Michael Shaeffer's "Getaway Car"
\nThe day my mother brought home her brand new 1985 RED Niss an Sentra\, my childhood changed. Three weekends out of every month\, from the time I was 6 to 13 years old\, were spent in that car. Traveling up t he coast to Massachusetts\, across to Pennsylvania\, or the many long trip s to Sunny Florida &ndash\; this vehicle my mother purchased was far more than just a way to get around Long Island. This Nissan represented freedom \, a freedom I don't think she felt as often as she dreamed of.
\nAf ter my mother's passing earlier this year\, these trips began to float thr ough my mind more often than not. I wanted to memorialize\, to make someth ing &ndash\; something alive with these feelings. Getaway Car is a way of revisiting these wild moments and the places we shared.
\nAr tist Bio
\nOriginally from Long Island\, New York\, Michael Shaeffer relocated to Arkansas in the mid-90s. After finishing High Schoo l\, Shaeffer found himself back home in New York where he attended the Sch ool Of Visual Arts in Manhattan and focused on illustration. This is where the current style of his work began to form. Stylized portraits confront the idea of personal identity and social status within American culture.&n bsp\; Shaeffer currently resides in Little Rock Arkansas. \;
\nS haeffer&rsquo\;s work has been featured in a great deal of group and solo exhibitions in Arkansas as well as New York and Kansas City over the past few years. His work on paper and canvas as well as his apparel line and ac cessory line (House of Shaeffer) can be found in a great number of private collections. He has been represented by M2 Gallery since 2018.
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