Presentation:
WCU Visiting Artist James McGarrell slide lecture
BMCM+AC
Thursday, April 7th, 2005 7pm
Free
James McGarrell is one of the most influential figural painters of the 1980’s and 90’s postmodern movement. His work is in many museum collections, including: the Centre Georges Pompidou, France; Hamburg Museum of Art, Germany; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; and the Museum of Modern Art, also in New York City.
Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters Citation and Grant
Tamarind Lithography Workshop Fellowship California & New Mexico
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
MA, University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
Fulbright Grant State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart, Germany
Elected Correspondent Member Academie des Beaux-Arts de L'Institute de France
Born Indianapolis, IN
BA, Indiana University IN
Attended Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Skowhegan, ME
Online information:
http://www.redwingstanza.com
http://www.giotto.org/cimabue/mcgarrell/
http://www.artnet.com/artist/11499/James_McGarrell.html
Call 828-350-8484 for more information
