Michelle Muldrow

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

Myers, Holly (May 31, 2012). "Review: Michelle Muldrow's landscapes of consumerism". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
Staff (December 20, 2011). "56 Noteworthy Artists from 2011". BuzzFeed.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
Tranberg, Dan (August 8, 2009). "Painter Michelle Muldrow finds her inspiration in industrial landscape". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
Laneia (February 28, 2012). "Artist Attack! Spotlight: Michelle Muldrow Finds Fear and Awe in Box Stores". www.autostraddle.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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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[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.