About Micah Krock
I'm a single dad living in Portland, Oregon. Besides my kids, I never stop thinking about new painting ideas. It's my lifeblood. My secret energy inside that propels me forward into the unknown. Good or bad, I learn from every surprise while painting.
I graduated with a BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design in 2001. In college, I concentrated on drawing and painting figures and portraits. I found that the true likeness of my subjects was not achieved by copying their appearances realistically, but rather by exaggerating their features a little with an expressive stroke, to really capture the core essence and play with how they "really" looked to me.
I still love painting the portrait and figure, but since moving to Portland in 2003, I have also found inspiration in the bridges and buildings of it's cityscape. Applying some of the same expressive and exaggerated techniques, I have created portraits of buildings full of character and added a living energy to the stationary bodies of bridges.
I like to let the structures dance.
Current Gallery Representation
Portland, OR
2412 NW Raleigh Street
Portland, OR 97210
503-875-6950
San Luis Obispo, CA
746 Higuera Street #1
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-541-6663
Past Exhibitions
Spring 2017
Permanent installation of seven urban landscape paintings of the surrounding city
Lawfirm in Urbana, Ohio
July-August 2016
"Celebrating Portland"
Geezer Gallery, Artist Repertory Theatre
June 2015
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
“Best in Open show” winner with “The Expert”
Other Portrait work on display as well
Feb-Mar 2015 Gallery @ The Jupiter Hotel, Portland, OR
July 2010 Trusses Gallery, "Urban Landscapes" show Portland, OR
May-July 2007 Filbert's, solo cityscape show, NW Portland, OR
Dec 2006-Feb 2007 Siam Society, featured artist, Portland, OR
Spring 2006 Gallery 7126, featured artist, Portland, OR
March 2004 Gallery 7126, featured artist, Portland, OR
Spring 2003 Private gallery show Powell, OH