Will Maxen

Will Maxen paints from sourced imagery pulled from personal and historical experiences arrangedinto fictional and abstract situations. The paintings shift between landscape artifacts and interior scenesinspired by Maxen’s interactions in everyday life. The work follows the connections between memory,intimacy, environment, and belonging in literal and metaphorical space through the levels of legiblities. Maxen received his BA in Illustration from Central Connecticut State University, and an MFA in ArtStudio at the University of California, Davis.