Michael Scogin is an interdisciplinary artist based in Dallas, Texas. His work often focuses on the overlooked, hidden, or gradual within our world. From wooden blocks, to legos, k’nex, and other building toys (and toys and objects not strictly meant to be building materials), designing, building, and creating started young. Michael made his way into construction building off-shore oil drilling rigs, learning how to weld while assisting a Shipfitter from Kerala, India. Woodworking came after inheriting tools from the person that taught him the basics. From there it was some (terribly bad) furniture, then briar pipes, leatherworking, and then some more (really good) furniture. This then moved into imitating artists whose work he admired, to the desire to make his own. The time spent in each craft he picked up along the way created an appreciation and admiration of the skill required to craft an object, and the vast number of people whose shared methods, tools, and ingenuity allow us to create such works.
The desire to create his own art became a journey through earning his BFA in Sculpture at The University of Texas at Arlington in 2019, where he developed lasting relationships with mentors that continue to help hone his practical skills and deepen his understanding of how to think about art. His education continues at UTA with an MFA in Intermedia (expected Spring of 2024).
Michael has exhibited work across Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana, including a solo exhibition of his sculptural work, Denatured, at SAS Gallerie in Shreveport, Louisiana.