mikelevin1121@gmail.com
Mike Levin sees art as a vehicle to transport ourselves from the mundane to the extraordinary. He aims to capture scenes, fuse them with his internal vision and share them through his painting and drawing. His paintings are often abstractions of nature or city life that conform to structure of composition. They are pictures conjured from his imagination and from memories of his experience of exploring. One of Mike's latest series on gentrification, has to do with the quickly changing urban landscape of Vancouver, B.C. and the perils of unplanned and rapid development that exacerbate housing affordability issues.
Artistic influences include Marlene Dumas, Peter Doig, Richard Diebenkorn, Gordon Smith and Arthur Lismer from the Group of Seven.
Mike Levin sees art as a vehicle to transport ourselves from the mundane to the extraordinary. He aims to capture scenes, fuse them with his internal vision and share them through his painting and drawing. His paintings are often abstractions of nature or city life that conform to structure of composition. They are pictures conjured from his imagination and from memories of his experience of exploring. One of Mike's latest series on gentrification, has to do with the quickly changing urban landscape of Vancouver, B.C. and the perils of unplanned and rapid development that exacerbate housing affordability issues.
Artistic influences include Marlene Dumas, Peter Doig, Richard Diebenkorn, Gordon Smith and Arthur Lismer from the Group of Seven.
Biography
Mike Levin grew up in Calgary, Alberta until he was 24 years old. Mike followed in his father's family role in the arts, playing clarinet, saxophone and practicing art since he was young. His grandfather was a poet, novelist and professor, his grandmother was an artist, and his father was a professor and composer of classical avant garde music. Mike Levin went to the University of Calgary's Fine arts program and then their Urban Studies program for 2 and a half years. Mike then moved to Vancouver BC, took a drafting course and worked as a draftsman for a few years. Recently, Mike returned to university and finished his BFA at Emily Carr University in 2020.
Mike Levin teaches drawing and painting at My Artists Creations in Burnaby and privately in the community. Mike's art has been sold in Canada and the USA to over 70 private collectors.
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