Michael C. McMillen (born 1946) is a sculptor, installation artist, and short filmmaker from Los Angeles, California.
Biography
Early life Michael C. McMillen was born in 1946 in Los Angeles, California.Michael C. McMillen , L.A. LouverSanta Clara University: Michael C. McMillen: Red Trailer MotelLeah Ollman, Michael C. McMillen: Okland, at Oakland Museum of California, Art in America, November 11, 2011Art review: 'Michael McMillen: Train of Thought' at the Oakland Museum of California, The Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2011John Seed, Michael C. McMillen: Every Dream Is New, The Huffington Post, 10/03/2010 He first received a bachelor's degree at California State University, Northridge (where he was taught by Hans Burkhardt) and received a master's degree, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree from UCLA.Metro Artworks
Career He started his career by building props for movies, where he worked in the 1970s and 1980s. At the same time, he embarked upon a vocation as an artist. He won the New Talent Award from the LACMA in 1978.
As an artist, his work includes sculptures, art installations, and short films. At Fillmore station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system in Pasadena, California, he created an art piece called 'Geologica 42'. He founded the Aero Pacific Research, where he serves as Director.Library Foundation of Los Angeles: Michael C. McMillen
His work is in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, California, the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California, the San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, California, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, as well as the Australian National Gallery in Canberra and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.LACMAKenneth Baker, Michael C. McMillen display at Oakland Museum, San Francisco Gate, May 4, 2011Art Gallery of New South Wales It has also been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, the Barry Whistler Gallery in Dallas, Texas, and the de Saisset Museum.Barry Whistler Gallery: Michael C. McMillen
As part of the Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation, he created an art piece for the rotunda of the Palm Court of the Beverly Hills Civic Center between Crescent Drive and Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills, California.City of Beverly Hills: Beverly Hills Centennial Arts of Palm Installation Michael C. McMillen is a 2015 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow
Personal life He resides in Santa Monica, California.
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