PAINTING EXPERIENCE
PAINTING Mike Twohig

SOLO EXHIBITS:

"Syko Illxstression"
Dec. 00 - Feb. 01: Bug Jar ("Your bar on Earth") 219 Monroe Ave. Rochester, NY. Submitted color copies of paintings during summer 2000. Show consisted of 26 pieces from early spring 2000, on found pieces of drywall, wood, and canvas. Opening reception: 20-30 friends and acquaintances.

"new PAINtings"
Feb. 3 - Apr. 3, 2003: Bug Jar. 13 acrylics: 11 canvas, 2 wood. All abstract formations on off-white ground. No opening reception.

“RETROSPECTION iLLXSTA\VAGANZA!” 2000-2005
July 9-24 2005 A\V art.sound.space Rochester NY
Paintings drawings photos

DUAL SHOW:

"An EERIE Connection"
Oct. 6, 2004 - Jan. 7, 2005: Bug Jar. Mike Twohig (Erie native): 8 acrylics on canvas EERIE ERIC (Erie, PA): 11 acrylics on canvas

GROUP SHOWS:

"Synaptic Seizures"
Spring - Summer 2001: Club Piranha (techno/goth), Rochester, NY (now: Club at Water Street). Saw flyer calling for work. There were 3 month-long showings with opening nights (poorly attended).

"Head Space"
Summer 2001: rented loft in Rochester's Farmer's Market, North Union St. Sean Chilson (a co-coordinator and artist) informed me of show. Included photography, painting, sculpture. I showed 6 acrylics on drywall. "Figure", experimental electronic musician, performed.

"Senior Illustration Show"
Spring 2001: Gallery r RIT's student run gallery on Park Ave. Showed 6 acrylics on drywall.

"Starving Artists"
monthly shows 2001 - 2002: Bug Jar. In collaboration with Rochester's Skye High DJ nights. Openings on last Wednesday per month. Showed 1-4 new pieces every month for over a year. Did a lot of experimenting. The shows inspired me to come up with new work on a consistent basis. Gained much experience with hanging my own work, as well as others'.

"As American as French Fries"
6.13.03: State Street Tavern (hard rock/heavy metal) Erie, Pa. My sister told me that a local artist was putting an art show together. Her boyfriend was also showing, and they invited me bring some stuff down. Hung 5 acrylics on canvas. 3 from "new PAINtings", and 2 new.

"A Skateboarder Art Show"
8.8.03: Sean Chilson's apartment on Monroe Ave. Salon style show, many pieces in a small space. Showed 3 acrylics on canvas, 2 new.

"Arouse"
11.14.03: rented space on Atlas St. Rochester, NY. One well attended opening night. Two big rooms. Live music, by Eastman School of Music jazz band. Showed 3 new acrylics on canvas.

"In Flesh and Spirit" -reflections on our days of the dead
10.30 - 11.21.04: A\V Space 8 Public Market Curated by A\V member Kate Laux. Showed "Zombie Tryptich"(03) "Stanlee" & "Anti-Stanlee"(04) "Object of Affection"(00)

Lux Lounge (rochester bar 666 South Ave.)
Grand Opening: 3 acrylics on canvas (3-4 months)
Halloween 2003: Zombie Tryptich -oil on canvas (3-4 months)
Spring/Summer 2005: Stanlee & Anti-Stanlee oils on canvas

"Art Recycling Sale"
2.28.04: Rochester Contemporary. Non-profit art organization. One night. Showed 4 acrylics and 2 oils. None sold, but donated 1 piece for future event.

DONATIONS

Rochester Contemporary: one acrylic on wood(02) from "Art Recycle Sale"(04)

"Synaethesia #2"
6.11-6.12.04: At the All-Purpose Room. Donated two paintings, which were raffled off to benefit the APR.

Tsunami Benefit
Visual Studies Workshop. 1 acrylic on canvas auctioned off

CONSIGNMENT GALLERIES

Gallery r
Summer 2000: 5 or 6 acrylics and oils on drywall and wood.

Park Avenue Treasures
Fall 2001: front two rooms of a hair salon on Park Ave. Gallery manager asked me to bring in some work. Owner commissioned me to paint 3 oils on canvas. Showed those, and 3 older pieces. Well attended opening.

DISPLAY

Java's,
Gibbs St. Rochester, NY. Extremely regular patron from May 1999 - Dec. 2001. Did most of my ink drawing there, during that period of time. Popular hangout for young people in evenings especially summertime. Mike Calabrese acquired ownership after original "Java Joe" failed financially. Was given the opportunity to paint a mural on a 2x2x12 ft square pillar, and used four colors to abstract approximately 15 faces from my own photos. Have shown many pieces at Java's, most downstairs in the pool room. Owner commissioned me to paint three oils on canvas of locals.

