MIKE CHAVEZ
Ghetto Superstar 29 September - 10 October 2009
iain dawson gallery
Mike Chavez 2009 Ghetto Superstar Acrylic screenprint on canvas with aerosol 168 x 168cm
M
ike Chavez, painter, provocateur,
social anthropologist, ghetto superstar. Latest collection of paintings on show at iain dawson gallery, Paddington, explore the Filipino diaspora and it’s seedier underside. Utilising techniques refined and made famous by Andy Warhol, Chavez continues his journey drawing on his Filipino heritage and his strong street art aesthetic.
Mike Chavez 2009 Double Penetration Acrylic screenprint on canvas with aerosol 168 x 168cm
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2009 Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne 2008 Edwina Corle9e Gallery, Brisbane 2008 Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney 2008 “a fis@ul of pesos” Mossgreen Gallery Melbourne 2007 “painEngs my mother wouldn’t hang” Diaz‐CasEllo Gallery, Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions 2009 2008 2007 2007
Archibald Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of NSW Group show Harrison Galleries "eleven" Harrison Galleries "let them roam" Harrison galleries, Sydney
Collections ARTBANK Private collections in Australia, United States, Europe , Singapore, Hong Kong and The Philippines.
Activist artist Richard Bell with his portrait by Mike Chavez ‘Portrait of a Bad Mutha’ Archibald Prize 2009 Art Gallery of New South Wales
Mike Chavez
mike chavez ghetto superstar 29 september – 10 october 2009
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