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| SOLO ART SHOWS | ||
| Michael Pukac Solo Show | Hot Gossip | Lake Tahoe, CA, 2011 |
| A Dreampunk Review | Viento y Agua | Long Beach, CA, 2010 |
| Fantastical Voyages | Cush Salon & Gallery | Beverly Hills, CA, 2010 |
| Lyrical Tales of the Muse | Freedom Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2010 |
| Pukac Solo Show | Cosmic Creations | Lake Tahoe, CA, 2010 |
| Pukac Solo Show | M.A.W.L. Gallerie | Orange County, CA, 2009 |
| Featured Long Beach Artist | Sipology Gallerie | Long Beach, CA, 2009 |
| Pukac Safari | Bailey Gallery | Los Angeles, CA, 2009 |
| Illuminated | The Artery Gallery | Costa Mesa, CA, 2009 |
| Fantasmagorical | Coffee Haven | Long Beach, CA, 2008 |
| Pukac | Digital Three Studios | Sarasota, FL, 2007 |
| Ricochet | Paradigm Art Gallery | Sarasota, FL, 2007 |
| Curio | Paradigm Art Gallery | Sarasota, FL, 2006 |
| Curio Garden | In Studio Showing | Sarasota, FL, 2006 |
| Rebelution | Pleasure Island Art Association Center | Orange Beach, AL, 2004 |
| Encasement | Summit Gallery | Fairhope, AL, 2002 |
| A Complete Body of Work | Lyons Share Gallery | Fairhope, AL, 2001 |
| Pukác | Lyons Share Gallery | Fairhope, AL, 1999 |
| FEATURED ART SHOWS & DUO ART SHOWS | ||
| Crash Canvas | New Puppy Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2011 |
| Pukac Featured Show | The Hive Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2010 |
| Decked Out, Featured Show | Cactus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA 2010 |
| Kaboom! Duo Show w/ Mear One | Gas Company Lofts | Los Angeles, CA 2009 |
| Roman Candles, Three Artist Show | Box Gallery | Costa Mesa, CA, 2009 |
| Pukac Featured Artist | Cannibal Flower | Los Angeles, CA, 2009 |
Double Shot, Duo Show w/ Max Neutra |
Goods Gallery | Long Beach, CA, 2009 |
| Pukac Featured Artist | United Cat at Safari Sams | Los Angeles, CA, 2008 |
| Art for Heart | Hosted by the American Heart Association | Orange Beach, AL, 2008 |
| Southern Naturalism | Summit Gallery | Fairhope, AL: Curator, 2003 |
| SELECTED GROUP SHOWS | ||
| 2011 | ||
| Beyond Eden | LA Municipal Art Gallery | Los Angeles, California |
| Coscmic Love | Temple of Visions Gallery | Los Angeles, California |
| Group Show | Mondo Bizarro Gallery | Rome, Italy |
| Love Attack | The Vortex (presented by Cannibal Flower) | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Love Show | Gallery Homeland | Portland, Oregon |
| CF (Ongoing Shows) | Cannibal Flower | Los Angeles, CA |
| Hive (Ongoing Monthly Shows) | Hive Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Heart of Gaia | Temple of Visions Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1 Year Anniversary | D i a l e c t Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| 2010 | ||
| Viva La Art Event | Bergamot Station | Culver City, CA |
| Viva La Art | Viva La Art | Los Angeles, CA |
| Illuminary Interlude | Long Beach Museum of Art | Long Beach, CA |
| 10 Year Anniversary | Cannibal Flower | Los Angeles, CA |
| Chair-ity Art Auction | Art Squared, The Brewery, & The Medallion | Los Angeles, CA |
| Warrior of the Spirit | curated by D i a l e c t Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| From Punk to Purity | New Puppy Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Beyond Eden | Municipal Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Heavenly | Temple of Visions Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dreams Don't Die | Find Art Magazine | Costa Mesa, CA |
| Dialect Group Show | Wanderlust Festival | Lake Tahoe, CA |
| Watercycles: 7th Anniversary Show | Alcove Gallery | Decatur, Georgia |
| Imaginaria | Temple of Visions Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| I Believe In Unicorns | WWA Gallery | Culver City, CA |
| Lightning in a Bottle | 3 Day Festival | Irvine, CA |
| Repeat Offenders | C.A.V.E. Gallery | Venice, CA |
| Metamorphosis | 99 High Art Gallery | Venice, CA |
| Fathom | Box Gallery | Costa Mesa, CA |
| Ancient Civilizations | Temple of Visions Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Everything but the Kitsch n' Sync | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Night of the Nick Nacks | Melt Gallery | Hollywood CA |
