Biography

Mark “Feijão” Milligan II was born to Carmen J. Martinez and Mark L. Milligan Sr. in St. Croix, U.S.V.I. Feijão’s passion for the Arts ignited at a very early age. While in high school, under the guidance of Cindy Male, his studies varied from painting & drawing to graphic design & architecture.

At the age of 16, he began an apprenticeship under Paul Youngblood. One of the paintings done during this mentorship won the U.S. National Congressional Art Competition. Allowing him the opportunity to represent the U.S. Virgin Islands and have his painting exhibited in the U.S. Capitol.

At 17, Feijão moved to New York City to acquire a Bachelor of Science in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts. During which time he studied under such artists as Don Eddy, Max Ginsburg, Marvin Mattelson and Jack Potter.

After graduating, Feijão has participated in various group shows: Frederiksted Fort Museum (U.S.V.I.), Avante Yard (NY), BOE Laboratory (DC), the Corridors Gallery (NY), the Plaza Club (HI), Louis Pohl Gallery (HI), Honolulu Museum of Art School (HI), Maui Arts & Cultural Center (HI), the First Hawaiian Center (HI), the ARTS at Marks Garage (HI) and the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts (U.S.V.I.). He has been commissioned to paint murals for the Central Park SummerStage and Adidas. Feijão has also done live art, onstage, for the Former Vice President Al Gore, Lauryn Hill and De La Soul.

Feijão currently resides in Māʻili, Hawai‘i, with his wife and 2 sons.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018   Black Saints, Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, St. Croix, USVI

2014   Mar, The Plaza Club, Honolulu, HI

2014   Wiase, The Kaimukī Pop-up Culture Gallery, Honolulu, HI

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018   In The Black, Arts At Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI

2017   Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2017, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI

2015   Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2015, First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, HI

2015   Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2015, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI

2014   Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI

2010   Cathartic!, Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, HI

2001   Descent Of The Abiku, The Corridors Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

1999   Avante Yard, Thoughtforms, New York, NY

1998   Divine Design, BOE Laboratory, Washington DC

1994   Frederiksted Fort Museum, St. Croix, USVI