The Five Ws of Amarillo Ramp
It’s one of the city’s most famous works of art. You’ve probably never heard of it.... Read more.
Jon is an artist and educator living and working in Canyon. Born in Germany and spending his formative years in Austin, he then moved to the Texas Panhandle. There he experienced his creative genesis on a trip to Robert Smithson’s Amarillo Ramp, an earthwork he has now spent 30 years investigating. He is currently a professor of art and director of the Art Program at West Texas A&M University.