On The Verge submission - Madison J. Cripps

Madison J. Cripps is an eclectic artist and puppeteer. His work brings together a diverse background in drawing, painting, sculpture, ecology, music and performance. He studied art in addition to public school from the age of seven to twenty three. As a freshman in high school he had his first solo show at Western Washington University. Madison received the Mable Younge Mark Memorial Scholarship to complete his Senior thesis in painting at The Evergreen State College. Since then, he has used his fine art background and interest in ecology to inform his puppetry. He has designed and constructed over two dozen puppets, two theatres, a walking theatre, received a MCC grant, and performed shows in venues ranging from the streets to historical theaters from Canada to Mexico.