Mitch McGee

About the Artist:

The influences for McGee's own artwork came from the style of Pop Art legend, Roy Lichtenstein. According to McGee, "Lichtenstein with a Red Bow was the first piece that started me down this rabbit hole. Roy Lichtenstein took comic strips and repositioned them as lithography. In an almost tongue-in-cheek fashion I wondered how I could take one of his pieces and recreate it in another medium. The easy answer for me was wood. I grew up working with it and, combined with my graphic design background, it left me with a new medium and expression that I think really works." From that start, Texas artist, McGee began to create his own style and establish his unique voice.

Today, his creativity exists in that space between painting and sculpture. In his Birch series, McGee uses pieces of wood, each illustrated, hand cut and stained or painted to create dimensional pieces. Each painting is filled with thick layers and subtle shadows. There is a warmth created by the imperfection of the birch and its grain that creates an emotional connection. Each painting is a labor of love, taking 40 to 50 hours or more to complete.

McGee has created original works inspired by Superhero comics, Sports icons, as well as romantic moments using thick lines and bold colors to bring these scenes to life in his own way. Each artwork is filled with humor, irony, compassion or seduction.

His artwork has been exhibited throughout Texas since 2001 and in New York with Elisa Contemporary Art since 2012. His work is public and private collections throughout the world. His work was recently featured in Architectural Digest (Germany) and on the cover of Connecticut Home & Design magazine. He has also been featured in Dwell Magazine, W Magazine in October, and a solo exhibit at 1st Dibs in NYC.

Résumé:

SOLO EXHIBITION
2013 "All About Pop", 1stdibs@NYDC, Elisa Contemporary Art, New York

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016    Affordable Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art
2014    Aqua Art Miami, Elisa Contemporary Art
           My Hero II, Elisa Contemporary Art, Bridgehampton & Riverdale, New York
           AAFNYC, Elisa Contemporary Art, New York
2013   Smitten, Elisa Contemporary Art, New York
          AAFNYC, Elisa Contemporary Art, New York
2012   AAFNYC, Elisa Contemporary Art, New York

2011   Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
         Winter Street & Spring Street Studios Artist Exhibition, Houston, TX
         6th Annual Inner Art Cooridor Open Show, Houston, TX
2010 Kuhl-Linscomb, Houston, TX
2006 Gallery Night, Leigh Boyd, Ft. Worth, TX
2003 Gallery Night, Leigh Boyd, Ft. Worth, TX
2001 Gallery Night, Leigh Boyd, Ft. Worth, TX

COMMISSIONED WORK
2013 Houston Rockets, Houston TX
2005 Baylor University, Waco, TX

PRESS
2013 Dwell Magazine, W Magazine
2011 My Modern Metropolis, Sunrise Artists, Unfinished Man, Joonbug, Art We Love

Associated News

Our Dimensional Art exhibit featured in half-page story in The Riverdale Press: https://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/elisa-contemporary-art-gallery-premieres-dimensional-artwork-exhibition,159678?
November 20, 2024
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McGee Artwork Featured in Carice van Houten home in AD Germany
February 24, 2022
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Facing Abstraction in Wall Street Journal International Magazine
February 3, 2022
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Mitch McGee Commission on the cover of Connecticut Magazine Home + Design Guide
April 7, 2021
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Mitch McGee Commission highlighted in Designer Home in AtHome FC
October 30, 2020
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Mitch McGee featured in Supersonic Art
September 18, 2014
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Mitch McGee artwork featured in February 2013 Dwell Magazine
January 28, 2013
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Associated Exhibitions

Dimensional Artwork - Group Show at Elisa Contemporary Art
September 9, 2024 - January 14, 2025
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She Looks At… The Water
May 1 - July 31, 2023
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See us at the Spring Affordable Art Fair in NYC - March 22-26 in Booth D17
January 30 - April 30, 2023
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Facing Abstraction - A Group Show at Elisa Contemporary Art NY Gallery
Opens February 2, 2022
January 24 - April 27, 2022
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We'll be at the Spring Affordable Art Fair in NYC
Visit us in Booth D8 on March 23-27
January 25 - March 31, 2022
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We're back at the Fall Affordable Art Fair in NYC!
See us in Booth D11 from Sept. 22-26
August 16 - September 27, 2021
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A Glimpse Ahead, a Pop-Up Exhibit, at 166 Main Street, Westport CT
May 13 - June 14, 2021
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Holiday Gift Ideas 2020
Treat others this year or yourself with a gift you'll love forever!
November 25 - December 25, 2020
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Looking In and Letting Go: Faces and Places
September 16 - December 16, 2020
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Join Us for the First Affordable Online Art Fair November 6-30
Early Access - November 4-5
October 26 - December 12, 2020
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See us at the 2019 AAFNYC - March 27 - 31st
December 30, 2018 - March 31, 2019
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Artwork for the Home: A Contemporary Look at Traditional Design
Join us for a special Art Collecting Talk at Estate Treasures in Old Greenwich
February 19 - March 6, 2018
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25 Under 26
Featuring 25 artworks - starting at $300 and all priced under $2,600!
October 13 - December 14, 2017
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Spring 2015 Affordable Art Fair in NYC
March 24 - March 29, 2015
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Visit us at Aqua Art Miami Room #217- December 3-7
December 1 - December 8, 2014
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My Hero II - Back in the Bronx
September 13 - November 1, 2014
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We're at the Fall Affordable Art Fair in NYC
September 25 - September 29, 2014
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My Hero II

Superheroes Soar into the Hamptons!
August 4 - September 6, 2014
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Spring Affordable Art Fair in New York City
New artists and Our artist, Paula Brett, will be leading kids art workshops!
April 2 - April 6, 2014
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Heart Pounding Valentine's Ideas
January 31 - February 28, 2014
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All About POP at 1stdibs@NYDC
December 2, 2013 - January 6, 2014
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Fall 2013 Edition of the Affordable Art Fair in New York City.

October 2 - October 6, 2013
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Smitten
A tribute to romance in Scarsdale
January 14 - February 16, 2013
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Fall 2012 Affordable Art Fair in New York City

We'll be at Fall Affordable Art Fair starting on October 4th. This year at the Tunnel, NYC

The Tunnel is located at 11th Avenue and 28th Street in Chelsea.

October 4 - October 7, 2012
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We're at AAFNYC - April 18-22
Introducing new artists and Debuting new work form Kimber, Daryl, Allison and more!
April 14 - April 23, 2012
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