Faris McReynolds
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Faris McReynolds is a Los Angeles
-based artist and musician. His paintings have been shown in Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, Berlin, Padua, Antwerp, and Kortrijk
including numerous solo exhibitions. His work has been featured in Details
, Art Papers, Flash Art Magazine
, Tema Celeste, and ArtWeek.
McReynolds grew up in Richardson, Texas
, a suburb of Dallas, the son of an Indian mother and American father. He spent his childhood between Texas and Bombay, and even appeared in a Bollywood
movie entitled Shahadat at the age of eight. He received his BFA
from Otis College of Art and Design
in Los Angeles in 2000, though he started publicly showing his paintings at the age of twenty-one.
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-based artist and musician. His paintings have been shown in Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, Berlin, Padua, Antwerp, and Kortrijk
Kortrijk
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including numerous solo exhibitions. His work has been featured in Details
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...
, Art Papers, Flash Art Magazine
Flash Art Magazine
Flash Art is a bimonthly magazine focusing on contemporary art. It was founded in Rome in 1967 by Italian publisher and art critic Giancarlo Politi. The magazine has been based in Milan, Italy since 1971...
, Tema Celeste, and ArtWeek.
McReynolds grew up in Richardson, Texas
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2011 the population was estimated to be 107,684. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of the Telecom Corridor with a high...
, a suburb of Dallas, the son of an Indian mother and American father. He spent his childhood between Texas and Bombay, and even appeared in a Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movie entitled Shahadat at the age of eight. He received his BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
from Otis College of Art and Design
Otis College of Art and Design
Otis College of Art and Design is an art and design college in Los Angeles, California.The school's programs, accredited by WASC and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, include four-year BFA degrees in illustration, fine arts, graphic design, architecture, landscape design, interior...
in Los Angeles in 2000, though he started publicly showing his paintings at the age of twenty-one.
Publications
External links
- Faris McReynolds: Oil Studies 2006-2010, Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art
- Goff + Rosenthal New York | Berlin
- Gallery Min Min
- Sight Unseen, Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art
- Tim Van Laere Gallery
- The Beautiful Mob, Tim Van Laere Gallery
- Cleveland Free Times review
- gusto review
- flavorpill LA review
- artnet
- re-tile.com
- stardustlane.com (official site)
- ExDetectives (band site)