Jacob Magraw-Mickelson (born 1982) is an American
artist
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who lives and works in
Pasadena, California
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. He graduated with a
BFA in
illustration
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from the
Art Center College of Design
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It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual arts and design. ...
, in Pasadena, in 2004. His work includes
painting
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s, illustrations, and
silk-screen prints.
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
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''. His paintings have been featured in
Anthropologie
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’s 2007 Summer catalog and on the cover of
Chuck Palahniuk
Charles Michael Palahniuk (;, , born February 21, 1962) is an American novelist of Ukrainian and French ancestry who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two ad ...
’s book, ''
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey''. Magraw-Mickelson’s work has also appeared in ''Fishwrap Magazine'', ''
McSweeney’s Quarterly'', and ''Dear New Girl, or Whatever Your Name Is'', edited by Lisa Wagner (
McSweeney's
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McSweeney's first publication was the literary journal'' Timothy McSw ...
, 2005).
Exhibitions
Magraw-Mickelson has shown work in numerous group exhibitions and in the following solo exhibitions:
*2006 Tiny Island, Motel,
Portland, OR
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*2006 Marvelous Sea, Giant Robot,
Los Angeles, CA
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*2007 Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
External links
Richard Heller Gallery
References
American illustrators
Artists from California
1982 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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