New American Paintings #173

March 11, 2025

For the past 25 years, one of my professional goals has been to be published in New American Paintings. As an artist, I felt that being featured in this prestigious publication would validate my work and affirm its relevance in the contemporary art world. After years of applying and facing rejection, you can imagine my elation when I was selected for the 2024 Midwest Review. To me, this moment represents the highest honor of my artistic career.

The Midwest Review was curated by Rosario Güiraldes, the newly appointed Curator of Visual Arts at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. She selected my work from over 1,000 submissions. Originally scheduled for release in August/September 2024, the issue was delayed due to scheduling and economic factors to keep the magazine afloat, but it will now be available starting March 12.

The issue can be downloaded for free from the NAP website here:

https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/issues/173

Through and Through

January 18, 2025

Paintings of Interior and Exterior Spaces


March 9 – April 27, 2025
Opening Reception: March 9, 2025, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Evening with the Artist: March 27, 5 – 7 p.m.

Keeler Gallery/Lounge, Fountain Street Church
24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

This fresh body of work invites visitors to explore themes of transition, memory, and the profound interplay of color, light, and form in both the natural landscape and constructed worlds.Through and Through celebrates the idea that spaces—whether inside a home, within a landscape, or between light and shadow—are never static. They shape our emotional and sensory experiences and offer a constantly shifting, layered view of the world around us. Drawing on his fascination with mid-century modern design and organic forms, Pfleghaar’s work evokes the seamless connection between the outside world and the curated interiors that define personal spaces.

Michigan Ceramics Exhibition 2024

August 18, 2024

Proud to have this piece Disco Kisses, 2024, included in the Michigan Ceramics Exhibition 2024 juried by George Rodriguez.

 Artist Bio

Born and raised in the border city of El Paso, TX, George Rodriguez creates highly ornamented, figurative ceramic sculptures, often underlined by a connection to the sociopolitical issues the artist explores. Rodriguez holds a BFA from the University of Texas El Paso and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Washington, Seattle. His world curiosity grew as a recipient of a Bonderman Travel Fellowship where he traveled the world through most of 2010. His work has shown at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA; Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Canton Art Museum, Canton, OH and others. His sculptures are part of the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen College of Computer Science and Engineering, Seattle, WA; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University, Salem, OR; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. and the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. George was featured on PBS Craft in America “Storytellers” episode and has created a large public sculpture for the new Kansas City Airport which opened March 2023.

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
1516 S. Cranbrook Rd.
Birmingham, MI 48009

Exhibition Dates: September 27 – October 31, 2024 Opening Reception and Juror Talk: 5-7 pm, September 27, 2024

West Michigan Area Show 

May 31, 2024

My painting Indoor Outdoor (above center) is included in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.  I will be speaking at the lunchtime ArtBreak series with artist Vicki Nelson, July 9, 12:00 – 1:00 pm.

The exhibition runs through August 18, 2024 and if you would like to vote for the Peoples Choice Award before July 7 do so here.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Celebrating 40 years of Buckham Fine Arts Project: 1984 – 2024

May 31, 2024

This year Buckham Fine Arts Project in Flint, MI celebrates 40 years of contemporary art programing and I am excited to be have the above painting “Linear” in the exhibition. 

The exhibition runs through June 8, 2024

121 W. 2nd Street, Flint, MI 48502

www.buckhamgallery.org

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.

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

https://www.eastendart.org/

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

https://www.fluffycrimes.com/

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.

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