Micah Crandall-Bear | American, born 1980
Micah Crandall-Bear is a contemporary painter whose abstract landscape paintings examine Earth’s intrinsic resources and our disposition toward their accelerated transformation. His work features linear layers that cascade from atmospheric to subterranean, mirroring the complexities of human experience. With panoramic details that suggest daily and seasonal shifts in light, his paintings evoke a sense of evolution and balance. Through the interplay of vibrant apricot hues and muted clay tones, Crandall-Bear’s work serves as an introspective reminder of the delicate balance between melancholy and joy.
A native of Sacramento, California, Crandall-Bear established his artistic roots locally and continues to foster the growth of his community. In the late 1990s, he interned at Sacramento’s iconic Michael Himovitz Gallery, where he was mentored by owner Chuck Miller. This mentorship sparked his exploration of painting, sculpture, and design, shaping his artistic discipline. By 2010, he began exhibiting his work at Sacramento’s Skinner Howard Gallery, Urban Hive, Sacramento State Union Gallery, and Elliott Fouts Gallery.
Crandall-Bear’s work is now represented in the United States, Asia, and Europe, with paintings permanently installed at institutions such as Facebook, HBO, Visa, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Resnick Foundation. His recent projects include a large-scale indoor mural at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. His next exhibition is scheduled for October 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He continues to live and work in Sacramento.
"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
2025
Art Jakarta Gardens / D Gallerie / April / Jakarta, Indonesia
Group show / Studio Shop Gallery / March 1 - April 1 / Burlingame, CA
Group show / Aerena Gallery / January 15 - Feb 15 / Healdsburg, CA
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