Michi Meko Explained

Birth Place:1974
Nationality:American
Education:Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Alma Mater:University of North Alabama
Known For:Painting and sculpture
Awards:Atlanta Artadia Award, Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant

Michi Meko (born 1974) is an American multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant and the Atlanta Artadia Award as well as a finalist for the 2019 Hudgens Prize.[1] [2] [3] His work incorporates the visual language of naval flags and nautical wayfinding, combined with romanticized objects of the American South. Throughout his various platforms, his work engages contradictions and paradoxes that he uncovers through examining his personal history, African American folk traditions, and narratives that confront or circumvent established narratives.

In 2019, Meko was featured on Hulu streaming as an Artist in Residence.

Grants and awards

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Collections

High Museum of Art[22]
Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia[23]
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist Programs » Artist Grants. Foundation. Joan Mitchell. joanmitchellfoundation.org. 14 November 2017 . en. 2019-05-29.
  2. Web site: Michi Meko. Artadia. 20 November 2017 . 2019-05-29.
  3. Web site: The Hudgens Prize. Hudgens Center for Art & Learning. en-US. 2019-05-29.
  4. Web site: The Hudgens Prize. Hudgens Center for Art & Learning. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  5. Web site: WAP: Michi Meko. MOCA GA. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  6. Web site: Michi Meko. Artadia. 20 November 2017 . 2019-05-30.
  7. Web site: Artist Programs » Artist Grants. Foundation. Joan Mitchell. joanmitchellfoundation.org. 14 November 2017 . en. 2019-05-30.
  8. Web site: Michi Meko. Studio. Familiar. Atlanta Contemporary. en-us. 2019-05-30.
  9. Web site: Michi Meko, Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground . September 21, 2022 . Kavi Gupta.
  10. Web site: Opening Reception - Michi Meko and Guy Gabon. www.cau.edu. 2020-02-25.
  11. Web site: Past Exhibitions Atlanta Alan Avery Art Company. Alan Avery Art Company Atlanta Art Gallery. en. 2019-05-30.
  12. Web site: Artists. CHIMENTO CONTEMPORARY. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  13. Web site: Current Exhibitions. 2017-07-12. sumtergallery.com. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  14. Web site: WAP: Michi Meko. MOCA GA. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  15. Web site: Michi Meko: Like a Weird Sweet Spot Curated by Shannon Morris :: Westobou :: Augusta, GA. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  16. Web site: Michi Meko: One Last Smile Before the Undertow LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART. art.uga.edu. 2019-05-30.
  17. Web site: Art Gallery Past Exhibits. University of North Georgia. en. 2019-05-30.
  18. Web site: Past Exhibitions Atlanta Alan Avery Art Company. Alan Avery Art Company Atlanta Art Gallery. en. 2019-05-30.
  19. Web site: The Dirty South, Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse . Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 28 February 2022 .
  20. Web site: Realms of Refuge. Kavi Gupta.
  21. Web site: The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 6 September 2021 .
  22. Web site: The Standard. High Museum of Art. en-US. 2020-02-18.
  23. Web site: Meko, Michi - A Coded Message to Escape. mocaga.pastperfectonline.com. 2020-02-18.
  24. Web site: Collections Gallery . September 21, 2022 . Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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