Jim Drain
{{Short description|American artist (born 1975)}}
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Jim Drain (born 1975) is an American mixed media artist. Drain often makes work collaboratively, first within the collective, Forcefield (1996–2002) and also with artists Elyse Allen, Ara Peterson, and Ben Russell, respectively.
Life and work
Drain was born in December 22, 1975{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C1J9FHzLCWP/?hl=en | title=Instagram }} in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1998 with a B.F.A. degree in Sculpture.{{Cite web|last=Kuffner|first=Alex|date=2018-10-14|title=Providence basketball courts' 'murals' a fast break from the norm|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20181014/providence-basketball-courts-murals-fast-break-from-norm|access-date=2018-12-12|website=Providence Journal|language=en|quote=Drain, a sculptor, painter and fabric-maker who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design}}{{Cite web|date=2013-06-19|title=Jim Drain|url=http://theartsinitiative.com/chicago/jim-drain?pagename=chicago%2Fjim-drain|access-date=2021-02-27|website=The Arts Initiative|language=en-US|quote=attended RISD (1994–1998 BFA, Sculpture)}}
He is a former member of Forcefield, who were included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial.{{Cite news|title = Looking for Graphic Lightning From Fort Thunder|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/16/arts/design/16wund.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2006-12-16|access-date = 2016-02-08|issn = 0362-4331|first = Roberta|last = Smith}} His solo exhibitions I Wish I Had a Beak (2005) and I Would Gnaw On My Hand (2007) were presented at Greene Naftali Gallery in New York. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.{{Cite web|title = Jim Drain|url = http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/28612?locale=en|website = The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)|access-date = 2016-02-08}}
He was the 2005 recipient of the Bâloise Prize.Christine Temin, [http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2005/06/26/knitting_his_way_to_the_top/ Knitting his way to the top], The Boston Globe, June 26, 2005.
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Category:Artists from Cleveland
Category:Artists from Providence, Rhode Island
Category:Bâloise Prize winners
Category:Rhode Island School of Design alumni
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