1996 - 1997 (Emerging Artist)

7/27/2016

Nate McClain's Emerging Artist Years (1996 -1997)

Begins freelance artist career in St. Louis Missouri living in the downtown Art Lofts
Commissioned to paint 9'x 7' Ozzie Smith mural for Ozzie Smith's Retirement Event in St. Louis (September 28, 1996)
Commissioned to paint 16' x 8' Ultimate Sports mural for sporting goods store in Granite City, Illinois (1997)
1st Group Art Exhibit "intimate Art Happening" showcasing McClain originals with other Art Loft artists (April/May 1997)