He got his BFA from Southern Miss in 2012 before studying at the New York Studio School for Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture for a year. He is currently working on his MFA at the Slade School in London. Tristan has studied abroad in Cortona, Italy, been a Teaching Assistant with the Rome Art Program, held residencies at the Chautauqua Institute in New York State, the Vermont Studio Center, and was most recently the recipient of theRed Mansion Art Prize, which allowed him to study for a month in Beijing, China. His website can be found at: www.tristanbarlow.com.