Michelle Muldrow

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Michelle Anne Muldrow (born 1968) is an American painter known for her colorful compositions featuring the familiar interior landscapes of big-box retail stores.[1] The paintings walk a line between abstraction and reality, depicting, in the artist's words: “…not only the actual structural space and overwhelming chaos of goods, but also the psychology and vernacular of American consumerism.”[2] Muldrow works in gouache, a traditional water-based paint similar to, but more opaque than, watercolor. Her compositions draw on the conventions of traditional landscape painting, utilizing them to focus on non-traditional subjects.[3] Critics have noted that the paintings, whether of a retail interior, a post-industrial landscape, or a reconstructed aerial view of a military base, give the impression that “She’s holding a mirror to....the existence of an era or a generation....”.[4]

Education[]

1986-1990 University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Fine Arts

2004 Cooper Union Summer Arts Residency

Awards[]

2009 Creative Workforce Fellowship Grant, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[5]

Publications[]

2010 New American Paintings, Midwest Edition

References[]

  1. ^ Myers, Holly (May 31, 2012). "Review: Michelle Muldrow's landscapes of consumerism". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Staff (December 20, 2011). "56 Noteworthy Artists from 2011". BuzzFeed.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Tranberg, Dan (August 8, 2009). "Painter Michelle Muldrow finds her inspiration in industrial landscape". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Laneia (February 28, 2012). "Artist Attack! Spotlight: Michelle Muldrow Finds Fear and Awe in Box Stores". www.autostraddle.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Lewis, Zachary (June 5, 2009). "Cleveland's Community Partnership for Arts and Culture grants fellowships". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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