Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

1969

Born in Southern California

1996

MFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

1992

BA, Chapman University, Orange, California

Selected Exhibitions

2014

"Sunday Best," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2013

Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY

2012

“Gleam,” RB Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2011

“Feast,” Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY

“Delight,” Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX

2010

“Put It There,” Western Project, Culver City, CA

“Sweetness,” Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH

2009

“Undone,” RB Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2007

“Aqua La La,” Western Project, Culver City, CA

“Fresh,” West Coast Contemporary Art, Singapore

“Whirl,” RB Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2005

“More: Paintings from 2002-2005,” Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV

2004

“Yum-Yum,” Uplands Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2003

“Paintings,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2002

“Paintings,” Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain

“Paintings,” Finesilver, San Antonio, TX

2001

“Paintings,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

“Present/Future,” Artissima, Turin, Italy

1999

“Paintings,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1997

“Paintings,” Blum and Poe, Santa Monica, CA

Group Exhibitions

2012

“Into the Light,” Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV

2011

“Los Angeles Ceramic Museum of Art,” ACMA, Los Angeles, CA

“Summer Selections,” Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY

2010

“Forever Now,” Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

“Keramik,” Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA

“Summer Selections,” Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY

RB Stevenson Gallery, Just Enough, La Jolla, CA

2009

“Electric Mud,” Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX

“Selected Works from Pilliod Records,” Morgan Lehman, New York, NY

“Way Out West,” Donna Beam Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

“Good Ship Lollipop,” CTRL, Houston, TX

“Well-Tempered,” RB Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

Western Project, Culver City, CA

“Collecting California: Selections from Laguna Art Museum,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

2008

“Like Lifelike,” Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, curated by Brad Spence

“iCandy: Current Abstraction in Southern California,”, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA

“Splash,” Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH

“Luscious Abstraction,” Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

“Black Dragon Society,” Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA

2007

“Summer Selections,” Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH

“Abstract,” RB Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

“Combo Platter: Collaborative Woks by Michael Reafsnyder and David Kiddie,” Harris Art Gallery, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

2006

“Too Many Tear Drops,” David Reed Studio, New York, NY

“A Little So Cal Abstraction,” Mandarin, Los Angeles, CA

“Discovery,” West Coast Contemporary Art, Singapore

2005

“Step Into Liquid,” Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Dave Hickey

“In Bloom,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA

2004

“Fresh Paint,” Gallery Eugene Lendl, Graz, Austria

“Painting and Sculpture,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

“Funny Business: Humor in Art from the Permanent Collection Laguna Art Museum,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

“The O Scene,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

“Now and Then Some,” Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

2003

Uplands Gallery, LA TAP, Melbourne, Australia

“Not the Usual Suspects,” Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by James Hayward

“Pfat and Sassy,” Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

“Extreme Paint,” Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2002

“Five Times Four,” Modernism, San Francisco, CA

“Trade Show,” Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA

“New in Town,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, curated by Bruce Guenther

“Western States,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2001

“Cal’s Art, Sampling California Painting,” University of North Texas, Denton, TX

“One Minute of Your Time: A Brief Survey of Southern California Art from 1835 to 2001,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, curated by Tyler Stallings

“The Stuff Dreams are Made From,” Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

2000

Todd Hosfelt Gallery, New Work: Abstract Painting, San Francisco, CA

“New American Painting 15,” The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin TX, curated by David Pagel

“Paint, American Style,” Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

“Radar Love,” Gallery Marabini, Bologna, Italy (with Gajin Fujita, Andrea Bowers and Linda Stark)

1999

“Under 500: Intimate Abstract Paintings,” Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA

“LA/ New York Abstract,” Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, New York, NY

1996

The Loft, Risk, Laguna Beach, CA

1995

Gander Mountain High, Ride ‘Um Hunter, Pasadena, CA

Bibliography

2012

Water, Jocelyn, “Michael Reafsnyder at RB Stevenson Gallery,” San Diego Art Guide, March

2011

McClemont, Doug, “Michael Reafsnyder at Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe,” Artnews, April

“All forms are welcome at ‘Museum’,” Los Angeles Times, January 14

2010

Knight, Christopher, “Michael Reafsnyder at Western Project,” Los Angeles Times, March 12

"Michael Reafsnyder at Mark Moore Gallery," Art Issues, March

2009

Pincus, Robert, “Quartet of Soloists,” San Diego-Union Tribune, November 26

Peterson, Kristen, “An Infusion of Art: Contemporary works from Los Angeles, ” Las Vegas Sun, September 11

Forestieri, Susanne, “Fine Blend,” Las Vegas Weekly, September 3

“He’s Come Undone,” San Diego Union-Tribune, August 13

Britt, Douglas, “Blaffer Gallery Hosting Art Rebellion,” Houston Chronicle, March 26

