MICHAEL CHOMICK ~ Exploration of the Human Condition

- fine art resume -
:selected exhibitions:

2007
Zones Contemporary Art Fair - Edge Zones Contemporary Art, Miami FL
Day of the Dead - Edge Zones Contemporary Art, Miami FL
Mirror Lake Benefit - Mirror Lake Historical Complex, St. Petersburg FL
Re: Member September - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
Project: Home; Post Show - St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg FL
HOME BOUND: Art Project - Williams Park, St. Petersburg FL
Cover Me - Dali Museum of Art, St. Petersburg FL
First Night - Lantern Project in Williams Park, St. Petersburg FL
2006
Pelicans on Parade - Great Explorations, St. Petersburg FL
-[nvitational/fundraiser for the children’s museum]-
2005
100 Smacks or less - Covivant Gallery, Tampa FL
Erotica/Neurotica - Matthews Gallery, Tampa FL
2004
Mad Hatter’s Martini Party - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
-[in conjunction with the Dali Museum, St. Petersburg FL]-
OPEN - Szilage Gallery, St. Petersburg FL
2003
Bonheur to Duchamp - Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota FL
2002
URBAN SWANK - Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg FL
Flux #1 - Lawn Bowling Club, St. Petersburg FL
Artistic Strokes - Art League of Bradenton, Bradenton FL
BOXES BOXED - Allyn Gallup Gallery, Sarasota FL
2001
Hot Summer/Cool Art - Artarget, Sarasota FL
the maiden voyage - Behind the Blue Door, Sarasota FL
2000
Twelve Cubed - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
Black & White - Rosemary Court Center, Sarasota FL
1998
45th FL Craftsmen - Art & Culture Center, Hollywood FL
- Deland Museum of Art, Deland FL
BOX - Broward Community College, Davie FL
All Florida ’98 - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
1997
All Florida ’97 - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
Myriad - State Street Gallery, Sarasota FL
Micro/Macro - Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota FL
1996
Cultural Memory - Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa FL
Cycle-Recycled - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL (2-Person)
Dishman National - Dishman Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont TX
1995
Franklin 20:Eclecticity - The Art Studio, Inc., Beaumont TX
1994
TASIJMAE - The Art Studio, Inc., Beaumont TX
1992
CURRENTS - South Florida Arts Center, Miami Beach FL
1991
LaGrange National - Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange GA
SFACes - South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach FL
Spotlight ’91 - Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi MS
1990
New Faces for New Decade - Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg FL
- Florida Community College, Jacksonville FL
- Fifth Avenue Gallery, Melbourne FL
- Center for Contemporary Art, North Miami Beach FL
- Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach FL
Three Artists - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL (3-Person)
Afterpieces - Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta GA
1989
Arts Embassy Program - Embassy Collection ’89-’92, Madrid Spain
FOUR FELLOWS - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL (4-Person)
CAS-Center Arts - University of South Florida, St. Petersburg FL
Cool Art - Fox Hall, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg FL
Spotlight ’89 - University of Florida, Gainesville FL
1988
CAS-Center Arts - University of South Florida, St. Petersburg FL
Summer Sizzler - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater FL
Festival of States - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
1987
Festival of States - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
:solo exhibitions:

2002
PROVOCATIONS: an unpop art manifesto - Salt Creek Artworks,
St. Petersburg FL -[performance piece: Status Quo]-
2000
Michael Chomick - Fusion Gallery, St. Petersburg FL
Catch-22 - The Weekly Planet, Sarasota FL
1994
Experiencing Nirvana - The Art Studio, Inc., Beaumont TX
1993
Life According to Theodore - The Beaumont Art League, Beaumont TX
1989
Michael Chomick - Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta GA
:art related / work experience:

2007
Project: HOME; Post Show - 1 of seven artist organizers (Project: HOME)
for Photographic Documentary & Public Forum, St. Petersburg College,
St. Petersburg FL
HOME BOUND: Art Project - 1 of seven artist organizers (Project: HOME) for an outdoor art project w/ 20 site-specific installations in
Williams Park, St. Petersburg FL
2003
Gift Box Show - Salt Creek Artworks, St. Petersburg, FL (Co-curator)
Tenth Anniversary Exhibit - Salt Creek Artworks, St. Petersburg, FL
(Co-curator)
2002
Dog Days of Summer - Art Center of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL (Juror)
:grants / awards:

2008
Artist Enhancement Grant - Pinellas County Arts Council, Clearwater FL
Marketing & Promoting your Work - 1-Day Professional Development Workshop - Conducted by the Creative Capital Foundation of NY NY
and sponsored by the FL Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee FL
2007
Florida Artist Enhancement Grant - State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee FL
Artists Retreat - 3-Day artist retreat conducted by the Creative Capital Foundation, New York NY, and sponsored by the FL Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee FL
Re: Member September - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL
-[Award of Distinction]-
Best Artful Protest - Project: HOME - Best of Best 2007 – Creative Loafing Newspapers, Tampa FL
2001
Hot Summer/Cool Art - Artarget, Sarasota FL (2nd Place)
2000
Twelve Cubed - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL (Best of Show)
Black & White - Rosemary Court Center, Sarasota FL (Honorable Mention)
1998
BOX - Broward Community College, Davie FL (3rd Place)
1997
All Florida ’97 - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL (Award of Distinction)
1994
TASIJMAE - The Art Studio, Inc., Beaumont TX (Honorable Mention)
1989
ARF Grant (Artist Resource Fund) - Pinellas County Arts Council, Clearwater
1988
Summer Sizzler - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater FL [1of four Best in Show]
-[Partial Award: FOUR FELLOWS Invitational in 1989]-
:bibliography:

Art Calendar Magazine: Town Meeting: Censorship 12/96;
- Town Meeting: Galleries and Art Agents 2/96 (commentaries)
Altabe, Joan: Artist in residence, Herald-Tribune, 10/29/00
(review, color reproduction)
Anderson, Kerry: Experiencing Nirvana, CH. 6-KFDM-TV, 9/29/94 (interview)
Churton, Pete: Life According to Theodore, Beaumont Enterprise,
9/10/93 (reproduction)
Costello, Kevin: Art Beat, Pelican Press, 8/14/97 (profile/reproduction)
Didly, Steve: Experiencing Nirvana, University Press-Lamar U., BMT, TX 9/30/94 (review)
Eagan, Richard: New Faces for a New Decade, 1/90 (catalog/reproduction)
Fullbright, Jana: KVLU Radio-Lamar University, Beaumont, TX (interviews)
- Experiencing Nirvana, 10/13/94; Life According to Theodore, 9/9/93
Gethers, Latasha: New Faces for a New Decade, Miami Herald, 7/22/90 (review/reproduction)
Grattafiori, John: Life According to Theodore, CH. 6-KFDM-TV,
9/8/93 (interview)
Hudler, Melissa: Experiencing Nirvana, Image Magazine,
11/15/94 (profile/reproduction)
Knight, Barbara: Experiencing Nirvana, Mixed Media-S.E.TX Arts Council, 10/1/94 (profile)
Maass, Harold: SFACes, Miami Herald, 9/22/91 (review/reproduction)
Marger, Mary Ann: St. Petersburg Times (reviews):
- All Florida ’97,5/16/97 (color reproduction);
- New Faces for a New Decade, 2/2/90; Cool Art, 7/26/88;
- Summer Sizzler ’88, 5/13/88; Festival of States, 3/5/88
Schilke, JoEllen: Cycle-Recyled, Art-in-your-Ear, WMNF-88.5 Radio,
2/16/96 (interview)
Thompson, Daniel: Censorship, Issue Magazine, 2/96 (profile)
York, Jeffrey, Ex. Director, Art Museum of S.E.TX, Beaumont. TX
2/7/96 (review/reproduction)
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