Welcome to the website of Mike Somerscales featuring current paintings as well as a selection of paintings and drawings from the past. Viewing works from the Portfolio page is a simple matter of clicking the category of interest and repeating to enlarge the picture. The paintings in Archive are in chronological order, and many of them are still in possession of the artist and are available. Interested collectors are referred to the contact section for further enquiries. Thank you for your interest and enjoy the show.

Biography

• Born 1943 Derbyshire, England
• Immigrated to America 1964
• Lived in New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, and St. Louis, Mo
• Served in US Army 1965-1967
• Married 1970, 5 children and 8 grandchildren
• Educated Univ. Cal. Berkeley, BA in Art, Phi Beta Kappa
• Stanford University, MFA , Teaching Assistantship
• Currently residing in Portland, OR

Artist Resume

Selected Exhibitions

• 2006 QUINCY UNIVERSITY, Quincy IL, Solo Exhibition.
• 2005 ART AND AIR SHOW, Webster Groves, MO, Juried Show, First Place Award.
• 2004 ST. LOUIS ARTIST GUILD, Explorations in Oil and Acrylic, Fred Werle Memorial
• 2003 ST. LOUIS ARTISTS GUILD, Meet me in St. Louis Fred and Mildred Carpenter Prize
• 1995 VILLAGE GALLERIES OF MAUI, Hawaii. Solo Exhibition.
• 1995 ART ST. LOUIS, St. Louis MO, Juried Show, Ten selected artists, Honors Award.
• 1994 METROPOLITAN SQUARE, St. Louis MO, Solo exhibition sponsored by Boody Fine Arts
• 1994 ART ST. LOUIS, St. Louis MO, Art St. Louis X, Juried show.
• 1994 ART ST. LOUIS, St. Louis MO, Painted Surface, Juried Show.
• 1994 ART ST. LOUIS, St. Louis MO, Urban Landscape
• 1992 HUI NO’ EAU Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI, Hawaiian Landscape, Juried Show
• 1992 BOODY FINE ARTS, St. Louis MO, Gallery Artists Group Show
• 1991 BOODY FINE ARTS, St. Louis MO, Gallery Relocation Exhibit
• 1990 C. NOHR GALLERY, St. Louis MO, Selected Artists Group Show.
• 1987 C. NOHR GALLERY, St. Louis MO, Selected Artists Group Show
• 1983 ART AFFAIR, Clayton MO Juried outdoor exhibit, Honorable Mention.
• 1975 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto CA, Masters Thesis Exhibition
• 1975 Y.M.C.A. Berkeley CA, Student Invitational
• 1973 WORTH RYDER GALLLERY, U.C. Berkeley CA, B.A. Graduation Show

Selected Collections

• Adams Mark Hotels, Jacksonville FL
• American General Insurance Co. St. Louis MO
• Dollar General Stores, Nashville TN
• Form Systems, Inc. St. Louis MO
• KPMG Peat Marwick, Cleveland OH

Special Commission

Three large-scale murals (10’x36’, 10’x43’, and 10’x75’) painted for the American Airlines Reservations Office in St. Louis.

 

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