 | About Michael
Charron is a plein air painter and his work represents to him the junction of art and the out-of-doors, the two enduring loves of his life. He often seeks out remote settings, and eccentrically uses four pet llamas as his pack animals to carry his supplies. All his small paintings are created on site, and all his large studio paintings are based on these plein air sketches done in nature. Charron imbues his studio works with a very specific metaphysical component, his belief is that art of enduring value must echo the values of the culture from which it comes. The artist’s interest in the metaphysical is a reflection of the world wide cultural movement, currently underway, referred to as “higher consciousness” or “spiritual awakening” put forth by quantum physicists in concert with spiritual leaders. In a Southwest Art interview Charron was quoted as saying that he paints for “balance, exploration of the ontological and posterity”
MICHAEL CHARRON (1957- )
| EDUCATION: | Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from Western Michigan University:
Minor art history |
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| 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) |
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| EXHIBITIONS: | Steers Street Gallery, Kalamazoo, Michigan; “Color Show”
Western Michigan University Art Department Gallery; Group Show
Knollwood Building: Kalamazoo, Michigan “Three Sculptors” BFA Show:
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Kalamazoo, Michigan “Group Show”
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 from Wilderness Journeys 2009” One Man Show October 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 2-15-10 – 3-19-10
Gilmore Art Center, “Pictorial Essays from Wilderness Journeys 2010” One Man Show October 11 – October 15, 2010
C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT. “The Russell: Sale to Benefit the Russell Museum” exhibition 2-15-11 – 3-18-11 |
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| PUBLICATIONS: | Landscapes of Colorado – Mountains and Plains Fresco Fine Art Publications 2006
Southwest Art Values section June 2008 |
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| COLLECTIONS: | Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum; Colorado Springs, CO.
Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Michigan
Crimson Resource Management, Denver, CO
Holland & Hart; Denver, Colorado
Darling, Bergstrom & Milligan; Denver, Colorado
Colorado Business Bankshares, Inc.; Denver, Colorado
Ryan Exploration; Denver, Colorado
Payroll Inc.; Denver, Colorado
Stripling, Shaw & Stripling; Norcross, Georgia
Cushman & Wakefield, Denver, CO
Coppola & Marlin, LLC |
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