Michael Waugh (artist)

For other uses, see Michael Waugh (disambiguation).

Michael Waugh is a New York-based artist whose primary medium is drawing.

Known for his large-scale satirical drawings that are meticulously rendered, Waugh incorporates texts such as presidential inauguration speeches,^[1] excerpts from Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,^[2] and bureaucratic documents such as those that coalesced around the privatization of social security and the investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy.^[3]

Waugh has exhibited in group shows at Ronald Feldman Fine Art and in exhibitions curated by Bill Arning and Phong Bui.^[4] He showed in "Chelsea Visits Havana" at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes during the 2009 Havana biennial^[5] and is represented by Schroeder Romero Gallery (now Schroeder Romero & Shredder^[6]) in New York City.^[7][8]

Education

Waugh received a B.A. in history from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in studio art from New York University.^[4][7]

References

1. ^ "Michael Waugh at Schoeder Romero". Art in America. June-July 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_6_93/ai_n13804283/. Retrieved January 18, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Solution at Diverseworks". Art Lies. September 1, 2009. http://www.artlies.org/article.php?id=1772&issue=62&s=0=0. Retrieved January 18, 2010. 
3. ^ "Michael Waugh: The More I See of Men". NEWSgrist. January 6, 2009. http://newsgrist.typepad.com/underbelly/2009/01/michael-waugh-the-more-i-see-of-men.html. Retrieved January 18, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Michael Waugh". Schroeder Romero. http://www.schroederromero.com/index-previous.html. Retrieved January 18, 2010. 
5. ^ "Chelsea Galleries to Havana". Havana Times. March 24, 2009. http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=6575. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 
6. ^ Schroeder Romero & Shredder website
7. ^ ^{a b} "Michael Waugh". artist's website. http://michaelwaugh.com/art/c.v..html. Retrieved January 18, 2010. 
8. ^ "Dealers Rethink Strategies for Art Fairs". Art in America. February 27, 2009. http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/the-market/2009-02-27/dealers-rethink-strategies-for-art-fairs/. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 

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