Art

Item Description

Tyler Warren grew up in Southern California where he still resides, when not traveling the world for surfing or art shows.  Tyler has loved art since a young age and has honed his skills over time. He began drawing images to screen print on t-shirts that he would give to friends and sell out of his truck in high school. Tyler was commissioned to create a fabric design for Simple Shoes to be repeated on a series of shoes and sandals. From there, he would draw on boards and design t-shirts, posters and other materials for different companies.

Tyler had his first art show at the age of 18 in 2004. Since then, Tyler has had numerous exhibitions in Japan, Europe, Hawaii and more. In 2011 at the age of 24, Tyler signed with one of the world’s largest surf brands, Billabong, as an artist and professional free surfer. 

Tyler shaped his first board at the age of 14 with two friends at the base of his friend’s driveway. Tyler shaped about 1 board a year for the next 10 years and on his 9th board it really clicked and came out quite clean. Loving the way it rode, he made a few more for an art show he had in the back of a surf shop in 2009. These boards were all based off the mini-Simmons theory of a wide short round nosed 4’11’’ keel finned design brought to life by friend Richard Kenvin and San Diego shaper’s Joe Boeguess and Larry Mabile. People soon took notice of this odd-looking design as they were flying down the waves with effortless speed and glide. Over the years, he has watched and worked with Terry Martin, Midget Smith, Malcom Campbell, Chris Christenson, Gary Larson, Manuel Caro, Josh Hall, and Robin Kegel. These diverse influences have led Tyler to strive to shape, ride and evolve all types of surfboard designs over the last decade from longboards to shortboards and everything in between.

Item Special Note

Payment will be processed post-contest and winner will be contacted by the resort. 

Packing, shipping, and handling are not included. Boards can be picked up at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel or the purchaser can arrange for shipping. Boards will be available for pick-up and shipping after Monday, January 2, 2023. Boards must be picked up no later than Tuesday, January 31, 2023.