mixed media
Americannoun
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artistic media, as pen and ink, chalk, and graphite, used in combination.
an old master drawing in mixed media.
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Origin of mixed media
First recorded in 1960–65
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Two shows open at the Hammer this spring, exploring cultural heritage across the Americas and the idea of “‘space’ as a conceptual framework,” respectively, through living material sculptures, paintings, installations and mixed media works.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
An anonymous art dealer purchased it and the mixed media piece will be up for sale at an auction in October.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
An additional 16 pieces have been added to the collection from “Made in L.A. 2023” by curators from all three museums — for a total of 356 paintings, sculptures and mixed media works.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024
On Tuesday, the library association announced that Ward’s novel was a fiction nominee, along with Amanda Peters’ “The Berry Pickers” and the mixed media “Denison Avenue,” by author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
They were installed by the Jamaican-born mixed media artist Ebony G. Patterson for her show, “ … things come to thrive … in the shedding … in the molting.”
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
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