Collection: Mikel Elam Collection
Mikel Elam is a visual artist working primarily as a painter. His work focuses on storytelling through memory and dreams using the fragments of face and figure to convey information and his ideals about world culture.
Mikel attended the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. He received his BA degree in Studio Arts/Painting. He went on to study at the School of the Visual Arts in New York City. Mikel’s work has been featured in international publications and media. Mikel worked for five years as a traveling assistant to jazz musician Miles Davis. He also assisted Mr. Davis in achieving his visual arts aspirations as a painter.
“I am a visual artist interested in the contrast of history and the concepts of futurism. I express my ideals through abstracting the figure. In fact, I like to think of myself as an Afro-futurist. I use classic painting techniques interspersed with a mix medium of collage, found objects, assorted ephemera to convey messages about human equality or lack of. In short, I am a storyteller."
