Renowned artist Jeff Ham created the artwork used for our first year as an international documentary film festival in 2010. The painting (shown at right) utilized Jeff's brilliant rendition of a raven and graphic design was provided by Jennifer Guter of Reflections Printing. The raven concept was adopted by DOCUTAH for our new logo and "Raven Awards" given to award winning filmmakers.

About Jeff Ham:

Raw, bright, explosive colors are used to evoke emotion and draw attention to the subjects Jeff paints. “In my paintings everything becomes an iconic image, no setting or backgrounds. I paint what I love, people, animals and landscapes. I do my best to translate emotion and feelings into color as well as communicate my individual interpretation of each subject. The work is done quickly and in the moment to capture spontaneity and avoid over thinking and over working. As an artist I am at a genesis of learning to express myself in an honest and straightforward manner.”

At 18 Ham took his first sojourn through the Southwest and Southern Utah. Zion, Bryce and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon proved to be such an influence on Jeff’s art that he works from a studio in St. George, Utah 7 to 8 months out of the year, while also keeping a studio on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana.

Jeff’s work is found in magazines, galleries, national and international private collections and universities across the country.

Visit Jeff Ham's website: www.jeffham.net