OM.2024.087 - Mim Golub Scalin - USA

OM.2024.087 - Mim Golub Scalin - USA - Momento Mori - collage on panel - 8 x 8 inches - Visual Poetry and Color

 Mim Golub Scalin is an American mixed-media artist, photographer, and prominent mail-artist. Operating largely outside the traditional commercial gallery system, her work emphasizes creative collaboration, daily practice, and localized or global community building. [1, 2]

Artistic Practice & Style

• Mail Art: Since joining the global network in 1993, she has been an active member of the International Union of Mail-Artists (IUOMA). Her philosophy centers on communicating, connecting, and sharing art freely without the constraints of corporate sales or official juries. [1]
• Analogue Collage: She frequently creates mini-collages using materials pulled from vintage magazines, historical photographs, and salvaged art thrift store finds. [1, 2]
• Daily Projects: She is well known for year-long creative endurance challenges, including her serial MailArt365 projects and the Index Card A Day (ICAD) art challenge. [1, 2]
• Collaborative Initiatives: She regularly participates in community-driven, network-based art projects, including "Exquisite Corpse" cut-up art collaborations with international creatives. [1]

Personal Philosophy

She documents her ongoing creative journey through personal updates on her blog, mim4art. Her lifestyle and artistic view focus on multi-disciplinary appreciation, summarized by her personal ethos: reading, writing, photography, cooking, traveling, and continuous lifelong learning. [1, 2]