Tim Cox, Advisory Board member
Artist and rancher
Tim is a fourth-generation Arizonan born in 1957 and raised in the farming and ranching community of Duncan, Arizona, near the New Mexico state line. He now resides in New Mexico, where he continues to raise a few cattle and train horses with his wife, Suzie.
You can experience the West through Tim Cox's eyes. Tim paints what he knows: vibrant cutting horses intent on holding that cow, cowponies covered in sweat after working a hard day, ranch horses sharing a well-earned drink at a glistening water trough. His cattle have authentic expressions—calves perhaps a little bewildered at a branding, bemused heifers waiting to be fed, a longhorn steer intent on leaving the country, or a herd just shuffling along as it is being driven to better pastures are frequent subjects.
His favorite times are being out on the ranches, absorbing every detail of what he and others are doing so that he can go back to the studio and document the modern cowboy.
Tim is especially proud of his 2003 Prix de West Award and his two Express Ranches Great American Cowboy Awards from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. In a 1975 high school English class essay, he wrote that one of his fondest wishes was to be a member of the Cowboy Artists of America. His wish was granted in 2007 when he was invited to join the prestigious group. After serving on the board of directors and being a member for only a few years, he served as president for 2011, 2012, and 2017. He is now an emeritus member of the organization.
His most recent awards are the Max Evans "Rounders Award" from the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. He was also voted by the readers as the 2024 "Best of the West" in the Artist division for Western Horseman Magazine.
Website: timcox.com