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Dolan Geiman (born 1977, Hermitage, Virginia) is an American mixed media artist, craftsmen, and commercial homegoods designer. He established Dolan Geiman Inc.: Contemporary Art with a Southern Accent in 2005, along with wife and business partner, Ali Marie Geiman.
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- Dolan geiman winter 2011 nyigf handmade division promo video
- Cherry creek arts festival artist podcast spotlight dolan geiman
- Career
- History
- References
Cherry creek arts festival artist podcast spotlight dolan geiman
Career
Geiman is involved in ecologically-friendly work, salvaging and repurposing found objects and materials within mixed media creations. He produces new artwork and operates his business from within the Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center, the first sustainably renovated structure in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Geiman's contemporary art practice reflects folk art, outsider art, and environmental art traditions, and is influenced by Botanical illustration and Graphic design. He regularly works in Collage and assemblage using recycled and salvaged materials such as paper, wood and metal.
His artwork has been featured in American Craft, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, Uppercase Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. In 2013, the American Craft Council described his work as 'urban Americana at its very best.'
History
A former Interpretive Naturalist for the United States Forest Service and a James Madison University graduate (BFA, 2001), Geiman founded his business, Dolan Geiman Inc.: Contemporary Art with a Southern Accent, in 2005. He previously sold artwork independently and operated the artist-run center, Hockshop, in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood from 2003-2005.
Geiman is an Etsy seller and a fixture in the DIY Ethic inspired craft fair circuit, having exhibited his work at The Renegade Craft Fair, Art vs. Craft, and more. Geiman has exhibited and won honors at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (New Orleans, LA, 2013 Best of Show), Uptown Art Fair (Minneapolis, MN, 2012 & 2010 2-D Mixed Media Best of Show), Cherry Creek Arts Festival (Denver, CO, 2011 Merit Award), Bayou City Art Festival (Houston, TX, 2011 Featured Artist), Art Fair on the Square (Madison) (Madison, WI, 2008-2008 Invitational Artist Award), and American Craft Council exhibitions (Baltimore, MD).
Geiman has worked on site-specific commissions and interior decor art placements with Fossil, Inc., Hyatt, Omni Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Rockit Ranch Productions and YouTube. His work has also been sold via Anthropologie, Pendleton Woolen Mills, and Urban Outfitters.