Alicia McCarthy
Untitled, 2020

oil pastel, chalk pastel, spray paint and house paint on canvas
60”H x 40”W

Artist Bio:

Alicia McCarthy was born in Oakland, California, in 1969. She is known for her signature style of vibrantly colored, often-woven patterns on mixed-media panels. Found wood and spray paint are two commonly used materials. McCarthy is a member of the Mission School, a movement that emerged in the 1990s in the Mission District of San Francisco. The movement encompasses a group of artists who take their inspiration from the urban culture of the Mission District, graffiti, and street art. The movement is associated with the use of nontraditional artistic materials and found objects. McCarthy received her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1994 and her MFA from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2007. She has exhibited internationally and has received numerous awards, including the Artadia Award for San Francisco in 2013. Her work is included in a number of important public and private collections, such as the Oakland Museum of California, Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, MIMA the Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art in Brussels, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City. The artist continues to live and work in Oakland.