Java Wally's
RIT built a coffee shop in the Wallace Memorial Library and leased it to Java's, hence the name, Java Wally's (Java's was once "Java Joe's"). I had seen flyers posted by the library's director, calling for artwork. There was an initial plan for me to do a mural, but that didn't fly. I was able to display 20-some of my early pieces (all on drywall or wood) along with other student's work. After about 1 year, those were exchanged with 5 newer acrylics, and 1 oil on canvas.

Vertex
Rochester goth/industrial music club/bar. It's original location on Liberty Pole Way after I'd been able to attend a few hardcore/metal/punk shows in the summer of 2000. They opened up, a few blocks away on Chestnut St. I'd been a semi-regular on Thursday nights in the summer/fall of 2001, and noted a few pieces of artwork, but there was also a lot more wall space available. I spoke to the manager and she let me hang some work (early, dark pieces). The place is very dark (black walls), so I had to strategically place them where they'd at least have some visibility. After 1 year, I took a few down, and exchanged them with different pieces.

Rocket Coffee Co.
Rochester. The owner had moved his shop, Chritian's Cafe (shortly named "Iguana Club") from The Village Gate to Monroe Ave, just around the corner of my former apartment. Only survived about 1 year. I had shown about 5 paintings at different times throughout 1 year.

LUX Lounge
666 South Ave. Rochester. RIT graduate and photographer Karrie Laughton had hosted the Bug Jar's Arts and Crafts night, until she opened this bar. LUX is more artistically sophisticated than the Bug Jar, minus the distraction of live bands and DJ nights. Theirs is a big back yard where she shows periodically shows movies. I'd been asked to paint one of the small tables and showed for paintings at the grand opening. I did a zombie triptych oil on canvas, intended for Halloween 2003, that hung until Feb. 2004. 2 cat paintings from Flesh and Spirit shown spring/summer 2005.

Atomic Eggplant
Vegetarian restaurant on Marshall St., just off of Monroe Ave. Just as they were opening in early 2002, a friend of mine who also worked there, told me they were looking for artwork. I contributed 2 acrylics on canvas and later exchanged one of those for a newer piece.

LIVE/PUBLIC PAINTING
#1 "sideshowaction" acrylic on canvas 10.1.05: Gaybot/RogerHouston show at A\V
-cont. 10.2.05: 1st Annual "Artist Row" at Public Market
#2 "grudgedestroyathon" acrylic on canvas 10.22.05: PHYSIC 1.0 Mobile Multimedia Collective

PUBLISHED

Reporter
RIT's student run weekly publication. The annual art&lit issue, May 2000. Submitted 2 acrylics on drywall, and they printed my very first, truly personal expressive painting of a distorted figure, as the first full-page image.

City “Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly”
Rochester's alternative news weekly. "art seen" This is where local amateur artists can send in their artwork to be featured in a 1/4 page section of the paper. My painting "(one)", an acrylic on canvas, was printed in color. They only show one at a time, on an irregular basis.

INTERNET

Art Conspiracy: Mike Twohig.artconspiracy.com
Offers free space for anyone to create a gallery of artwork, separated into Eye, Word, Physical, Mind, and Sound. Supporting members receive their own address and other perks.

Get Underground: getunderground.com >art >visual >Mike Twohig: Illxstression
"Creative resistance designed for the emancipation if the human spirit" Online arts magazine showcasing all types of media. Submitted some paintings, and was given space to create a gallery of about 25 pieces. Was one of 3 featured visual artists for 1 month and archived for additional viewing. Provides space for viewers' comments.

Underground Artist Association: artgodz.com >Showcase >visual >Mike Twohig
"Our primary goal is to create an environment that promotes the many talented (though perhaps under-appreciated) people in our towns" 15 paintings showcased.

Chromatose Underground: chromatoseunderground.com
7 paintings showcased.

Hinge Online: hingeonline.com
"A quarterly journal devoted to Philadelphia based arts. 4 paintings archived in Fall 2002

Nexus: nexus.bendinglight.org

Coffee Faucet
"to publish,…a few of the worthwhile literary and visual works which go unnoticed" 10 paintings in visual section fall/winter 2003

Art Bureau: artbureau.org
"...is an informal art production that embraces the DIY movement..."
3 painting in online gallery

PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS

Esoteric Outreach Program's "Assemblage 1"
One of "20 artists from various backgrounds were chosen after responding to calls for entries on numerous websites and e-mailings. 7 acrylics on canvas showcased.

The Fall #2: welcome2thefall.com
"The fall is an alternative medium created to facilitate artistic exposure…is designed to act as a liaison between artists and galleries in addition it helps to create community between artists." One of 4 visual artists (also literary and music). 10 acrylics on canvas showcased.

Sticky Art First Edition: stickyart.net
"…was formed to bring together some of the best designers, artists, and creative people from all around the world and show their work through the distribution of stickers.
3 of 49 stickers. 1 watercolor, 1 acrylic on canvas, 1 ink on paper.