MICHAEL CHARRON (1957- )
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Western Michigan University:
Minor art history 1980
AWARDS:
Ford Foundation Grant for research in bronze casting
Ford Foundation Grant for research and project completion
Walter Enz Memorial Award (outstanding academic achievement in the field of art)
Coutts Museum Paint the Parks Competition 2014 Full-Size Award Winner
Coutts Museum Paint the Parks Competition 2014 Full- Size Winner Honorable Mention
24th Annual Juried Exhibition Breckenridge Fine Art Center Texas Lester and Virginia Clark Memorial Award
EXHIBITIONS:
Steers Street Gallery, Kalamazoo, Michigan; “Color Show” 1978
Western Michigan University Art Department Gallery; Group Show 1978
Knollwood Building: Kalamazoo, Michigan “Three Sculptors” BFA Show: 1980
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Kalamazoo, Michigan “Group Show” 1981
Remmi Fine Art, Denver, CO. “The Eternal Landscape” July 7 - 28, 2006
Red Stallion Gallery; Glen Haven, CO. “Estes Park Plein Air – Painting the Parks” 8/26/06 – 9/30/06
Square Deal Framing & Gallery; Denver, CO. “Four Painters” 11/17/06 – 12/21/06
Remmi Fine Art, Denver, CO. “The Eternal Landscape” July 6 - 27, 2007
Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO. “Landscapes of Colorado” August 4 – 25, 2007
Byers Evans House Museum, Denver, CO. “High Plein Air Art Exhibit” Fall 2007
Fort Collins, CO. Lincoln Center, “17th National Art Exhibition and Sale” 4/5/08 – 5/9/08
Enso Gallery, Denver, CO. Syndication Presentation September 30, 2008
Square Deal Gallery; Denver, CO. “Small Works” 11/14/08 – 12/20/08
Gallery 1261, Denver, CO. “Salon du Musee” November 3 – 14, 2008
Denver Public Library “Denver Plein Air Arts Festival Exhibition” 11/14/08 - 12/31/08
Wings Over the Rockies Museum, 27th Annual Antique and Art Show 4/17/09 – 4/19/09
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays of Wilderness Journeys 2009” Solo Exhibition Oct. 2009
Square Deal Gallery; Denver, CO. “Small Works” 11/13/09 – 12/19/09
Gilmore Art Center, “Artists brushes Lend a Helping Hand” Group Show June 2010
C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT. “The Russell: Sale to Benefit the Russell Museum” exhibition 3-19-10
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays from Wilderness Journeys 2010” Solo Exhibition October 11 - 15, 2010
C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT. “The Russell: Sale to Benefit the Russell Museum” exhibition 3-18-11
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays from Wilderness Journeys 2010” Solo Exhibition October 24 - 28, 2011
Artistica Art Gallery, Denver, CO “Opening Exhibit” Group show November 5, 2011 – December 5, 2011
Artistica Art Gallery, Denver, CO “Polareyes: One Vision Two Perspectives” Solo Exhibition June 5 -30, 2012
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays from Wilderness Journeys 2013” Solo Exhibition Nov 15 - Dec 10, 2013
Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational July 11, 2014 Open class
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays from Wilderness Journeys 2014” Solo Exhibition Nov 17 - Dec 20, 2014
Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, CO. 20th Anniversary Celebration January 2015
24th Annual Juried Exhibition Breckenridge Fine Art Center Texas August 2015
Coutts Museum of Art, Kansas "8th Annual Paint the Parks Exhibition" Nov 3, 2015 - Jan 20, 2016
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays from Wilderness Journeys 2015” Solo Exhibition Nov 16 - Nov 30, 2015
The Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI “Paint the Parks” July 30, 2016 – September 13, 2016
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, TX “Best of the Best “from 24 years of the annual juried show 11-2016 – 1-2017
Littleton Art Museum, Colorado 52nd Annual Own an Original juried exhibition Nov 17, 2017 – Jan 7, 2018
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, TX 27th Annual Juried Art Show July 2018 – September 2018
Pine Street Church, Boulder, CO “Art at the Fringe of Spiritual Expression” Aug 15, 2018 – Sept 22, 2019
Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO Holy Moly Religious/Political Commentary in Contemporary Art 10-2018 – 1-5-2019
Lapis Gallery, Denver, CO “Three Point Compass” May 3-2019 – June 14, 2019
Off Broadway Gallery, Boulder, CO “Wilderness, Serpents & Saints An Artist’s Odyssey” One Man Show Nov 2020
Off Broadway Gallery, Boulder, CO “The Enchanted West 21st Century Interpretations” Two Man Show Mar 2022
C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT "Charlie's Miniature Roundup" invited group show March 17 - 20, 2022
Brittany Davis Gallery, Nevada, CA "Grand Opening Exhibition" invited group show July 2022
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO "Bringing the Region to the Regional" juried group show Aug 8 - Nov 27, 2022
Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO "Holy Moly What's Next" juried group show Dec 9, 2022 - Jan 14, 2023
Newberry Event Center, Great Falls, MT "Charlies Miniature Roundup" juried group show March 2023Off Broadway Gallery, Boulder, CO “The Enchanted
Off Broadway Gallery, Boulder, CO “A Weary World Rejoices” One Man Show December 10, 2023 - January 11, 2024
MEDIA:
Landscapes of Colorado – Mountains and Plains Fresco Fine Art Publications 2006
Southwest Art Values section June 2008
Southwest Art Collector’s Corner October 2011
Southwest Art Feature Article: Inspiration en Plein Air June 2012
Steamboat Magazine the Arts Summer issue 2012
Plein Air Magazine Extreme Painter feature August September 2012 issue
Denver Westword Blogs Michael Charron by Jamie Siebrase posted Nov. 24, 2014 at 7:48am
Colorado Public Radio Colorado painter braves snow…. by Shanna Lewis ← Older postsPosted on December 10, 2014
ARTBEAT Magazine Wendy L. Pitton http://www.artbeatmagazine.com/michael-charron-catacomb-saints-series May 2020
Outdoor Painter Llama Syndicate Bob Bahr editor www.outdoorpainter.com/the-llama-syndicate/ 2020
WaMa Art Asylum interview https://www.dropbox.com/s/o67y5vw5qr2tbld/AnArtistsOdyssey.mov?dl=0
WaMa Art Asylum interview https://www.dropbox.com/s/3im7lb54ko4751y/Charron%20Interview%20WS%26S.mov?dl=0
Denver Post More Than Meets the Eye May May 2022 rhub.denverpost.com/blog/2022/05/michael-charron-artist/291759/
"SONSUZ ŞÜKRAN KÖYÜ RESİM HEYKEL FOTOĞRAF SERGİSİ 2" https://youtu.be/83l9muy8vZ4 January 2023
SELECT COLLECTIONS:
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum; Colorado Springs, CO
Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, MI
Crimson Midstream, Denver, CO
Holland & Hart; Denver, CO
Wealth Strategies Group: Littleton, CO
DJ Resources Management LLC, Denver, CO
Wood & Company, Denver, CO
Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus, Castle Rock, CO
Senator and Mrs. Clarence Saxby Chambliss: Georgia
Mia Valley, Aspen Colorado