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MICHAEL VASQUEZ

@michaelvasquez_

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Born in Pinellas, but made in Dade. ⁣
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💐 Since 2021, in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 30th is MICHAEL VASQUEZ DAY in NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA 💐 taken in North Miami, Florida by @michaelvasquez_

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Honored to have this work included in the #outwin2019 American Portraiture Today at the @smithsoniannpg which opens to the public tomorrow. Special thank you to @therealswizzz @aliciakeys and @thedeancollection for generously loaning this work to the museum (for a very long time!). And of course, BIG shout out to the legends LOFTY AND SLIKK "CSPG : Southway Zoo - Tropical Boyz" 2016
acrylic and acrylic spray paint on canvas
58 x 84" taken in National Portrait Gallery USA by @michaelvasquez_

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7 years ago

A favorite from a few years back for #internationalportraitday …

In “Barking Up The Wrong Tree,” two young men of Afro-Caribbean decent, “B” and “SF”, take a moment to compose themselves under an oak tree canopy at a neighborhood park.

The friends stand closely together and assert their identity, place, and belonging with pride. B flashes an inviting grin, paired with a hand sign that leads the viewers’ eyes through the composition to meet SF, perched atop a tree stump, —or perhaps, propped up on a pedestal, confronting the viewer with intensity and confidence. Interwoven into his cocoon like pose, SF’s Santeria beads, or elekes, signal that the guidance and protection of higher powers is at work here. With deep roots in the West African Yoruba religion, coupled with elements of Roman Catholicism, Santeria, the Afro-Caribbean born religion, epitomizes the convergence of races, cultures, and religions.

“Barking Up The Wrong Tree” further explores the long standing theme of community found in my work. Within the context of current times where conversations about identity, — color, race, religious beliefs— and a slew of other societal issues have all been amplified, B and SF find empowerment through their shared beliefs, unity, and brotherhood. And although the painting is not aggressive in nature, there is an underlying tone that anyone testing these notions, would surely be barking up the wrong tree.

Michael Vasquez
“Barking Up The Wrong Tree”
acrylic, acrylic paint marker, and acrylic spray paint on canvas
90 x 70”
2022

#internationalportraitday taken in Barking Up The Wrong Tree by @michaelvasquez_

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I am excited to be exhibiting new works with Richard Beavers Gallery at the tenth anniversary edition of 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗢, April 13–16. The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern art celebrates galleries from 90 cities and 36 countries. ⁣
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𝗥 𝗜 𝗖 𝗛 𝗔 𝗥 𝗗 𝗕 𝗘 𝗔 𝗩 𝗘 𝗥 𝗦 𝗚 𝗔 𝗟 𝗟 𝗘 𝗥 𝗬⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗢 | @expochicago ⁣
APRIL 13, 2023 - APRIL 16, 2023⁣
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Chicago | Navy Pier⁣
600 E Grand Avenue⁣
Chicago, IL 60611⁣
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🖼️ Michael Vasquez⁣
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳)” 2023⁣
acrylic, acrylic paint markers, and acrylic spray paint on canvas⁣
70 x 90”⁣
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#MichaelVasquez #RichardBeaversGallery #ExpoChicago #Chicago #ArtFair #contemporaryart taken in EXPO CHICAGO by @michaelvasquez_

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4 years ago

𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 presents⁣
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“𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙂𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙎”⁣
Curated by Melahn Frierson and AJ Girard⁣
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🗓 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:⁣
Saturday, December 4th 10a-8p⁣
Sunday, December 5th 10a-6p⁣
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📍: The Moore Building, Miami Design District⁣
191 NE 40th Street Miami, FL ⁣
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🎟: Free and open to the public⁣
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Shattered Glass, the acclaimed exhibition of new art by emerging artists of color that was shown at Jeffrey Deitch Los Angeles last spring, will be presented in an expanded version in the Moore Building in the Miami Design District from November 29 – December 5, 2021.⁣
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The Los Angeles version of Shattered Glass, curated by Melahn Frierson and A.J. Girard, was more than an exhibition, it was a phenomenon, attracting 1,000 visitors per day in its final weeks. Shattered Glass connected with a diverse art audience, giving visitors a rare opportunity to see art that reflected their own life experience. Frierson and Girard selected emerging artists from Los Angeles, Miami, Baltimore, Dallas, New Jersey and less likely cities like Fresno. Many of the artists knew each other prior to the exhibition. The show represented communities in addition to individual talents. The expanded Miami version of Shattered Glass will include fifteen new artists.⁣
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@melahn_cristalle is Director of Jeffrey Deitch Los Angeles.⁣
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@_ajgirard is an independent curator and arts educator, known for his community outreach.⁣
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@jeffreydeitchgallery has been presenting exhibitions and public art projects in the Miami Design District since 2002. taken in The Moore Building by @michaelvasquez_

