m griesgraber

Welcome to mgriesgraber.com

My art studio / gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the NEONOPOLIS complex
at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont St. in Downtown Las Vegas

Upstream People Gallery selected five of my recent paintings for display in its 10th Annual International Abstraction Juried Exhibition. The jury singled out, “Big Wheels II”, for Special Recognition. The participating artists are arranged alphabetically, you'll find my paintings by clicking “Do - H”. The paintings are posted on the gallery's web site through December 2009 at upstreampeoplegallery.com. Juror's Statement: “Michael Griesgraber of Las Vegas, Nevada has made some bold visual statements with his use of high tonal contrasts with yellow and gold coloration. Especially strong is "Big Wheels II" in acrylic.” Larry Bradshaw, Professor of Art, Exhibition Curator
Neo Action Abstraction Exhibition Six artists were selected for the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts first juried show. Works by Joseph Palermo, Jenik, Constantine, Richard Bailey, Michael Wardle and Mike Griesgraber were chosen as examples of innovative directions in Action Abstraction painting. First expounded on by renown art critics Harold Rosenberg and Clement Greenberg in the early 50's, this art form, practiced by Jackson Pollack, Franz Kline, William de Kooning and others, was championed as the most significant movement in painting in decades. Several works from this exhibition, which ran from January 1 thru July 30, 2009, are now on display in the Museum’s Emporium.

Big wheels ii given special recognition Award

Fine Art Book

Several paintings from my Urban Action Abstraction series were included in the 2008 edition of New Art International (Vol. XII 2007-2008). The annual features 70 artists from around the world. It is published in both hard and soft-cover editions. The soft-cover retails for $9.95. It can be found at Boarders and Barns & Noble book stores. The book’s publisher is Book Art Press of New York.

Gauguin in the 21st Century
Several of my Gauguin parody paintings were exhibited in September at the Andrews Art Museum in North Carolina. The entire Gauguin Series is now on exhibition at the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art through May 30, 2010. Two of the paintings, including “Day of the Trash Gods,” are featured in a new hardcover book, Contemporary Masters Vol. III which will be available at Amazon.com in March.

Girl with i Pod
oil on canvas
24” x 30” 2006

Day of the Trash Gods
oil on canvas

26” x 34” 2006

Homage to the Skull
Acrylic on canvas
24” x 36” 2010

My current exhibit include selections from 3 recent series

Many of my recent paintings are on exhibit at my studio next to the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art Emporium, including “Homage to Hofmann,” “Action Abstractions,” and the “Aerial Series.”

Party Thyme
Acrylic on canvas

24” x 36” 2010