Michael J. Abraham - Artist Statement
2023 Accepted 39th Juried Membership Exhibition Opening Reception
39th Juried Membership Exhibition Opening Reception, Wednesday, November 15th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Awards at 7:00 p.m., at Reeves Art + Design, 2415 Taft St, Houston,TX 77006. Juror Matt Reeves selected 38 works out of the 468 submitted for this show, on view Nov 5 - Dec 2, 2023.
Reeves Art + Design is the largest family-owned and operated Houston art gallery located in the historic Midtown/Montrose district of Houston, TX. Founded in 1969, we have been providing a quality selection of fine art for over 50 years.
2023 Accepted into the Visual Arts Alliance Houston 39th Open Juried Exhibition "No Zoning" was selected by Juror Heidi Vaughn who holds a Master's degree in Art History and is the gallerist at Heidi Vaughn Fine Art https://heidivaughanfineart.com. HVFA is a member of the International Society of Appraisers in Fine Art and the Houston Art Gallery Association.
E-mail comment from Juror: Dear Michael, "Thank you for the thank you! It’s a great work of art!" Best wishes, Heidi Vaughan
2022 Accepted into the Visual Arts Alliance Houston 38th Open Juried Exhibition by Juror Allison de Lima Greene is the curator of modern art at the Museum of Fine Art Houston.
2020 Accepted into the Archway Gallery 13th Annual Juried Exhibition
"Train Stopped" (below) was selected by Juror is Wayne Gilbert who has been a guest speaker at Bard College, Annandale on the Hudson, Rutgers University, and Texas Tech. He has curated exhibitions in Trujillo, Peru, Santiago, Cuba, Salwedel, Germany, Seattle, Washington, Marfa, Texas, and Arlington, Texas, to name a few.
2019 Awarded Honorable Mention - Archway Gallery 12th Annual Juried Exhibition " The Moment She Decided To Leave" (below) was selected by Juror is Wayne Gilbert.
Born in New York, I studied fine art at C.W. Post College and Buffalo State where collectors would visit my dorm room and purchase everything produced each week. I have spent over 25 years in the commercial graphic arts industry and am a third generation embroiderer.
I began oil painting in my early teens. Today I do both landscape and unique experimental abstract and statement work.
Working primarily in oil on canvas I have always pushed to innovate both in subject matter and color theory. Additionally, working in mixed media I incorporate various powders, foils, impasto textures, and embroidery.
Michael J. Abraham
"No Zoning"
Michael J. Abraham
"The Moment She Decided To Leave"
Michael J. Abraham
"Train Stopped"