Artist Series - Mike Hooves - Prairie Paradise

Artist Bio

Mike Hooves is a prairie queer working in illustration, animation, murals, and film in Treaty 7 - Calgary. They received their bachelor of design with a focus in illustration from AUArts in 2016. Mike uses simple shapes, saturated colour, and gestural linework to create playful and engaging imagery that utilises queer aesthetics and signifiers.

Title of Work

Prairie Paradise

Artist Statement

Prairie Paradise is a campy Albertan twist on a summertime swim at the creek. This illustration is a salute to the vibrant community synonymous with brewers, taprooms, and patios, and all the people that Albertan beer unites. Alberta's rich landscape and agriculture is a key component of local beer, and is equally celebrated in this image. People and the landscape unite in a celebration of everything Alberta beer.