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I was born in Niagara Falls, New York. I have been drawing literally since I could breathe, according to my Mother.
I grew up in Tonawanda, New York, and majored in Art and minored in Music in High School. To this day I can't say which medium I prefer to work in- I love them both.
At home, my father and I would have daily "cartoon contests" where one of us would start a drawing, and the other would add to it until it got wittier and crazier to the point of hilarity. One result of this was a cartoon course that I created to teach people how to draw their own cartoons. It was very popular both in New York and California.
I won the Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Work for the State of New York in High School, then went on to Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. I graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City in 1985, and hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
I did my internship at Milton Glaser's design studio in New York. I continued to live in Manhattan for 2 years after graduation, working as a graphic designer at PC Magazine.
So then, in 1987, I moved back to Buffalo. I started painting. I exhibited my work in various Buffalo, New York galleries at that time.
In 1991, I was very lucky to study advanced illustration with the late Alan E. Cober at the University of New York at Buffalo. He helped me take my work to a new level of realism that stays with me to this day.
My artistic focus has always centered on people. I am fascinated by faces and hands, and how they tell the inner story of where a person has come from, and who they are. I now reside in Monterey, California, and am involved in illustration, graphic design, and sculpture.
To view my paintings and sculptures, please click here.
www.angel-art.com/McGuireArts
Education
1990-1991 State University of New York At Buffalo
Advanced Illustration with Alan E. Cober
Parsons School of Design, 65 5th Avenue, New York, New York
1981-1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design
New School for Social Research
1981-1985 All liberal credits toward Parsons B.F.A
66 Fifth Avenue New York, New York
1984-1984 Milton Glaser Inc. Graphic Design Studio
207 East 32nd Street, New York, New York
Position: Graphic Intern
1980-1981 State University College at Buffalo
1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo New York Fine Art Major
1980-1981 The Creative Studies Institute
Part of SUNY Buffalo: Subjects studied: Creative Problem Solving
Other areas of interest: I am a certified yoga instructor and my yoga practice is a great center of my life.
I also love: Singing, Skiing, Equestrianism, Mountain biking, Dance, Cooking/Decorating/Entertaining, Travel
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