Michael Magrath
154 N 35th St. #101
Seattle WA 98103
206-276-6038
michael@magrathsculpture.com
www.magrathsculpture.com

Born in 1961, Michael Magrath discovered figurative sculpture while in his early thirties, and has since dedicated his life to the betterment of his craft and the furtherance of sculptural art ever since. Primarily self taught, he has nonetheless studied and taught in a number of rich sculptural environments, including Hipbone Studio in Portland, The Seattle Academy of Art, and the Graduate Sculpture Program at the University of Washington.

Reflecting a decade spent in the building trades, he brings a craftsman's approach to his work. Regardless, his interest in the figure is finally lyrical and narrative in nature. Magrath naturally steers toward the narrative and symbolic in his work. His primary focus lies in the embodiment and reinterpretation of mythology in contemporary contexts, and is most interested in its potential to reinvigorate the human spirit, particularly in the face of the cynicism of the modern world. Of no particular denomination of religious faith, Magrath attempts to excavate, understand, and depict the universal truths that lie at the core of religious and human experience.

Paradigm-Shift
Lifesize bronze, 2004

Irena Black and White
bronze, 2005

Resurrection
9', bonded bronze, 2000

Mari
Jesmonite, 2003