Jacob Magraw-Mickelson

Jacob Magraw-Mickelson (born 1982) is an American artist who lives and works in Pasadena, California. He graduated with a BFA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, in 2004. His work includes paintings, illustrations, and silk-screen prints.[1]

Work

Most of Magraw-Mickelson’s paintings and drawings depict brightly colored organic forms, sometimes interlaced with architectural scenes. His work is characteristically detailed and his forms delicate and often plant-like. His drawings have accompanied several articles in The New York Times. His paintings have been featured in Anthropologie’s 2007 Summer catalog and on the cover of Chuck Palahniuk’s book, Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey. Magraw-Mickelson’s work has also appeared in Fishwrap Magazine,[2] McSweeney’s Quarterly, and Dear New Girl, or Whatever Your Name Is, edited by Lisa Wagner (McSweeney's, 2005).

Exhibitions

Magraw-Mickelson has shown work in numerous group exhibitions and in the following solo exhibitions:[3]

  • 2006 Tiny Island, Motel, Portland, OR
  • 2006 Marvelous Sea, Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2007 Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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gollark: Yet another thing on the pile of "Things TJ09 Must Fix but Never Will".
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gollark: _is jealous of fish's superhuman catching capability and faster interweb_

References
  1. Jacob Magraw-Mickelson ... Tiny Island
  2. There Goes The Neighborhood :: sixspace
  3. http://www.motelgallery.com/artists/jacobmm/downloads/jacobmagrawcv.pdf
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