August - Joe A. MacGown

Joe MacGown is a self-taught artist originally from Maine, but now living in Starkville, MS. Inaddition to being an artist, he has worked at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at MississippiState University as a research technician/scientific illustrator since 1988.

Throughout his lifetime, MacGown has developed his own surrealistic drawing style, which herefers to as “Neogothic Surrealism” or “Subconscious Meandering.” He expresses his unique andoften strange visions in very detailed pen drawings and colored mixed media works.

MacGown’s artwork has been shown in various international exhibitions in Canada, Amsterdam,Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and in the US in Chicago, Memphis, and numerous locationsin Mississippi. Additionally, his art has been published in international books, magazines,scientific journals newspapers, blogs, and other media sources. View more of his art at http://joemacgown.com.