Harlan D. Whatley holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston, an MA in English from the University of Texas - Permian Basin and an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College of the City University of New York.

Whatley has taught Communication, English and Media in the People's Republic of China, the United Arab Emirates, New York City and Texas.

Whatley is a practicing artist in the State of Texas and markets his contemporary Western works via the PopArt Cowboy brand. [1]