Zachary Mcrae

Zachary McRae was born in Plant City, Florida. He is self-taught and uses intuitive, automatic processes to generate large-scale abstract oil and acrylic paintings.



Compelled to make art from an early age, it wasn’t until after suffering through a minor Traumatic Brain Injury in 2014 that he began to take his creative passion more seriously.



“I consider the act of painting sacred, and give my work ample time to develop, layering and scrutinizing each aspect as it arises. My paintings are containers for the experiences that I have in the studio. They represent the fused workings of my mind and body during the weeks, months and years that I spend producing them.”

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS



2022



Strictly Abstract, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, California

Around Oregon Annual 2022, The Arts Center, Corvalis, Oregon

Portland Open Studios 2022, Portland, Oregon (Kimberly Gales Emerging Artist Scholarship recipient)

Sofa King Abstract, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California



2021



A Generous Kingdom 6, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon

Artworks Northwest Biennial 2021, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, Oregon



2020



7th Annual Abstract Catalyst, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon

All at Once, Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, New York



2019



Expounding, Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

Lens, Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

Color, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York

Art Battle International, House of Yes, Brooklyn, New York



2018



Pikes Peak Market, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, Colorado



2017


Local Color Gallery, Seattle, Washington



2016


Psychedelic Symposium, Boulder, Colorado

10x10x10, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, Tieton, Washington



Artist Residencies

2020 CRISIS RESIDENCY Project

2019 Carrie Able Gallery

2017 Cottonwood Cen...