Lot 2
Joseph Biel
Untitled
2002
graphite on paper
value $900-$1,100
11 x 7 1/2"
courtesy of the Artist

With a background in installation and performance, rather than drawing, Joseph Biel nonetheless possesses “a delicate hand and a charming way with line.” (Los Angeles Times) In reviewing a 2001 solo show at Roberts & Tilton Gallery in Los Angeles, Holly Myers of Los Angeles Times wrote that, “Moving through…Joseph Biel’s [drawings]… is like exploring a deserted storehouse in the artist’s imagination without a guide.” Since receiving his MFA in painting at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Biel has garnered numerous awards and honors, has shown actively in Europe and around the United States, and has taught at colleges and universities in Texas, Oregon, and in the Los Angeles area, where he currently resides.