![]() ![]() 2006 Alaska Governor's Award for the Arts.2005 Excellence in Public Outreach Award from the American Fisheries Society.In 2002, the ratfish Hydrolagus trolli was named after him in recognition of his efforts to raise awareness of ratfish. ![]() Troll attended Wichita Heights High School in Kansas, graduating in 1972. Entitled Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific. He has collaborated once again with Kirk Johnson, a director with the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. His paintings and mixed-media drawings are in the collections of the Miami Museum of Science, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Alaska Airlines, the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska State Museum, and the Ketchikan Museum. He seeks inspiration from extensive field work in marine science, paleontology, geology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Troll's renditions of everything from salmon to marine mammals to creatures only found in the fossil record have become iconic in fishing, scientific, and environmental activism communities around the world. His most well-known design is "Spawn Till You Die", which has appeared in many places including the film Superbad and being worn by actor Daniel Radcliffe. He is best known for his scientifically accurate and often humorous artwork. Ray Troll (born March 4, 1954) is an American artist based in Ketchikan, Alaska. ![]()
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