| |||||
|
Mike Stead
CURRICULUM VITAE Michael Anthony Stead aka mikesbliss Personal statement My work has compositional simplicity that has a complicated sentimental narrative. With my work I invite the viewer on a journey to catharsis. The main element of auto-biography gives the audience a voyeuristic participation. I illustrate my psyche and emotions onto the canvas with most of my characters being nude to amplify the intimacy I want with my audience. My flowers are raw and naive but always passionate. My work is expressive and earnest, raw and revealing. My view of the world is coloured by my experiences and I dare the viewer to relish the pain and the ecstasy, the horror and my daily triumphs. i have just finished my first Graphic Novel to be published by MLR Press (new york) published May 2011 As well as producing painting i also design limited edition prints I am now part of the permanent collection of the Outside The Square gallery in kent Qualifications BA Hons. Design & Applied arts 8 GCSE’s at grade C and above Education Edinburgh College of art 1997-2000 Cleveland College of Art & Design 1996-1997 Exhibitions & Events 2012 BBC2’s Show Me The Monet Featured artwork on season two, episode eight Seattle Erotic Art Fair June 16th until June 24th 2012. 155 N. 35th Street, Seattle, WA. 98104 USA. Uncensored: Queer Art and the Church March 27-April 1 at the Leslie-Lohman Annex, 127-B Prince Street, New York, NY 10012. 2011 Mikesbliss AT SKK Permanent collection of products exclusively available through SKK in the heart of Soho (London). Art For Survivors UK Charity Group Exhibition, Candid Gallery, 3 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NQ, Tuesday 3rd May 2011 till Saturday 7th May inclusive opening times 12pm - 7pm. The private viewing and auction will be on Thursday 5th May from 6-9pm with the auctioning of work taking place at 8pm. An Evening Of Art & Wine 2010 Outside the Square Gallery (Permanent Representation) MARGATE 2010 GFest - gayWise LGBT Arts Festival - Visual Arts Exhibition 8th November 2010 – 21st November 2010 Atrium Gallery Hampstead Town Hall , 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QP Dandy Boys Presents MIKESBLISS. A digital exhibition at Dandy Boys of the stunning & provocative artwork of of Mikesbliss displayed on the video screens. Exhibit launch and champagne reception on Wednesday 3rd February 2010 at 8-9pm with a Dandy Boys party running till 1am. Visage 80s BAR, 442 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Essex, IG2 6LL 2009 Hot At The Fridge! Mikesbliss will be showing exclusive art work at The Fridge in Brixton, London for one night only as part of Lust Events' Hot at The Fridge. Saturday 24th October 2009 LGBT Youth Scotland Charity Art Exhibition & Auction An event set up by LGBT Youth Scotland to raise money for the charity which will be of great interest to the art community and an opportunity for up-and-coming as well as established artists to exhibit their donated work in one of the most popular theatres during the world renowned Edinburgh Festival and come to the notice of a vast range of potential buyers The Exhibition will take place at C Venues, a 6 floor theatre on Chamber Street Edinburgh, from 7th to the 31st of August 2009 Claw A Collection of drawings. April 23rd till April 26th 2009 CLAW 2009 will be at the Wyndham Hotel at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland USA. ADONIS ART 1b Coleherne Road, London, SW10 9BS, 3rd February 2009 to 27th February 2009 DV8 SOHO A Collection of New Work January 2009. DV8, 50 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4UB Peter Tatchell’s Human Rights Foundation Special Concert & Auction to raise funds for Peter Tatchell’s Human Rights Foundation Wednesday 28 January 2009 – from 7.00pm 2008 Lust A Collection of My Own Personal Favourite Work For One Night Only. Private members club in central London. Sunday 19th October 2008 Angles Theatre, Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HQ. January 6th 2008 to February 1st 2008 2007 Adonis Lounge One Night Only. Private members club in central London. Sunday 16th December 2007 GFest - gayWise LGBT Arts Festival - Visual Arts Exhibition Thursday 15th November 2007 to Sunday September 30th 2007, Gallery: The Drill Hall, 16 Chenies St, London WC1E 7EX Looking At AIDS Old City Hall, Zagreb, Croatia 22nd November 2007 Courage Hotel Arcotel Allegra, Zagreb April 2007 One Man Show At The Box 32 - 34 Monmouth St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HA. 1st April 2007 to 30th April 2007 2006 Brick Lane Art Arcade The Back Yard, Brick Lane, London E1, Sunday 14th May 2006 ADONIS ART 1b Coleherne Road, London, SW10 9BS, 1st August 2006 to 1st September 2006 Northern Talent 93 Fleet East, 150 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL Thursday 6th April 2006 Heart Charity Auction, March Town Hall, Market Place, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9JF, 3rd - 15th February 2006 2005 Paper Pen The Art House, North Street, Westbourne, PO10 8SB, August 3rd to September 2005 One Deko Old Spitalfields Market, 111-113 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BG, Saturday 6th of August 2005 to Saturday 3rd September 2005 2004 Thomas Halford Gallery One Man Show at the Thomas Halford Gallery, Mile End Road, London, 2nd February 2004 to 27th February 2004 The Art of Love Arndean Gallery, 23 Cork Street, London, 10th February 2004 to 15th February 2004 Ocean Centre Peace Not War Festival, 270 Mare Street London, 12th February 2004 to 15th February 2004 The Arundell Trust Art Exhibition Bishops gate, London, 1st of July to 6th of July 2004 Sex Show the lotus gallery, 10 chapel row, Bath BA1 1HN, August 2004 Field Of Vision New York The Lab Gallery, 501 Lexington Avenue / 47th. New York, NY 10017, 13th September to September 18th Publications Refresh magazine November 2003 Asthetica Magazine March 2004 X Magazine September 2004 Our Scwules Auge ( German erotic coffee table book) September 2004 positive nation MARCH 2005 3sixty August 2005 the art of love (love Chess website) January 2006 CreamDrops March 2006 rainbow network interview august 2006 Boys Magazine August 2006 iris print calender September 2006 art wanted calendar October 2006 Blue magazine November 2006 Other Experience Artist "Do" William Maltese As well as the above exhibitions I undertake commissions as well as work on my own personal portfolio. i have also created and i manage my own website mikesbliss along with other websites that i have designed . | |||||
|
