Jim Drain (born 1975) is an American mixed media artist. Drain often makes work collaboratively, first within the collective, Forcefield (1996–2002) and also with artists Elyse Allen,

Ara Peterson Ara Peterson (born 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American visual artist. He is known for his music-based films as well as interlaced relief paintings and sculptures, which are rooted in wave patterns and a process-intensive work ethic. Peters ...

, and Ben Russell, respectively.

Life and work

Drain was born in 1975 in

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U ...

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. He graduated from

Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the ...

(RISD) in 1998 with a B.F.A. degree in Sculpture. He is a former member of Forcefield, who were included in the 2002

Whitney Biennial The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, United States. The event began as an annual exhibition ...

. His solo exhibitions ''I Wish I Had a Beak'' (2005) and ''I Would Gnaw On My Hand'' (2007) were presented at Greene Naftali Gallery in New York. His work is held in the collection of the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, ...

. He was the 2005 recipient of the

Bâloise Prize The Baloise Art Prize is a prize awarded to two people each year at "Art Statements" sector of the international Art Basel fair. The prize is awarded by the Bâloise group (insurance and banking), a company that works to promote contemporary, e ...

.Christine Temin
''Knitting his way to the top''
''The Boston Globe'', June 26, 2005.

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Artists from Providence, Rhode Island 1975 births Living people Rhode Island School of Design alumni Bâloise Prize winners {{US-sculptor-stub