Mike Henderson (artist)
Mike Henderson | |
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| Born | June 15, 1943 Marshall, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco Art Institute (BFA 1969, MFA 1970) |
| Known for | Painting, Filmmaking |
| Movement | Figurative art, Surrealism, Afrofuturism (early work) Abstract expressionism (later work) |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Blues |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Mike Henderson (born 1943) is an American painter, filmmaker, musician, and professor emeritus. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the mid-1960s, his work spans figurative painting, abstraction, experimental film, and blues music. Henderson is recognized for his early politically charged figurative works addressing social justice and Black life, as well as his later large-scale abstract paintings. He is represented by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.