Michael Scoggins

Born 1973 in Washington D.C., USA


Scoggins’ signature notebook paper pieces are meticulously fashioned in graphite, crayon, and marker. With edges complete with spiral bound holes and a tattered façade, the sheets appear hastily torn from a school pad.

 

The artist’s faux-naïve approach is contradicted by the works monumental scale (most measure 67 x 51”) challenging our notions of traditional drawing, existing somewhere within the realm of two and three dimensionality. He holds a MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and a BA in both Political Science and Studio Art from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. In addition, he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.



Michael Scoggins, "I Can Breath Fire", Marker and prismacolor on paper, 67 x 51 in, 2007.