JEFF GILLETTE - MINKSY MICKEY MOUSE, 2018. Spray Paint on Paper, No. EDITION 1/1

ARTIST: Jeff Gillette (American 1959-)   TITLE: MINKSY MICKEY MOUSE  CRITICAL DATA: 2018, Hand-painted 3-color Spray Paint / Stencil on Paper, 8.50 x 11.00 IN. Unique Edition Numbered 1/1 Original Painting, Signed Lower Right.  PROVENANCE: Originally Acquired at the artist's 2018 Exhibition; The Worst Case Scenario Show. Purchased from Mercer Auction House, 2021. Authenticated by Borgia, INC.    ARTIST STATEMENT "I am from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. In the late 1980s I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal for two years. During this two-year stint, I visited every major city in India, finding myself exploring the huge slums found there. On my return to home, I moved from the Mid-West to escape the snow to teach High School Art in Orange County, California. Since finishing my MFA at Cal State Fullerton, I have been exhibiting in galleries both at home and abroad.. My work is most often landscapes. A major portion of my output is paintings of slums of the developing world, where I