Jim Drain Explained

Jim Drain
Birth Place:	Cleveland, Ohio, US
Alma Mater:	Rhode Island School of Design

Jim Drain (born 1975) is an American mixed media artist. Drain often makes work collaboratively, first within the collective, Forcefield (1996–2002) and also with artists Elyse Allen, Ara Peterson, and Ben Russell, respectively.

Life and work

Drain was born in 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1998 with a B.F.A. degree in Sculpture.^{[1] [2]}

He is a former member of Forcefield, who were included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial.^[3] His solo exhibitions I Wish I Had a Beak (2005) and I Would Gnaw On My Hand (2007) were presented at Greene Naftali Gallery in New York. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.^[4]

He was the 2005 recipient of the Bâloise Prize.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kuffner. Alex. 2018-10-14. Providence basketball courts' 'murals' a fast break from the norm. 2018-12-12. Providence Journal. en. Drain, a sculptor, painter and fabric-maker who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design.
2. Web site: 2013-06-19. Jim Drain. 2021-02-27. The Arts Initiative. en-US. attended RISD (1994–1998 BFA, Sculpture).
3. News: Looking for Graphic Lightning From Fort Thunder. The New York Times. 2006-12-16. 2016-02-08. 0362-4331. Roberta. Smith.
4. Web site: Jim Drain. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). 2016-02-08.
5. Christine Temin, Knitting his way to the top, The Boston Globe, June 26, 2005.