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ARTIST'S STATEMENT In my work I am interested in the subversion of popular Icons. By taking vintage cartoons from the 30’s and 40’s and placing them in a nefarious field of abstract paint, my work explores recognizable icons in unfamiliar situations as social commentary. BIOGRAPHY Originally from California and raised throughout the U.S., Travis Frazelle now lives in Brooklyn NY and has worked as a studio assistant and painter for artists David Salle and Jeff Koons. After graduating from The Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA in 1996, he continued to study painting at The School of Representational Art in Chicago, from which he graduated in 2000. IN 2001 he moved to New York to pursue a career in art and for the past 7 years has been a working artist in New York City. GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS Allen Gallery, “Group Show “ New York, NY October 2008 Micro Museum, “Opposites Attract”, Brooklyn, NY, 2008 Allen Gallery, “Works on Paper” New York, NY 2008 Allen Gallery, Red Dot Art Sale, Miami, FL, 2007 Brent Sikkema Gallery “Post Cards From The Edge”, New York, NY 2004 528 Gallery “The Gym Show”, W. 26th st., New York, NY 2004 Gescheidle Gallery “ Guest List”, Chicago, IL 2002 Sperone Westwater Gallery “Post Cards From The Edge”, New York, NY 2002 EDUCATION National Academy of Design, Mural Workshop, New York, NY 2001 School of Representational Art, Chicago, IL 1996-2000 School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, BFA, 1992-1996 Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy, 1994-1995 Chautauqua School of Painting, Chautauqua, New York, 1994 Oxbow School of Painting, Kalamazoo, MI 1993 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS MacDowell Residency, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH 2008 Full Scholarship, The National Academy of Design, Mural Workshop, New York, NY 2001 Partial Scholarship, The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy, 1994-1995