Keegan McHargue

Keegan McHargue (born 1982) is an American artist known for his dream-like drawings and paintings. McHargue is sometimes described as either an outsider artist or faux-outsider artist.

About McHargue was seen as a successful emerging artist by age 21 and never attended art school. He previously lived in San Francisco, and briefly lived in Austin, Texas before moving to New York City.

In a 2010 interview, McHargue made comparisons between the fields of art and advertising. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), among others.

Exhibitions This is a list of select exhibitions by McHargue.

2003 – "The Wolfman Cometh", solo exhibition, Rivington Arms, New York City, New York 2006 – "The Control Group", Metro Pictures Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, New York 2005 – "Drawing Circles", solo exhibition, Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2004 – "Large Dudes", exhibition with Matt Leines, The Wrong Gallery, New York City, New York 2004 – "Deliver Us From Evil: Dinos & Jake Chapman, R. Crumb, Honore Daumir, Dr. Lakra, Keegan McHargue", Matthew Marks Gallery, New York City, New York 2004 – "Feel the Wind", Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, California 2004 – "Incantations", group exhibition, Metro Pictures Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, New York 2013 – "Prick of Conscience", solo exhibition, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York City, New York

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