FELIX MACNEE

Artist Biography

I was born in 1970, in Chicago into a family of artists. My grandfather was a painter and an art historian at the University of Chicago; my father, a musician and artist in New Orleans and my mother, a poet. Following in their footsteps, I graduated in 2001 with a degree in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. I’ve shown in many galleries over the years … Bucheon Gallery, Figure 5, Carmichael Gallery, Incline Gallery, AMuse Gallery, Vibe Gallery, Upper Market Gallery, and Dolby Chadwick, to name a few. In 2010, I took a partial hiatus from painting to pursue music, with bands such as Slim Jenkins, Royal Jelly Jive, local jazz bands such as the Cosmo Alleycats, to name a few. When the pandemic hit, I realized that I had been yearning to dedicate myself to painting once again, so I quit all my bands and got busy in the studio.

Most recently, my work was included in the de Young Open, a showcase of Bay Area artists at the de Young Museum.

Recent reviews and publications:
“The Comfortable Darkness of Felix Macnee” by Matt Gonzalez. Juxtapoz,
March 2023