Michael Pfleghaar: Mid-Career Showcase
September 30, 2023
Cultivate Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI.
Exhibition Dates: October 27 – December 15, 2023
Cultivate is pleased to present “Michael Pfleghaar: Mid Career Showcase,” an exhibition that surveys the expansive oeuvre of artist Michael Pfleghaar. Please join us for the opening reception on October 27, where attendees will have the opportunity to engage with Pfleghaar’s work and hear remarks from the artist.
About the Exhibition:
This exhibition is a showcase featuring the evolution of Michael’s work and practice. It brings together a range of Pfleghaar’s works—spanning paintings, sculpture, and drawings—that highlight his nuanced approach to form, color, and texture. From his early beginnings to recent works, the exhibition offers an in-depth look at Pfleghaar’s evolving artistry and his lasting impact on contemporary art.
Opening Reception
Thursday, October 27, 2023 | 5 – 9 PM
620 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan
Nature/Nurture
March 26, 2023
“Nature/Nurture” opens at Eastend Gallery & Studio in Marshall, MI. April 7, 20023
The exhibition curated by Warner Ball will feature botanical-themed works on paper, large works on canvas, and a selection of ceramic sculptures.
The show will explore plant groupings as a reference to relationships and the care it takes to make them thrive.
The exhibit runs April 7th – May 31, 2023.
Eastend Gallery & Studio
143 W Michigan Ave, Marshall, MI, 49068
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Thursday – 10:30 – 5:30 and Friday – Saturday – 11am – 5pm
Hatchback 17
March 26, 2023
Excited to be included in the exhibition Hatchback 17, at Hatch Art, April 1 – April 30, 2023
This painting “Thick and Thin” 2023, Flashe and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 is one of 51 pieces selected to be in this annual show juried by Nancy Mitchnick.
Join me at the reception, this Saturday, April 1, 6-9 pm
Hatch Art Gallery
3456 Evaline Street, Hamtramck, MI
https://www.hatchart.org/
Terrazzo Art Installations
February 25, 2023
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is pleased to announce that four local artists have been selected to install permanent terrazzo floor art designs in the $110 million Concourse A expansion.
Thanks to support from the Frey Foundation, the Ford International Airport will continue to invest in local artists through its public art program. The Concourse A extension – part of Elevate capital expansion program – will feature three art mediums, including custom terrazzo flooring, a suspended art installation and wall art. The four artists selected to feature their terrazzo designs include:
- George Eberhardt III
- Kim Nguyen
- Maureen Nollette
- Michael Pfleghaar
93rd Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition
September 30, 2022
Two paintings have been accepted into the 93rd Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art which opens Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 5 PM
The exhibition runs October 6 through November 30, 2022
Digital Art Exhibit at Fluffy Crimes
June 26, 2022
Video of the digital art exhibition my work is included in and artist bios at Fluffy Crimes, an artist run gallery space in Chicago, IL
Art Press UK
May 1, 2022
A collection of my work is now available as blank greeting cards through Art Press UK a wholesale card producer. Ask your favorite card store to carry them.
Best Visual Artist
February 19, 2022
Grand Rapids Magazine editor Pat Evans writes: “Each year, we entrust our readers with the task of choosing the Best Of pretty much everything in Grand Rapids. It’s certainly not a scientific or fully accurate representation of what truly is the best in West Michigan, but it’s a great way to guide not only the rest of our readership but our coverage. Thanks to the vote tallies, we get a good vibe of where to eat, drink and shop or who to watch and listen to.”
You can see the whole issue online here: https://issuu.com/grmag/docs/gr0122_digital
photo by Teri Genovese
Festival of the Arts
July 12, 2021
The work can be seen with other selected works from Jun 25, 2021 — Aug 14, 2021.
GRAM is open limited hours Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays. See the website for more info.
Cover Art
September 16, 2020
My work illustrates the National Book Award winning author Sigrid Nunez’s new book “What Are You Going Through” A detail of my painting “Chicago Condo” oil on paper, 30 x 22, features prominently on the cover.
Helen Sheridan Memorial Grand Prize
August 17, 2020
Honored to have the painting “Modern Interior with Rubber Plant” chosen as the Grand Prize winner at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 2020 West Michigan Area Show as selected by juror William J. O’Brien.
Chicago-based artist William J. O’Brien works in drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics. His idiosyncratic and exuberant forms are born out of an improvised and intuitive studio practice, rich in material experimentation. He is Assistant Professor of Art in the Department of Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Inspired by Modernism and the history of material usage of Outsider Art, O’Brien’s multidisciplinary practice is a search for identity and genuine expression through material and process.
The West Michigan Area Show is sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Additional support provided by David Isaacson in memory of his wife, Helen Sheridan.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo, MI
91st Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition
September 4, 2019
