CV
MICHAEL CHEARNEY
BORN
Baltimore, Md.
EDUCATION
Newhouse School, Syracuse University
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 “Flora,” Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL, Group Exhibition
2018 “MYTH-O-POETIC, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, Group Exhibition
2018, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece, Group Exhibition
2016 "Joan Quinn: A Life in Portraits", Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL, Group Exhibition
2016 “Inside the Hearts and Minds of Collectors", Gadsden Arts Center Museum, Quincy, FL, Group Exhibition
2016 "South of the Grapevine: a Connection of Creative Communities", Arte Americas Casa de la Cutura, Fresno, CA, Group Exhibition
2016 "Out There", Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, Group Exhibition curated by William Escalera and Francisco George
2016 "The Four Seasons Paintings," George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, solo show
2015 "Reimagined", Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL, Group Exhibition
2015 "Bling Art That Shines", Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL, Group Exhibition
2015 "Out There", Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, Group Exhibition curated by William Escalera and Francisco George
2015 "Incognito", Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA, Group Exhibition
2014 "I feel Myself Transported", George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, solo show
2012 “No Such Thing As Reality”, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, solo show
2011 “Feel Sighted”, Bleicher/Golightly Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Group Exhibition
2011 “Sound Art”, Loft Gallery, San Pedro, CA, Group Exhibition, Juried by Peter Frank and
Lawrence Vittaes
2010 “The Japan Paintings”, The Water Garden, Santa Monica, CA
2010 “Colors of Life”, Lark Gallery, Long Beach, CA, Group Exhibition, Juried by Peter Frank,
Edward Goldman, Tony Clark, Airom Bleicher and Liz Gordon
2010 “The Best Show”, Crussell Fine Arts Gallery, Orange, CA, Group Exhibition
2010 “Revisiting Beauty”, OCCCA, Group Exhibition, Juried by Peter Frank
2010 “The Clothing Project”, 1820 Industrial Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 “No Such Thing As Reality”, 1820 Industrial Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Discovery”, ArtFutura, Chicago Cultural Center, Group Exhibition, Juried by James
Rondeau, Art Institute of Chicago
2008 “Out of the Body”, Chearney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “The Flower Show”, DSI Gallery, LosAngeles ,CA
2007 “Freedom of Expression”, Chearney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 “Living Color 2”, Chearney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 “Above and Beyond”, West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, West Hollywood, CA
2006 “Raw Emotion”, Chearney Gallery, Los Angeles , CA
2006 “Creative Freedom”, DSI Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 “Living Color”, Chearney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 “LifeScapes”, Design Week, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
2005 ARTLA, ART LTD. Magazine Group Exhibition, Santa Monica, CA
2005 “Naked Passion”, Chearney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
AWARDS
2018 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT FIRST PLACE JURY PRIZE WINNER ABSTRACT
”THE EMERALD GEISHA”
2017 CREATIVE VISION AWARD, A WINDOW BETWEEN WORLDS, LOS ANGELES
2017 CITY OF LOS ANGELES COMMENDATION FOR DEDICATED SERVICE
2017 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
”SHE TOOK THE PATH LESS TAKEN - A PORTRAIT OF STEPHANIE BARRON”
2017 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
’A WINDOW OF FAITH”
2017 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
”A WINDOW OF BREAKTHROUGHS”
2016 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
”IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS”
2016 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER SCULPTURE
”I FEEL MYSELF TRANSPORTED”
2015 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
”THE LAST SUPPER - A TRANSMISSION OF CONCEPTUAL INFORMATION”
2015 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
”SHE ROSE TO THE OCCASION AND HER DREAM FOLLOWED - A PORTRAIT OF THE CINDERELLA ARCHETYPE”
2015 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
'“SHE CAPTURED THEIR HEARTS AND HELD THEM CLOSE - A PORTRAIT OF JOAN QUINN”
2015 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER ABSTRACT
”AN INFINITE JOY EMBRACED THEM”
2010 COLORS OF LIFE ONLINE COMPETITION, JURIED BY PETER FRANK, 2ND PLACE
”SYMPHONY #1, FIRST MOVEMENT”
2008 DISCOVERY, ARTFUTURA CHICAGO, JURIED BY JAMES RONDEAU, FINALIST
”THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”