Culture

Regina Montgomery

Regina Montgomery — Dance. Listed with Tulsa Ballet in September 2026.

Rehab El Sadek

Rehab El Sadek — Installation, Sculpture, Interdisciplinary. Developing work with Oklahoma materials during the Tulsa fellowship.

Richard Lloyd Jones

Richard Lloyd Jones — Journalist. Purchased the Tulsa Democrat and renamed it the Tulsa Tribune in 1919; served as editor and publisher.

Ricochet

Ricochet — Band / duo, Country. Country band founded in Tulsa.

Rilla Askew

Rilla Askew — Novelist, Short story writer. Born in Poteau and raised in Bartlesville; also lived in Tulsa, Tahlequah and Shawnee.

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor — Painting. Born in Tulsa and maintained a longtime painting practice here.

Rocky Frisco

Rocky Frisco — Solo artist, Blues, Rock. Pianist associated with J.J. Cale and the development of the Tulsa Sound.

Roger Boesche

Roger Boesche — Nonfiction writer. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Roger Tillison

Roger Tillison — Solo artist, Folk, Folk rock, Roots rock. Oklahoma singer-songwriter associated with the Tulsa Sound and Lawton’s early folk scene.

Ron Padgett

Ron Padgett — Poet, Nonfiction writer, Translator. Grew up in Tulsa before leaving for college in 1960.

Ron Stone

Ron Stone — Journalist, Reporter. Born in Hanna, graduated from East Central and worked in Oklahoma radio and television, including KVOO-TV in Tulsa.

Ronnie Dunn

Ronnie Dunn — Solo artist, Country. Lived and performed in Tulsa before forming Brooks & Dunn in Nashville.

Roy Clark

Roy Clark — Solo artist, Country, Rockabilly. Longtime Tulsa resident and country instrumentalist.

Roy Milton

Roy Milton — Solo artist, Blues, R&B / Soul. Born in Wynnewood; performed with Ernie Fields in Tulsa.

Russell Hittinger

Russell Hittinger — Nonfiction writer. Taught at the University of Tulsa and wrote books on natural law.

Russell Myers

Russell Myers — Comics, Illustration. Raised in Oklahoma while his father taught at the University of Tulsa.

Ryan Tedder

Ryan Tedder — Solo artist, Pop, Pop rock. Grew up in Tulsa and began learning piano there.

S. E. Hinton

S. E. Hinton — Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter, Children’s writer. Wrote The Outsiders while attending high school in Tulsa; later co-wrote the screenplay for Rumble Fish.

Sabra Field

Sabra Field — Printmaking. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Sabrina Saleha

Sabrina Saleha — Film, Acting. Developing a feature film through the Tulsa fellowship; also works in screen acting.