MICHAEL MEW - michaelmewstudio.com

EDUCATION

1978 San Jose State University - M.A.

1976 San Jose State University - B. A.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Antics of a Fragmented Mind - Kidder Smith Gallery, Boston, MA
Cosmic Rays and Stray Particles - Deborah Page Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
Pieced & Painted - Lobby Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2006 Deborah Page Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.

2001 Strata - Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA. (catalogue)

1999 Michael Mew Recent Work - Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

1993 Gallery Paule Anglim. San Francisco, CA.
Metaphysics and Urban Artifacts - Anya Horvath Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, Simi Valley, CA.

1991 Taking Another Look: The Art of Assemblage - D.P. Fong Galleries, San Jose, CA.

1990 Michael Mew Constructions - Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA.

1989 Michael Mew Recent Work - Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA.

1987 Heart Attacks - Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA.

1985 Introductions '85 - Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA.

1984 Michael Mew Mixed Media Constructions - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, Ca.

1977 I.P.D. Gallery, San Jose, CA.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 Chicago Art Fair – Chicago, IL, Kidder Smith Gallery
Bridge Art Fair London – London, England, Kidder Smith Gallery
Bridge Art Fair Miami – Miami, FL, Kidder Smith Gallery

2006 Summer In Sonoma – Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA.

2004 Summer In Sonoma - Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA.
Introducing…an inaugural exhibition – Addison Parks Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M.

2003 Holiday Show – Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA.

2000 Beneath the Skin – Works Gallery, San Jose,CA.
New Artists - Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA.

1999 Countdown - Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

2000 Vienna International Art Fair – Vienna, Austria, Bucheon Gallery
Pieced Together – SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

1996 Refound – SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

1995 Leftovers - Works Gallery, San Jose, CA.

1994 The Gluers – Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.

1991 Boxes: A Celebration of the Box as A Art Form- California Craft Museum, S.F. CA.
Alchemy of the Page - Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
For Better Or Worse: Artists Views of Romance - Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA.

1990 Altar/Alter - Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Beyond Words: The Book as A Metaphor for Art
San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA.
California Craft Museum, San Francisco, CA.
Personal Views, Northern California Assemblage - Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA.

1989 Forty Years of California Assemblage – (catalogue)
Wright Art Gallery, UCLA - Los Angeles, Ca.
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA.
Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA.
Joselyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Eight Sculptures - SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

1988 I Found It - Works Gallery, San Jose, CA.
Assemblage ' 88: The Recontextualized Object - San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.

1987 Art On The Move - The Art Store Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Broken Heart Art - Sparc Gallery, Venice, CA.

1986 Chain Reaction II - San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

1984 Social Context - Laguna Beach Art School, Laguna Beach, CA.

1980 Altered Spaces - San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA.

1979 Introductions 1979 - Wordworks Gallery, San Jose, CA.

1978 Attitudes and Sensibilities - Gavilan College Gallery, Gilroy, CA.
American IX: The San Jose Exhibition - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA.

REVIEWS & CATALOGS

1999 Michael Mew – Sarah Colman, S.F. Bay Guardian February 10, 1999

1994 The Gluers - Terri Cohn, Diablo Arts - April 1994
Stuck on Art - Jolene Thym, Contra Costa Sun April 23, 1994

1991 Assembling a Top -Quality California Show - Dorothy Burkhart, San Jose Mercury News - April 26,

1990 Spectrum of Art Production - David Bonetti, San Francisco Examiner - April 17, 1990

1989 Forty Years of California Assemblage – Jamie Brunson, Catalogue -Wright Art Gallery 1989, UCLA

1988 Salvaging the Image - Mark Van Proyen, Artweek - March 26, 1988
Finders Seekers -Patricia Albers, San Jose Mercury News - March 27, 1988
Creating Artwork, one piece at a time - Kenneth Baker , San Francisco Chronicle -July 27, 1988
Reassessing Assemblage - Terri Cohn, Artweek - August 6, 1988
Assemblage '88 - The Recontextualized Object -Catalogue -San Francisco Art Institute

1987 Appropriation and Reinvention - Jamie Brunson , Artweek - February 21, 1987
Arts - Rebecca Solnit, Pacific Sun - February 20, 1987