Welcome
Welcome to the website of Michael Somerscales featuring some of my current Artwork. The site also includes a brief resume and contact information. The Album section is sorted into Recent Abstract Paintings, Large and Small, and an Archive containing pertinent work done in student days. It is shown for comparative purposes. For a number of years I painted representational work, but these are not included except in the Miscellaneous category which is essentially a chronology of personal memorabilia.
To view the images is a simple matter of clicking the area of interest and double clicking to enlarge. Enjoy the show.
VITAE
EDUCATION:
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA MFA in painting. Teaching Assistantship.
University of California, Berkeley, CA BA in art. Phi Beta Kappa.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2016 PROVIDENCE PORTLAND COMMUNITY GALLERY, OR Solo Exhibition
2006 UNIVERSITY OF QUINCY, IL Solo Exhibition.
2005 WEBSTER GROVES, MO Annual outdoor juried show. 1st place.
2004 ST LOUIS ARTISTS GUILD "Explorations in Oil and Acrylic" Fred Werle Memorial Prize.
2003 ST LOUIS ARTISTS GUILD "Meet Me in St Louis" Fred and Mildred Carpenter Prize.
1995 VILLAGE GALLERIES OF MAUI, Hawaii. Solo Exhibition.
1995 ART ST LOUIS, St Louis, MO Honors Award." Juried show, Ten selected artists.
1994 METROPOLITAN SQUARE, St Louis, MO Solo show sponsored by Boody Fine Arts.
1994 ART ST LOUIS, St Louis, MO "Art St Louis X." Juried show. Honorable Mention.
1994 ART ST LOUIS, St Louis, MO Painted Surface." Juried show.
1994 ART ST LOUIS, St Louis, MO "Urban Landscape."
1992 HUI NO' EAU VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Maui, Hawaii. "Hawaiian Landscape." Juried show.
1992 BOODY FINE ARTS, St Louis, MO Gallery artists group show.
1991 BOODY FINE ARTS, St Louis, MO Gallery relocation exhibit.
1990 C NOHR GALLERY, St Louis, MO Selected artists group show.
1987 C NOHR GALLERY, St Louis, MO Anniversary group show.
1983 'ART AFFAIR.' Clayton, MO Juried outdoor exhibit. Honorable Mention.
1975 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, CA "Master's Thesis Exhibition."
1973 WORTH RYDER GALLERY, U.C. Berkeley, CA "Graduation Show"
1973 YMCA, Berkeley, CA Student Invitational.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Adams Mark Hotels, Jacksonville, FL
American General Insurance CO, St Louis, MO
Dollar General Stores, Nashville, TN
Form Systems Inc, St Louis, MO
KPMG Peat Marwick, Cleveland, OH
SPECIAL COMMISSION:
Three large scale murals (10' x 36', 10' x 43' and 10'x 75') painted for the American Airlines
Reservations Office in St Louis.