Mike McCollum : 2021

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

PLAYING NICE, new sculpture and paintings by Mike McCollum and Scott Malbaurn at Liberty Arts, Yreka, CA

Wrapped and Ready

Mike with exhibit partner Scott Malbaurn at the opening

In the window

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Recent Container Sculptures with Lids

MULTIPLEX, mahogany, drawing, resin, 33h x 22w x 20d inches, 2021, SOLD

MULTIPLEX, interior

RAINY DAY WOMEN, oak, resin, drawing, 41.5 x 11 x 12 inches, 2020, SOLD

STICKS AND STONES, various woods, pastel, charcoal, resin, 30 x 11 x 11", 2021, $750.

STICKS AND STONES, reverse side

DREAMER, oak, cherry, drawing, resin, 38 x 13 x 11.5 inches, 2020 SOLD.

UNTITLED (Figures), mixed media, 40.5 x 12.5 x 11 inches, 2020, SOLD.

POSTCARD, western maple, drawing, resin, 49.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 ", 2020, SOLD

SLOW DANCE, pine, drawing, resin 50 x 13 x 12 inches, 2020, collection of the artist.

ARTIFACT, mahogany, drawing, resin, 42 x 18 x 18 inches, 2019, $500.

VESSEL II, mixed media, 48 x 15 x 15 inches, 2019, SOLD

BLIND MAN's BLUFF, mixed media, 67 x 19 x 19 inches, 2020, SOLD

Saturday, January 16, 2021

New Mixed Media

TRAVELERS, mixed media, 30 x 23.5 x 1 inches, 2021, $850.

QUILT, mixed media, 17 x 16 x 1 inches, 2020, SOLD.

ARCHIVE, mixed media, 20 x 30 x 1 inches, 2020, $950.

TOO CLOSE TO CALL, mixed media, 32 x 23 x 1 inches, 2021, $1000.

BIRDS and BAGS, mixed media, 28.5 x 21.5 x 1 inches, 2021, SOLD

LOST IN TRANSLATION, mixed media, 13.5 x 19 x 1 inches, 2021, SOLD

LOOKING FOR TRACTION, mixed media, 24 x 20.5 x 1 inches, 2021, $950.

EPISODE, mixed media, 30 x 21.5 x 1 inches, 2021, $1000.

OLD MAN, mixed media, 27.5 x 23.5 x 1, 2021, $1000.

FROM HERE TO THERE, pastel, charcoal, resin, 30.5 x 23.5 x 1 inches, 2021, SOLD.

STANDARD OPTIONS, mixed media, 21.5 x 21.5 inches, 2022, $500.

About Mike

Born in Hoquiam, Washington, Mike is a lifelong artist by nature, training, and practice. Many of Mike's artistic sensibilities were developed while in the San Francisco Bay Area in the '60's and '70's receiving an MA and MFA from UC Berkeley apprenticing with influential ceramicist/sculptor Peter Voulkos. In 1980, Mike was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts individual fellowship grant.

Mike McCollum's academic career is long and commendable; twenty-six years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as Professor of Art, five years as dean of the Fine and Performing Arts College at UNLV and five years as academic dean at The Cornish College of Arts in Seattle.

Mike McCollum has been creating and exhibiting his artwork since 1964. He is known for his personal style and competency across diverse mediums from bronze casting and ceramics to drawing, painting and printmaking. For the last decade he has been working with wood and resin creating both 2-D and 3-D work.

Mike's extensive exhibition record includes shows in NYC, SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Maine, and the Olympic Peninsula. He has participated as an artist-in-residence at Magnolia Editions in Oakland, CA and the Robert MacNamara Foundation in Westport, Maine.

Regarding his motivation to make art Mike says, "It keeps me alive and engaged everyday." He lives in Sequim, Washington with his wife, Patricia, a cat, Bob, and an ever-changing array of water fowl and birds.

Contact: mccollum@olympus.net