Tolley Marneyis an authentic American Western artist. A retired cowboy, Marney’s lifetime as acowboy and farrier along with his technical expertise as a blacksmith inspires hissingular artistic vision — of the New American West.
Education: As a child in the 1960s and 1970s, Tolley’s dyslexia and attendant speech problems led to a mis-diagnosis titled (at the time), mental retardation. Consequently, Tolley was shifted into classes for the mentally disabled and subsequently, under-educated. His resulting functional illiteracy and lack of family support left him scrambling to support himself financially upon high school graduation. The FFA (Future Farmers of America) program in high school gave him enough of a skill set in the agricultural world to support himself. As his ability to survive became skills that allowed him to thrive, his childhood love of art surfaced as sculptures he created with his developing blacksmithing skills. An entirely self-taught artist, Tolley has been creating sculptures for over 30 years.
Professional Experience:
