Micah Crandall-Bear | American, born 1980
Micah Crandall-Bear’s abstract landscape paintings examine Earth’s intrinsic resources and our disposition toward their accelerated transformation. His concept is infused with linear layers that cascade from atmospheric to subterranean. Landscape details hint at daily and seasonal shifts in light, evoking a sense of evolution and balance. He presents abstractions that inspire a deep and effusive connection to nature.
Crandall-Bear achieves longitudinal depth by exacting precisely rendered lines and seamless expanses of color. Micah’s construction of space is enhanced by his painting method. His ‘wet-on-wet’ method is a contemporary application of ‘alla prima,’ a traditional technique used mostly in oil painting, where layers of wet paint are applied to previous layers of wet paint. This method of painting is sometimes tempered through rapid buffing and blending. The outcome is a smooth, boundless, and energetic surface.
As a Sacramento, California native, Crandall-Bear established his artistic roots locally and continues to promote the growth of his community. His work is represented in the United States, Asia, and Europe. He has been featured in ArtSlant, Art Maze Mag, American Art Collector Magazine, Forbes and more.
"Crandall-Bear's paintings take the viewer beyond a mere imaging of a landscape into an almost boundless sense of a place.”
Rochelle Belsito, American Art Collector Magazine
Collections
Crocker Art Museum- Sacramento, CA
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative- Redwood City, CA
Resnick Foundation- Los Angeles, CA
HBO, Inc.- Los Angeles, CA
Facebook- Prineville, OR | Forest City, NC | Luleå, Sweden | Altoona, IA
Visa- Foster City, CA
Altera- San Jose, CA and Penang, Malaysia
Kaiser Permanente- Sacramento, CA
University of Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Infoblox- Santa Clara, CA
Intel- Folsom, CA
Exhibitions
2023
Seattle Art Fair / Billis Williams Gallery / July / Seattle, WA
Solo show / Galerie Brigitta Leupin / June 10 - July 1 / Basel, CH
Group show / Aerena Gallery / January 15 - Feb 15 / Healdsburg, CA
2022
Art Jakarta / D Gallerie / April / Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Market San Francisco / George Billis Gallery / April / San Francisco, CA
2021
Art Moment Jakarta Online / D Gallerie / June - July / Jakarta, Indonesia
2019
Art Palm Springs / George Billis Gallery / February / Palm Springs, CA
3cm Museum / Chi K11 Art Space / March / Shenyang, China
Art Market San Francisco / George Billis Gallery / April / San Francisco, CA
Altum / Solo exhibition / Brannan Mason Gallery / May - June / Los Angeles, CA
American Artists in Paris / Le Salon Des Arts / June / Paris, France
Rinse / Solo exhibition / Elliott Fouts Gallery / July / Sacramento, CA
Art Jakarta / D Gallerie / August - September / Jakarta, Indonesia
2018
Seattle Art Fair / Joseph Gross Gallery / Aug 2-5 / Seattle, WA
Ataraxia / Licht Feld Gallery / June 14-17 / Basel, Switzerland
Modern Landscape / Slate Gallery / March-April / Oakland, CA
Art Stage Singapore / D Gallerie / January 25-28 / Singapore
2017
Galerie Brigitta Leupin / October-November / Basel, Switzerland
Wide Open Walls / August 10-20 / Sacramento, CA
Art Stage Jakarta / D Gallerie / August 11-13 / Jakarta, Indonesia
Radium / Elliott Fouts Gallery, solo exhibition / July 1-31 / Sacramento, CA
Art Pampelonne / Joseph Gross Gallery / June 29-July 2 / Saint Tropez, France
Versailles Now / Mirus Gallery / May - June / San Francisco, CA
Art Market SF / George Billis Gallery / April / San Francisco, CA
Art Palm Springs / Adrien Kavachnina Gallery / February 16-19
2016
Scope Miami Beach / Joseph Gross Gallery / December 2016 / Miami, FL
Group Exhibition / Adrien Kavachnina Gallery / April 2016 / Paris, France
Telluric / Solo Exhibition / Elliott Fouts Gallery / July 2016 / Sacramento, CA
Group Exhibition / Christopher Hill Gallery / October 2016 / Healdsburg, CA
2015
Variations on Abstraction 2010-2015 / Transmission Gallery / Oakland, CA
Latitudes / Elliott Fouts Gallery / Sacramento, CA
Art Palm Beach / Castle Fitzjohns Gallery / Palm Beach, FL
MIA Art Fair / Castle Fitzjohns Gallery / Miami FL
Castle Fitzjohns Pop up / Jan-March / Seafair yacht / Miami, FL
2014
Spectrum / Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Dogpatch Gallery / San Francisco, CA
Two-Person show with Tim Saternow / Christopher Hill Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
Essential Six, PBS / KVIE, Tim Collom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2013
New Horizons / Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Face Yourself / Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
40 and Under / Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
GO / Christopher Hill Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
2012
Launch / Sacramento, CA
aMFa Gallery / Parallel Affinity, Berkeley, CA
2011
Abstract: 2000 – 2010 / Temporary Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Develop / California State University of Sacramento, The Union Gallery, Sacramento, CA
40 and Under / Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Launch / Sacramento, CA
The Man and the Latter / Beatnik Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2010
Terrene Series / Francesca Gallery, Sausalito, CA
Skinner Howard Gallery / Sacramento, CA
The Urban Hive / Sacramento, CA
2005
A Creative Merger: A Collaboration by the CA Lawyers for the Arts / Sacramento County Public Law Library, Sacramento, CA
The Sacramento Public Law Library and the Attorney Generals Office, Sacramento, CA
The Sacramento Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA