Anne’s Visual Art Studio Gallery (Richmond, VA) and the Electric Co Gallery (Bedford, VA). He has also participated in numerous group shows around the U.S. including the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA.
Ed actively gives back to his community by donating his time and talents to organizations like the American Red Cross and the Richmond SPCA. He is on the Board of Photo for Purpose, a charitable organization which helps children in foster care learn life skills through photography and he teaches photography at the Chesterfield County, VA adult education program.
To see more of his art, Ed invites you to visit his Instagram account @EdTepperFusionArt.