"Your paintings are just fantastic! Your work could be hanging in MOMA, the Whitney, or the Guggenheim in NYC!!!"
- Frequent visitor to NYC galleries
"Exceptional abstract art. Thank you."
- Recent art collector
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Curriculum Vitae
Artist Statement
JohnMichael talks about his Expressionist Paintings
"... a reflection of my life. They are my life. They depict the loves, lost loves, triumphs and disappointments. They are the poignant moments of my life's journey. I use whatever is given to me. Toys, pictures, quotations, wire and string, common objects. The combines are not meant to be visually appealing, but they are meant to be visually provocative."
Future Exhibitions
Invited Artist : Several exhibits PRIMO PIANO LIVINGALLERY, Lecce Italy
Recent Exhibitions
2008
- April 12-30, 2008 'Formal Affair' will be in a group show at the Primo Piano Living Gallery in Lecce, Italy. The theme for the exhibition is Dress Code Seduction or Fetishism? And one aspect of the theme involves fashion and fetishism, which is the topic of the painting by John Michael.
2007
- Jury selected for 2-3-d-8 Energy Gallery exhibit
Toronto Canada
- Chandler Arizona Art Walk
- Artisimo Gallery, Continuous, Scottsdale AZ
2006
- 'A Night With The Artist' 4 Seasons Resort, Scottsdale AZ
- Art featured in movie by Hollywood Phoenix Studio
- Day Gallery, Phoenix AZ, First Friday Art Walk and Show
- Group Show at The Harris in el Pedregal, Boulder AZ
2005
- Artisimo Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2004
- Hopkins Fine Art, Scottsdale AZ
1995
- Touring Drawing Exhibit
- Minnesota Center for the Arts juried show
First Place Painting Division
1993
- Minnesota Center for the Arts juried show
First Place Painting Division
Invited Artist but was unable to participate
Dec, 2007 - Invited Artist : Florence (Italy) Biennale, Biennale Internazionale Deii 'Arte' Contemporanea
Aug, 2007 - Invited Artist : Trapani (Italy) 2007
Oct, 2006 - Invited Artist : 'Genius & Madness' Exhibit PRIMO PIANO LIVINGALLERY, Lecce Italy
 
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Artist Bio
JohnMichael studied architecture at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota. While attending the U of M, he also began a serious study of fine art painting which resulted in several one-man shows most notably the show at the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis. Several of his drawings were also selected for a national touring art exhibition.
While in Minnesota, he won several prestigious awards. In 1993 and again in 1995, he was awarded First Place in the Minnesota Center for the Arts open juried competition, which featured nearly 600 entries both years.
JohnMichael is a gifted visual artist. Since the mid-80s, he has also been active in graphic design, web design, and professional photography. His photography clients include Northwest Airlines, America West Airlines, the City of St Paul, Travel Agent Magazine, Arizona Business Magazine, Ducks Unlimited Magazine, National Historical Endowment, Taliesin West, and numerous public speakers, models and musicians.
In 1997, JohnMichael moved to Arizona where he now lives and paints.
Besides, enjoying contemporary architecture, JohnMichael is a student of abstract expressionism and expressionist art in general. He admires the work of Franz Kline, Jasper Johns, and Larry Rivers among others. He also studied the work of artists from the Far East. As a result, you may see elements of abstract expressionism, minimalism, the orient, calligraphy, and architecture in his provocative abstract paintings.
JohnMichael is fast becoming recognized throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Over the past 2 years, the artist sold over 50 paintings to collectors. Many of JohnMichael's paintings are in corporate as well as private collections throughout the United States and his work has received rave reviews recently by many collectors.
He has a growing reputation and relationship with several galleries in Italy and, recently, with art collectors and enthusiasts in Spain, India and Argentina.
John Michael is a member of the Americans for the Arts, Fractured Atlas, and Chandler Art Guild. He was also listed in the 2005 Contemporary Artists Directory for Arizona.
Contact information:
John Michael Kearney
Arizona Studio
6024 S 22nd Dr
Phoenix AZ 85041
(815)550-8578
jm@artneversleeps.com
 
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