#46 • Michael Conlan

Part of NDMOA: 29th Annual Autumn Art Auction (live auction by AcrePro )

Starting at $500.00

Status: Available

Lot 46 Michael Conlan Grand Forks, North Dakota Journey to the End, 2024 Etching 16 x 22 inches $500 - $600 Michael Conlan is a visual artist and educator living in Grand Forks, ND. He is an Assistant Professor of Visual Art at the University of North Dakota. Conlan's interdisciplinary studio practice draws upon the artistic tradition of depicting the American landscape, with a focus on the Northern Plains. Conlan's abstraction of the landscape motif down to its basic formal properties’ centers around the idea of place and his relationship with the "prairie. The subject of Conlan's work primarily focuses on the region's vernacular motifs and historical depictions of the openness of the prairie landscape.  The vast prairie landscape and its multifunctional horizon line serve as a transitional element that acts as both a separation and a unifier. The abstraction of the horizon/ transitional line allows Conlan to explore the landscape in non-traditional means by employing formal studies of making and conceptual meaning.