Jacob Magraw-Mickelson

{{short description|American artist (born 1982)}}

Jacob Magraw-Mickelson (born 1982) is an American artist who lives and works in Pasadena, California. He graduated with a BFA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, in 2004. His work includes paintings, illustrations, and silk-screen prints.{{Cite web |title=TINY ISLAND |url=http://motelgallery.com/exhibitions/2006/jacobmagraw/main.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330021344/http://motelgallery.com/exhibitions/2006/jacobmagraw/main.html |archive-date=March 30, 2007 |website=motelgallery.com}}

==Work==

Most of Magraw-Mickelson’s paintings and drawings depict brightly colored organic forms, sometimes interlaced with architectural scenes. His work is characteristically detailed and his forms delicate and often plant-like. His drawings have accompanied several articles in The New York Times. His paintings have been featured in Anthropologie’s 2007 Summer catalog and on the cover of Chuck Palahniuk’s book, Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey. Magraw-Mickelson’s work has also appeared in Fishwrap Magazine,{{Cite web |title=There Goes The Neighborhood |url=http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/neighborhood/pressrelease.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805135432/http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/neighborhood/pressrelease.php |archive-date=August 5, 2007 |website=sixspace.com}} McSweeney’s Quarterly, and Dear New Girl, or Whatever Your Name Is, edited by Lisa Wagner (McSweeney's, 2005).