| We Love Art | Montalban' Theatre (Converse & Paper Magazine) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Night Dive | Long Beach Aquarium | Long Beach, CA |
| Give Me Space To Think | Thinkspace Gallery at Sherman Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| A Cry For Help | Thinkspace Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Lucent Lamour | The Shrine | Los Angeles, CA |
| Message in a Bottle | Solid Gallery One | Los Angeles , CA |
| Animal Instinct | Artery Gallery | Costa Mesa, CA |
| Ongoing Monthly Shows with | Hive Gallery | Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2010 |
| Ongoing Monthly Shows with | Cactus Gallery | Eagle Rock, CA, 2008-2010 |
| Ongoing Monthly Shows with | Cannibal Flower | Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2010 |
| 2009 | ||
| Infinity | Create Fixate | Los Angeles, CA |
| Aurora of Polar Bears | Melt Gallery | Hollywood, CA |
| Art Box | Box Eight Studios | Los Angeles, CA |
| Animal Instinct | Artery Gallery | Costa Mesa, CA |
| 212 Gallery | 212 Gallery | Seal Beach, CA |
| Create Fixate's Liberate the Arts | Wal*Art Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Back to the Fun | Melt Gallery | Hollywood, CA |
| And The Beat Goes On | New Puppy Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Fueled by Funk w/ George Clinton | Phantom Galleries | Long Beach, CA |
| All of the Above | New Puppy Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Nature's Calling | Loft at Liz's Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| In the Realm of the Senses | New Puppy Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Brush Fire | C.A.V.E. Gallery | Venice, CA |
| Everything but the Kitschen Sync | La Luz de Jesus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| Wisdom Within Us | Create Fixate | Los Angeles, CA |
| Forgotten Saints | Congregation Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Yum Yum Show | C.A.V.E. Gallery | Venice, CA |
| Ongoing Monthly Shows with | United Cat | Long Beach/LA/Fullerton CA, 2008-2009 |
| Ongoing Monthly Shows with | Congregation Gallery | Hollywood, CA, 2008-2009 |
| Ongoing Monthly Shows with | Urban Canvas | Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2009 |
| 2008 | ||
| Lucky 7 | Create Fixate | Los Angeles, CA |
| Off the Wall | Riverside Art Museum | Riverside, CA |
| Growing Pains | C.A.V.E. Gallery | Venice, CA |
| The Dime Show | Back to the Grind | Riverside, CA |
| Project Room Show | 01 Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Brewery Art Show | Gallery W13 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Music Share | Hangar 1018 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Delicious Dimes | The Grind Gallery | Marvista, CA |
Le Gathering |
Gallery W-13 | Los Angeles, CA |
| August Art Walk | Koo’s Gallery | Long Beach, CA |
| Art Bender | Gallery at the End of the World | Altadena, CA |
| Lover’s Ritual | W-13 Gallery | Los Angeles, CA |
| One Night Only | Gallery 016 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Hot Hot Valentines | C1D Gallery | Long Beach, CA |
| 2006 | ||
| Homecoming | Eastern Shore Art Center | Fairhope, AL |
| Look Bitch this is what I see | Crowsley Gallery | Sarasota, FL |
| 2005 | ||
| Out Auction | Pacific Design Center, : Donor / Installation coordinator | Hollywood, CA |
| 2003 | ||
| Graduation Show | Crowsley Gallery | Sarasota, FL |
| Untitled, Senior Show | Crowsley Gallery | Sarasota, FL |
| 2002 | ||
| Gen. X | Gulf Coast Space | Fairhope, AL |
| 1998 | ||
| National display of student work | White House | Washington D.C. |
| SELECTED LIVE PAINTING SHOWS | ||
| 2011 | ||
| Welder w/ The Do Lab | Do Lab Event at The King King | Los Angeles, CA |
| SkyFire Premier | Private Location | Malibu, CA |
| The Kardashians Event | The Kardashian Mansion : Private Party | Los Angeles, CA |
| Branded Arts | Smashbox Studios | Hollywood, CA |
| Ride | Grand Central Art Center | Santa Ana, CA |
| Art Battles Events | Live Painting European Tour | France & Spain |
