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, and
Ben Russell, respectively.
Life and work
Drain was born in 1975 in
Cleveland
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,
Ohio
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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 between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
.
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, em ...
.
[Christine Temin]
''Knitting his way to the top''
''The Boston Globe'', June 26, 2005.
References
External links
Artists from Providence, Rhode Island
1975 births
Living people
Rhode Island School of Design alumni
Bâloise Prize winners
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