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| 2017 ~ Dear President – SBC – South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA 2016 ~ If I Were A Carpenter – SBC – South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA 2015 ~ SBF-South Bay Focus – TAM – Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA ~ Dia de Los Muertos – Gallery H/Phantom Galleries LA, Hawthorne, CA ~ Strange Figurations – Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY ~ Art Fusion – Gallery H/Phantom Galleries LA, Hawthorne, CA ~ 144 (ii) – bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA ~ Chaos Theory – Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA 2014 ~ SBF-South Bay Focus – TAM – Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA ~ Strange Figurations – Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY ~ HOME – OCCCA – Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA 2013 ~ Creatives Rising – See.Me Gallery, Long Island City, NY ~ The Story of the Creative – See.Me Gallery, Long Island City, NY ~ The New Beginning – Ego Fine Arts Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA ~ Small Works – Ego Fine Arts Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA ~ 13 Artists – Ego Fine Arts Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA ~ Fab Four – Ego Fine Arts Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA 2012 ~ TSBF-South Bay Focus – Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA 2011 ~ Rediscovery of Wonder – Lark Gallery, West Hollywood, CA (Third Place) ~ Thinking Outside the Square – Raven Studios/Gallery 207, Santa Ana CA ~ Open Call L.A. 2011 – L.A.M.A.G., Los Angeles CA ~ 144 – Blue 5 Art Space, Los Angeles CA 2010 ~ SBF=South Bay Focus – Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA ~ Revisiting Beauty – Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA 2009 ~ Strange Figurations – Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY ~ Capitalism in Crisis – SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco CA 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 -[invitational/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 a 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 |
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| 2016 ~ Michael Chomick; Constructions at SBC – South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA 2014 ~ Breathing Freon: The Art of Chomick – Ego Fine Art, Redondo Beach, CA 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 FL1994 ~ 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 |
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| 2007 ~ Project: HOME; Post Show – 1 of seven artist organizers (Project: HOME) – Photographic Documentary & Public Forum, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg FL ~ HOME BOUND: Art Project – 1 of seven artist organizers (Project: HOME) – 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) |
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| 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 New York NY, 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, 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 (1 of four Best in Show) -[Partial Award: FOUR FELLOWS Invitational in 1989]- |
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: bibliography : |
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~ Snook, Barbara: DANCE For Senior Students – 2nd Edition Textbook, 2015 Cengage Learning Australia (color reproduction) ~ Studio Visit Magazine: Winter Edition 2012 Juror: Jonathan Greene, Independent Curator (statement/reproductions) ~ 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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