| Green Long Beach | Downtown Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| Lightning in a Bottle | Oak Canyon Ranch | Silverado, CA |
| Beats Antique | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA |
| The Ethernaut | (presented by The Cruz Coalition) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Satiristas! Axis Mundi Series | The Actors Gang (presented by Tim Robbins) | Los Angeles, CA |
| LA Beatdown | The Music Box | Hollywood, CA |
| Nexus New Years Eve | The Music Box | Hollywood, CA |
| 2010 | ||
| Create Fixate's Locals Only | High Profile Productions | Culver City, CA |
| The Do Lab's Beats Antique | The Music Box | Hollywood, CA |
| Lyons at Night | Lyons | Long Beach, CA |
| Viva La Art Event | Bergamot Station | Culver City, CA |
| LA Arts Fest Halloween Ball | Gallery 1018 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Love Music Art Festival | LA Historic Park | Los Angeles, CA |
| Vaudeville Folk Spectacular | Art Theatre Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| Autumn Lights LA | Pershing Square | Los Angeles, CA |
| Chicks with Decks | AC Supper Club | Venice, CA |
| No Burner Left Behind | Bay Salone | Los Angeles, CA |
| Branded Art w/ Macy Gray | Culver City | Culver City, CA |
| Long Beach Funk Fest | Long Beach Funk Fest | Long Beach, CA |
| Make it Funky | Make it Funky Festival | Los Angeles, CA |
| Lightning in a Bottle | Presented by the Do Lab (3 day event) | Irvine, CA |
| RAW Anniversary | The Queen Mary | Long Beach, CA |
| Repeat Offenders | C.A.V.E. Gallery | Venice, CA |
| Green Long Beach | Downtown Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| The Codega Presents | AC Supper Club | Venice, CA |
| THC Expose | LA Convention Center | Los Angeles, CA |
| Bijou Art Walk | Cosmic Creations | S. Lake Tahoe, CA |
| Project Ethos | The Music Box | Los Angeles, CA |
| Vitalize | Create Fixate | Venice, CA |
| War of the Roses | The Vanguard | Los Angeles, CA |
| Hollywood Artwalk (Ongoing) | The Dragonfly | Hollywood, CA |
| Lucent Lamour | The Shrine | Los Angeles, CA |
| Ongoing Shows | Cannibal Flower | Los Angeles, CA |
| We Love Art | Montalban' Theater (Coverse & Paper Magazine) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Bacchanal | Day Dream Republic | Los Angeles, CA |
| Chicks with Decks (Ongoing) | Area 33 | Los Angeles, CA |
| I Am A Laser | Club Nokia | Los Angeles, CA |
| Project Ethos | Project Ethos | Los Angeles, CA |
| Auspicious (Ongoing) | King King | Los Angeles, CA |
| 2009 | ||
| O.P.M. | Nucleus Event Center | Los Angeles, CA |
| The MOCA Contemporaries meets Fashion | Catherine Malandrino Maison | Los Angeles, CA |
| Culver City Invasion | Thinkspace Gallery at the Culver City Artwalk | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | The Funk Rumble Block Party | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | Bloom Fest Block Party | Los Angeles, CA |
| Raw Artists | Elevate Lounge | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | 29th Annual Sunset Junction | Los Angeles, CA |
| Art Undressed | Box Eight Studios | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | Long Beach Funk Fest | Long Beach, CA |
| The Live Festival | The Cat Club | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | 25th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival | Venice, CA |
| The Arrival Die Famous | Medusa Lounge | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | DDR Gallery | Long Beach, CA |
| Gris Gris | La Cita | Los Angeles, CA |
| Mondayz | The Dragon Fly | Hollywood, CA |
| Live Painting | DDR Gallery | Long Beach, CA |
| Build | Create Fixate | Los Angeles, CA |
| Tour des Artistes | Long Beach Annual Art Festival | Long Beach, CA |
| Live Painting | Ongoing Monthly Downtown Art Walk | Los Angeles, CA |
| Lucent Lamour | The Do Lab | Los Angeles, CA |
| Double Shot | Goods Gallery | Long Beach, CA |
| Underground | The Cellar | Long Beach, CA |
| 2008 | ||
| The MOCA presents Old-New=New-Old | Blue Velvet | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | Thinkspace Gallery for Sunset Junction | Los Angeles, CA |
| Lucky 7 | Create Fixate | Los Angeles, CA |
| Behind the Mask | The Grind Gallery | Marvista, CA |