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5 years ago

Michael Vasquez
“Smokescreen - Rell and Draco” 2018
acrylic, acrylic paint marker, and acrylic spray paint on canvas
54 x 72”
cc: @re77____ taken in Little Haiti by @michaelvasquez_

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8 years ago

Michael Vasquez for SKYWAY 2024 at @theringling on view through January 26th 2025. taken in Ringling Museum of Art by @michaelvasquez_

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2 years ago

For the 5th Anniversary of the @stpetepier , I was invited by @stpetefl and @nogooddeeds_art to create a mural to celebrate the occasion. ⁣
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Working on a tight timeline while also weathering daily summer storms and record-breaking heat, was no easy feat.⁣
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𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 – 𝘚𝘱𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, 2025⁣
exterior latex and spray paint on wood panel wall⁣
10 x 20’⁣
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𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 – 𝘚𝘱𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 honors the legacy of the St. Petersburg Pier by depicting a father and son building a sandcastle on the shoreline of Spa Beach. The sandcastle takes the form of William B. Harvard Sr.’s iconic inverted pyramid pier, which stood from 1973 to 2015, and continues to hold a lasting place in the city’s collective memory. In the background, the current iteration of the Pier rises on the horizon, drawing past and present into quiet dialogue through the lens of imagination and familial connection.⁣
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While celebrating the Pier’s architectural history and the cultural spirit of The Sunshine City, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 – 𝘚𝘱𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 also continues a deeply personal thread in my artistic practice: the reimagining of fatherhood. Growing up without a father figure, I often explore intergenerational relationships and the longing for paternal connection. This mural revisits and expands upon those themes, directly recalling my 2015 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘 mural 𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, which likewise featured Harvard’s inverted pyramid and reflected a similar yearning for relationship, presence, and belonging. Here, a fleeting sculpture takes on monumental weight—hands shaping a form that could never stand alone—reminding us that even the most impermanent gestures can become anchors of memory, meaning, and place. Blending personal reflection with collective nostalgia, the mural invites viewers to see the Pier not only as an architectural landmark, but as a living site of shared experience—rebuilt again and again through stories, relationships, and the imagination.⁣
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Thank you to @stpetepier @stpete and @nogooddeeds_art for the opportunity, @sovoth_c for the assist, and @tywynn for the photography. taken in St. Pete Pier by @michaelvasquez_

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𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 is now on view and open to the public at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art through January 26th 2025. ⁣
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𝘚𝘬𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is a joint triennial exhibition celebrating the diversity of artistic practices in the Tampa Bay region. Following the success of the initial 𝘚𝘬𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 at regional museums in 2017, and the second iteration in 2021, the highly anticipated 𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 exhibition is set to be showcased at five leading art institutions across the Tampa Bay area this year.⁣
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The museums participating in this triennial exhibition—the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design; the Tampa Museum of Art; and the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum—are proud to announce their joint effort in presenting this groundbreaking showcase.⁣
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On view at The Ringling from May 25, 2024 through January 26, 2025: Caitlin Albritton, Ainaz Alipour, Mohsen Azar, Saumitra Chandratreya, Elisabeth Condon, Robyn “Avalon” Crosa, Rachel de Cuba, Jake Fernandez, Akiko Kotani, Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse, Libbi Ponce, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇, and Joo Woo.⁣
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Michael Vasquez⁣
𝘓𝘪𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦), 2024⁣
acrylic, acrylic paint markers, and acrylic spray paint on canvas⁣
90 x 70 in⁣
228.6 x 177.8 cm⁣
Available taken in Ringling Museum of Art by @michaelvasquez_

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💐𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝙈𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍’𝙎 𝘿𝘼𝙔 💐⁣
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“𝘈 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺” 2006⁣
acrylic, oil, and spray paint on canvas⁣
71 x 109” by @michaelvasquez_

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Michael Vasquez⁣
“𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 (𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱)” 2023⁣
acrylic, acrylic paint markers, and acrylic spray paint on canvas⁣
60 x 72”⁣
📬 Available⁣
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As seen at @theringling in Skyway 2024. by @michaelvasquez_

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Thank you to guest artist and PCCA Alum @michaelvasquez_ for a fantastic talkback with our Visual Arts majors! #chasingscholarships #chasingdreams #gopcca taken in Gibbs High School by @michaelvasquez_

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