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Michael Ray Charles Biography
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Drawing Workshop Instructor Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, TX
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Painting Workshop Instructor, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX
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Art Instructor, 5th Ward Enrichment Program Houston, TX
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Teaching Fellowship, Fundamentals of Drawing University of Houston, TX
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Drawing Instructor, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX
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Sculpture Workshop Instructor, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX
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Intermediate Painting Instructor University of Houston, TX
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Art Instructor, Mental Retardation Authority Houston, TX
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Sculpture Workshop Instructor Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
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MFA, University of Houston Houston, TX
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BA, McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2002
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Standard 8, Cotthem Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2002
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Shiny Figures, Cotthem Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
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2002
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Looking Forward Looking Black, Baltimore Museum of Art, Balimore, MD
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2001
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Gallery Cotthem, Knokke, Belgium (solo)
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2001
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Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, France (solo)
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2000
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Bamboozled, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, NY (solo)
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2000
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Looking Forward Looking Black, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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1999
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery, NY (solo)
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1999
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Michael Ray Charles/Joyce Scott, Florida Atlantic University
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1999
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Michael Ray Charles, Gallery Cotthem Knokke, Belgium (solo)
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1998
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Michael Ray Charles, Gallery Cotthem Barcelona, Spain (solo)
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1998
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Michael Ray Charles, Galerie Hans Mayer Dusseldorf, Germany (solo)
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1998
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Michael Ray Charles, Contemporary Art Center Cincinnati, OH (solo)
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1998
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Re-Righting History, Katonah Museum of Art Katonah, NY
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1998
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Looking Forward, Looking B(l)ack, Weatherspoon Gallery, University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC
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1998
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Concerning Truth, Gallery 400, University of Illinois Chicago, IL
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1997
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Michael Ray Charles, Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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Michael Ray Charles, Moody Gallery Houston, TX (solo)
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1997
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Michael Ray Charles, Albright Knox Gallery Buffalo, NY (solo)
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1995
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Now is the Time, Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY
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1995
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Galerie Hans Mayer Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
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1994
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1994
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Barry Whistler Gallery Dallas, TX (solo)
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1993
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Outside/In: Outsider and Contemporary Artists in Texas, Laguna Gloria Art Museum Austin, TX
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1993
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Souvenirs, Lawndale Art & Performance Center Houston, TX
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1993
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Black & Whites Together, Barnes-Blackman Gallery Houston, TX
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1993
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Faculty Exhibition, University of Texas Austin, TX
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1993
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Texas Contemporary: Acquisitions of the 90's, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX
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1993
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Introductions '93, Moody Gallery Houston, TX
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1993
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The Phoenix Triennial, Phoenix Museum of Art Phoenix, AZ
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1993
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The M.F.A. Show, Blaffer Gallery Houston, TX
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1993
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The Garden of Eden, Lanning Gallery Houston, TX
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1993
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The Escape II, Diverse Works Artspace Houston, TX
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1993
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The Language of Drawing, Barnes-Blackman Galleries Houston, TX
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1992
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Group Exhibition, Barnes-Blackman Galleries Houston, TX
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1992
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Politics As Usual, Small Project Gallery Houston, TX
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1992
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Graduate Group Exhibit, ARA Gallery Houston, TX
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1992
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Fresh Visions/New Voices: Emerging African-American Artists in Texas, Traveled, Glassell School of Art Houston, TX
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1992
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Counter Colonial Lalismo, Diverse Works Artspace Houston, TX
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1992
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Student Exhibition, University of Houston Houston, TX
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1992
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The Case for Art, The Houston International Festival Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX
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1992
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Small Works Exhibition, Small Project Gallery Houston, TX
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1991
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Forerunner and Newcomers Revisited, Dishman Galleries Beaumont, TX
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1991
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Diversity in African-American Art, North Harris Community College Houston, TX
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1991
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Student Exhibition, University of Houston Houston, TX
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1991
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Group Exhibition, Barnes-Blackman Galleries Houston, TX
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1991
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Barnes-Blackman Galleries Houston, TX (solo)
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| Literature |
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2002
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Thon, Ute. 'Wilkommen in Klischee', Art Das Kunstmagazin, February
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2002
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Heartney, Eleanor. 'Speaking for Themselves', Art in America, February
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2001
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Art: 21 Art in the Twenty-First Century, Abrams, Harry N Inc., New York
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2000
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Vanesian, Kathleen. 'Spade & Neutered', New Times, Phoenix, AZ, January 13-19
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1999
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Myers, B.E. 'Thug Life', XXL, Volume 3 No.3, June
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1998
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Michael Ray Charles, Forever Free, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
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| Links to further information |
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