Mia Araujo Explained

Mia Araujo
Birth Date:1986
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Nationality:American
Movement:Surrealism, Fantasy, Suggestivism
Field:Painting
Training:Otis College of Art and Design

Mia Araujo is an Argentine-American painter who is best known for her elaborate and detailed works of surrealist and fantasy imagery. Her work has been shown in internationally recognized galleries, including Roq La Rue Gallery, in Seattle,[1] [2] Corey Helford Gallery, in California,[3] [4] [5] Haven Gallery in Northport, New York,[6] and Dorothy Circus Gallery, in Rome, Italy.[7] Her work has been prominently featured in such high profile arts publications as Hi-Fructose Magazine, Juxtapoz, and Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.[8]

Born 1986 in Los Angeles, California, Mia graduated Valedictorian from the Otis College of Art and Design, with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration and a minor in Creative Writing.[9] [10] Her work was first exhibited in the Roq La Rue Gallery, in 2008. Since then her work has since been featured in more than 25 galleries across the United States. Her paintings tend towards the movements of surrealism, fantasy and suggestivism and she lists some of her creative influences as Arthur Rackham, Hayao Miyazaki, Takehiko Inoue, Glen Keane, and Kinuko Craft.[11] [12]

Into the Woods

On May 12, 2012, Araujo released her first solo exhibition, titled "Into the Woods," at Corey Helford Gallery. This particular collection centers conceptually around the synthesis of the self and Nature. Araujo situates her figures in the outdoors but simultaneously incorporates aspects of the inner, "truest" self into these paintings. The works are replete with fragments of the main figures' dreams, emotions, fears, and fantasies - all layered into surreal natural backdrops. In this way, she fuses idyllic ethereal imagery with darker, nightmarish impressions. Araujo cites Miyazaki’s film Princess Mononoke, the writings of John Muir, and Timothy Egan’s book The Big Burn as a few of her primary inspirations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exhibiting and represented artists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130909185435/http://www.roqlarue.com/artists/ . 9 September 2013 . 22 January 2023 . Roq La Rue Gallery . en-US.
  2. Web site: 9 February 2011 . Preview: Mia Araujo – "The Secret Keepers" @ Roq La Rue Gallery . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418025950/https://arrestedmotion.com/2011/02/preview-mia-araujo-the-secret-keepers-roq-la-rue-gallery/ . 18 April 2021 . 22 January 2023 . Arrested Motion . en-US.
  3. Web site: Kenoyer . Jane . 9 April 2012 . Into The Woods – New Exhibition by Mia Araujo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529030904/https://hifructose.com/2012/04/09/into-the-woods-new-exhibition-by-mia-araujo/ . 29 May 2022 . 13 October 2015 . Hi-Fructose Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: 19 May 2012 . Opening Photos: Mia Araujo and Nouar @ Corey Helford Gallery . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403101944/https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/opening-photos-mia-araujo-and-nouar-corey-helford-gallery/ . 3 April 2016 . 13 October 2015 . . en-gb.
  5. Web site: 9 May 2012 . Preview: Mia Araujo – 'Into The Woods' @ Corey Helford « Arrested Motion . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907053744/https://arrestedmotion.com/2012/05/preview-mia-araujo-into-the-woods-corey-helford/ . 7 September 2020 . 13 October 2015 . Arrested Motion . en-US.
  6. Web site: Anapur . Eli . 10 May 2017 . An Exhibition of Syd Bee Art and a Group Show Coming to Haven Gallery! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811110123/https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/syd-bee-art-haven-gallery . 11 August 2020 . 22 January 2022 . Widewalls . en.
  7. Web site: 2011 . Exhibits - Eau de Parfum . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122235751/https://www.dorothycircusgallery.com/exhibitions/120/works/ . 22 January 2023 . 22 January 2023 . Dorothy Circus Gallery . en.
  8. Spoor, Nathan (5 June 2011). "Suggestivism" . Gingko Press. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. Web site: Meet the Spectrum 28 Judges . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219105831/https://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/judges . 19 December 2022 . 22 January 2023 . Spectrum Fantastic Art . en-US.
  10. https://arrestedmotion.com/2008/11/previewinterview-mia-corey-helford/ Interview with Mia Araujo
  11. David, Jo (2014). "Sacred and Profane Issue". Miroir Magazine. Pages 82-83. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  12. Web site: 27 December 2012 . Mia Araujo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161106061831/http://www.creepmachine.com/mia-araujo . 6 November 2016 . 13 October 2015 . Creep Machine Magazine.

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