Artist
Michael Brandon Crabb
b. 1977, Indianapolis, Indiana
BFA Ringling College of Art and Design
www.MICHAELCRABB.com
Artist statement
“I strive to capture forms through a variety of mark making within a strong composition while effectively using the elements and principles of design. Each work should embody charm, allusive ambiguity, and an alluring complexity of expression.“ – M. B. Crabb
In 1996 I met and spent some time with Charles Warren Mundy, an American Impressionist in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mundy spoke about the academics of painting: the importance of composition, the dynamics of mark-making, establishing unity, the proper use of color and placement. This meeting and training was the foundation that guides my technical applications.
In 1997 I was accepted into Ringling’s computer animation department. In my first year of training, I was inspired by the following professors: Kevin Dean, Tony Rice, Nancy Clark, Steve Kaplan and Daloris Coe. Consequently, my growing curiosity of traditional art mediums led me to enter into the Fine Arts department.
In 1998 I had the opportunity to learn ideas on themes and narrative painting from Leslie Lerner. Lerner influenced my decision to slowly move away from painting and begin experimenting with other mediums including performance, objects and thematical drawing. Lerner’s story telling, commitment to process, professionalism, and thought-provoking questions during one-on-one meetings and group critiques caused me to seriously challenge my role as an artist and influence other professional endeavors. I learned several print-making techniques from Patrick Lindhart and Robert Farber.
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2003
Crossley Gallery, Sarasota , Florida , Assemblages, Mono Prints
2001
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Tampa , Florida
2000
Crossley Gallery, Sarasota , Florida , Assemblages
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Group Show:
Michael Crabb Fine Art Studio
2007
Group Show, Traditonal Mediums,
Michael Crabb Fine Art Studio
2002
Old Hyde Park Fine Arts Center, Tampa, Florida
2001
Crabb & Williams, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, Paintings and Sculpture
2000
Best of Ringling, Selby Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Experimental Technologies, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, Florida
1999
The Avant Hop, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa , Florida
Hyde Park First Annual Print Portfolio Exhibition, Tampa, Florida
Made InTampa, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, Florida
He Said She Said, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, Florida
Y2K Survival Sale, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, Florida
Awards & Honors
2001
Juror’s Choice Award, Best of Ringling, Selby Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Judge- Morris Mitchell, Artist, retired professor of R.S.A.D
2000
Merit Award, Best of Ringling, Selby Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Judge- Mark Armond, curator of the Ringling Museum
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