Kevin Stewart-Magee
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Kevin Stewart-Magee born September 10, 1957 in Iran, raised in Ohio, USA. Stewart-Magee is a Scottish American fine art painter and muralist in California. He has created many public murals in many cities such as Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach, La Jolla and San Francisco. He helped design and was the lead artist on the "Goddess of Pomona" mural in Pomona, California, a 140' x 42' acrylic on prepared concrete substrate. To date he has painted almost a linear mile of murals.
Kevin Stewart-Magee was raised in the suburbs and small towns of Ohio. He went to Walnut Ridge High School and studied art with Robert McLinn. He attended Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio after winning the top scholarship in that college's international competition. He worked, painted and attended classes at Ohio State University and Kent State University before receiving his BFA in 1983 with honors. He studied with Leon Golub, Debra Remington, George Danhires, Sheri Levine and other noted artists through the artist in residence programs at OSU and KSU.
For about a dozen years Kevin has specialized in grand scale painting and murals. He has worked with Bristol Farms, Whole Foods Market, Kohls, Walmart, DL English, Emerald Bay, Pomona, Huntington Beach, La Verne, San Bernardino and many other communities and businesses.
Kevin has worked with Magu (Gilbert Luján), Judy Chicago, Judy Baca, Cheryl Bookout, Chris Toovey, Lucette Bourdin, Christine Wiseman, Boyd Nyberg, Manuel Ortega and other established professional artists on a variety of projects in and out of the studio. He had a studio at the Pomona Artist Colony in Pomona and also the Brewery Artist Colony in downtown Los Angeles.
Kevin has been painting and exhibiting his work for over 30 years. A professional artist and craftsman now, he has worked as a janitor, teacher, illustrator, house painter and creative director. Stewart-Magee is a full-time muralist and fine artist working in the City of Long Beach.
[edit] Important Works
- "Fragile Moments," Huntington Beach, California, Walmart, 72' x 15'. Concept and lead artist 2002
- "Kid Time," Anza Elementary School, Hawthorne, California, 24' x 10'. Acrylic on fabric substrate. Concept and lead artist 2002
- "Pomona's Gift," Envisioning the Future Mural, Downtown Pomona, California, 140' x 42'. Acrylic on prepared concrete substrate. Facilitator and lead artist 2002-2004.
[edit] References
- September 14, 2004, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, "Teacher becomes larger than life as Goddess Pomona."
- February 1, 2004, Poly Centric, Cal Poly Pomona Campus News, "Envisioning the future challenges local art community."
- Newell, Jason, March 7, 2003, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, "Mural on Kohl's shows LaVerne's citrus past."
- Mortensen, Rich, January 19, 2002, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, "Wall Art: Pomona muralist uses history as muse in Huntington Beach Mural."
- Noles, Sam, September 28, 2000, Los Angeles Times, "Arts colony draws creative businesses."
- August 12, 2000, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, "Stewart-Magee of Diamond Bar working on a 71' by 7.5' mural in his Pomona Gallery."
- Vayda, Priscilla, March 31, 2000, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, "Diamond Bar artist big on murals."
- Drummer, Randyl, May 30, 1999, Tribune Business News, "Pomona, California art colony is pleasing to palettes."
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