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Michael C. McMillen (born 1946) is a sculptor, installation artist, and short filmmaker from
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Biography


Early life

Michael C. McMillen was born in 1946 in
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Michael C. McMillen: Okland, at Oakland Museum of California
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Art review: 'Michael McMillen: Train of Thought' at the Oakland Museum of California
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Michael C. McMillen: Every Dream Is New
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He first received a bachelor's degree at
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(where he was taught by
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) and received a master's degree, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree from
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Career

He started his career by building props for movies, where he worked in the 1970s and 1980s. At the same time, he embarked upon a vocation as an artist. He won the New Talent Award from the LACMA in 1978. As an artist, his work includes sculptures, art installations, and short films. At Fillmore station on the
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, he created an art piece called 'Geologica 42'. He founded the Aero Pacific Research, where he serves as Director.Library Foundation of Los Angeles: Michael C. McMillen
His work is in the permanent collections of the
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(LACMA) in Los Angeles, the
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Michael C. McMillen display at Oakland Museum
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It has also been exhibited at the
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in New York City, the Barry Whistler Gallery in
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, and the
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. As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation, he created an art piece for the rotunda of the Palm Court of the Beverly Hills Civic Center between Crescent Drive and Rexford Drive in
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/ref> Michael C. McMillen is a 2015 John Simon
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Personal life

He resides in
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McMillen, Michael C. Living people 1946 births Artists from Los Angeles Artists from Santa Monica, California University of California, Los Angeles alumni 20th-century American sculptors American installation artists Artists from California 21st-century American sculptors California State University, Northridge alumni