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Jim Drain

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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 graduated from RISD in 1998 with a BFA in sculpture. He is a former member of Forcefield, who was included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial.[1]

His solo exhibition 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.[2]

He was the 2005 recipient of the Bâloise Prize.[3]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Roberta (2006-12-16). "Looking for Graphic Lightning From Fort Thunder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  2. ^ "Jim Drain". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. ^ Christine Temin, Knitting his way to the top, The Boston Globe, June 26, 2005.