2008

"Sculpture Part Two at Western Project," Artweek, October

"Rambunctious Group Energy," Los Angeles Times, August 29

2007

"45 Painters Under 45," Los Angeles Times, December 2

"Visual Marvels: Michael Reafsnyder," Singapore Tatler, November

Biel, Kim, "Michael Reafsnyder," Art Ltd, June

Reed, Victoria, "Michael Reafsnyder at RB Stevenson Gallery," Artweek, June

"Whirl at RB Stevenson Gallery," San Diego Union-Tribune, April

"Michael Reafsnyder at Western Project," Saatchi-Gallery Online, February 17

“Melding divergent forces, with a smile," Los Angeles Times, February

2006

Frank, Peter, "A Little So Cal Abstraction," LA Weekly, September 27

"A Little So Cal Abstraction," Los Angeles Times, September

Meyers, Terry, "Step Into Liquid," Modern Painters, February

“Step Into Liquid,” LA Weekly, January 21

"Just Going with the Flow," Los Angeles Times, January 14

"Four Fish Tacos and a Step Into Liquid," Otis College of Art and Design Magazine

2005

Twardy, Chuck, "Paintings pose questions about possibility for soulful abstraction," Las Vegas Weekly, October 27

Anania, Katie, "A Gorgeous Mess," Las Vegas City Life, October 7

2004

Schweighofer, T., "Take Away at Der Galerie Lendl in Graz," Kroen-Zeihiup [Graz], December 31

Chang, Richard, "Celebrating O.C.'s Own Scene," Orange County Register, November 7

Ellgood, Anne, New American Painting

“Interview with Michael Reafsnyder,” Uplands Gallery, Brochure, Melbourne

2003

"Not the Usual Suspects at Manny Silverman Gallery," Los Angeles Times, August 1

Dambrot, Shana Nys, "Michael Reafsnyder at Mark Moore Gallery," Artweek, June

"Michael Reafsnyder at Mark Moore Gallery," Los Angeles Times, April 12

"Art Reviews: Michael Reafsnyder at Mark Moore Gallery," Los Angeles Times, March: F33

Honotoria, Javier, "Michael Reafsnyder at Galeria Marta Cervera," El Mundo Madrid, January 16

Yelo, Maria G, "Michael Reafsnyder at Galeria Marta Cervera," ABC [Madrid], January 16

2002

"Ramos and Five Times Four at Modernism," San Francisco Chronicle, December 14

Galletta, Alessandra, "Ritorno Alla Pitture," Kult, December: 145

Schlesinger, Mark, "A Musing: The Work of Michael Reafsnyder," Perla, October

"9 picks that say peace out to the left eye," Williamette Week, May 1: 33

Row, D. K., "Two Hands Clapping," The Oregonian, April 12: 52

Jones, Tricia, "Three Shows Under One Museum Roof," The Columbian, April 12: F3

Ellertson, Karrin, "New in Town," Portland Mercury, April

Wille, Chris, "Fruit Loop Turns into Treat," Spokesman Review [Spokane], April 7: 114

2001

Molinari, Guido, "Radar Love," Flash Art Italy, December

"UNT Explores methods, inspiration of California Art," Chronicle, University of Northern Texas, September

Pagel, David, "A Few Tests to See How Much Input the Brain Can Handle: Michael Reafsnyder," Los Angeles Times, June 8

"Present / Future at Artissima 2001," Art and Job

Franceschetti, Roberta, "Arte & Mercado: Bologna," Arte, January: 210

2000

B, C, “Kamasutra a Ritmo di Rock,” Gulliver, December: 336

"Radar Love at Galeria Marabini," Flash Art Italy, November

"California Dream," Flash Art Italy, October: 65

Baker, Kenneth, "Abstraction at Todd Hosfelt Gallery," San Francisco Chronicle, January 8: B1

1999

Plagens, Peter, and Corrie Brown, "Hollywood's Big Art Deal," Newsweek, December 6: 78-80

Artrois, Stella, "Exhibitionism/ Painting Out the Century," Flaunt: 133-34

Hickey, Dave, "Best of the 90's," Artforum, December: 112

“Silly…Seriously,” Los Angeles Times, December 17

Wilkinson, Jeanne C, "Smiley Faces Emerge from Swirls of Abstraction," Tribeca Tribune, September

1998

"Editor's Choice: Michael Reafsnyder," Bomb, Winter

"Aperto: Los Angeles," Flash Art, March

1997

"Michael Reafsnyder at Blum and Poe," Los Angeles Times, May

Catalogues

2010

“Collecting California: Selections From Laguna Art Museum,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

2009

Pagel, David, and Sara Cochran, “Electric Mud,” Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX

2008

Spence, Brad, “Like Lifelike,” Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, CA

Lumpkin, Libby, “Las Vegas Collects Contemporary,” Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV

2007

White, Wayne, “Michael Reafsnyder: Aqua LaLa,” Western Project, Los Angeles, CA

Dambrot, Shana Nys, “Combo Platter: Collaborative Works by Michael Reafsnyder and David Kiddie,” Harris Art Gallery, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

2006

“A Little So Cal Abstraction,” Mandarin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2001

“Present/Future,” Artissima, Turin, Italy

2000

“Art Out Of School,” Creative Artist's Agency, Los Angeles, CA

“New American Talent: 15,” Jones Center For Contemporary Art, Austin, TX

Public Collections

Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

Creative Artist’s Agency, Beverly Hills, CA

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CA

Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

Progressive Corporation, Mayfield Village, OH

Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, San Diego, CA