| Ultraluxx | Hive Gallery at the Mountain Bar | Los Angeles, CA |
| Masquerade | Rogue Artists Ensemble | Los Angeles, CA |
| Live Painting | w/ University by the Sea | Long Beach, CA |
| Chef’s IV, Fundraiser | Palos Verdes Art Center | Palos Verdes, CA |
| Tour Des Artistes | Downtown Long Beach Art Walk | Long Beach, CA |
| Live Painting Event |
The Found Gallery | Silver Lake, CA |
| 2007 | ||
| Puppets from the Edge | Mad Cow Theater, Produced by Heather Henson | Orlando, FL |
| Hat’s Off to the Arts | Silver Meteor Theater | Tampa, FL |
| Tableau Vivant Nouveau | Paradigm Art Gallery | Sarasota, FL |
| Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida (1999-2003) B.F.A. | ||
| Bayside Academy, Daphne, Alabama (1995-1999) Honors Diploma | ||
| Independent Study of Art Histories: from Baroque to Late 20th Century (1999-2000) | ||
| Independent Study of High Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture in Italy (2007) | ||
| ORIGINALLY PRODUCED PROJECTS | ||
| 'Tableau Vivant Nouveau' Art Performance- Producer/Live-Painting Performer |
Live Performance in collaboration with musicians, theatre, and performance artists to produce "art brought to life" productions (where paintings are brought to life in a physical form through performance and visual design.) In conjunction with 'The Imaginary Light Bulb Factory' Art Troupe. |
Performed at Paradigm Art Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Silver Meteor Theater, Tampa, FL, & Orlando Puppet Festival, Orlando, FL 2007 |
| “The Imaginary Light Bulb Factory” - Co-Founder/Producer of Artist Group |
Artist Group founded to focus on producing avant-garde interdisciplinary productions. |
Sarasota, FL 2007 and Los Angeles, CA 2008-2009 |
| Local Art Walk-Marches, Organizer & Production Director |
Marches organized with members of the 'Guild of Irregulars' Art Troupe to give opportunity to emerging and student artists to have their work seen in the community. |
Art Walk of Downtown Sarasota, FL 2006-2007 |
| “The Guild of Irregulars" - Founder/Producer of Artist Group |
Group was founded to give the opportunity to local artists for a live-work studio space environment with other artists of various mediums |
Sarasota, FL 2005-2007 |
| Scholarship Founder and Art Lecturer for Gulf Shores Middle School, AL 1999-2000 | Founded to give young aspiring artists the opportunity to broaden their artistic horizons by studying their chosen discipline abroad. | Gulf Shores, AL 2003 |
| RELATED EXPERIENCE | ||
| Volunteer Art Mentor | for children in the W.R.A.P. Program | Long Beach, CA 2009 |
| Scenic Artist | The Rainmaker, A Noise Within Theatre | Glendale, CA, 2008 |
| Asst. Puppet Creature Design/Engineer/SFX | Misfit Heights, Feature Film, Unfettered Ent. | 2008 |
| Art Department Chief Artist | for short film, Before I Wake, | 2008 |
| Concept Designer | selected scenes for Feature Film, Maria & the Million Stories | 2008 |
| Published Book Illustrator | “The Flights of Marceau” Series of Children’s Books, Majestic Eagle Publishing | 2006-2008 |
| Asst. Curator/Preparator | Paradigm Art Gallery Shows | Sarasota, FL 2007 |
| Freelance Interior Design, Faux Finishing, Design and Murals | for South FL Businesses & Homes | South Florida, 2005-07 |
| Art Curator and Preparator | for Summit Gallery, Paradigm Art Gallery (2007), Eastern Shores Art Center, Pleasure Island Art Association, and more. |
2005-2007 |
| Head Preparator/Asst Floor Manager | Out Auction, Pacific Design Center, Hosted by Christies | Hollywood, CA, 2005 |
| Curator | Southern Naturalism, Summit Gallery | Fairhope, AL, 2003 |
| Asst. Art Teacher | Bayside Academy Elementary School | Daphne, AL, 1999 |
| SKILLS | ||
| Acrylic/Oil Paint Expert, Thorough knowledge of Art history & Art Criticism, Concept Design, Book Illustration, Adobe Photoshop, Sculpting, Print Making, Arc Welding, Mold Making, Ceramics, Encaustic, Batiking, Stain Glass, Basic Carpentry, Book Fabrication, Traditional Animation, Portraitist, Critical Writing, Film Theory Studies, | ||
| AWARDS | ||
| Awarded Artist of the Year for the RAW Awards, RAW Artists: Los Angeles, CA, Decmeber 2009 | ||
| Awarded 3rd Place in "Best in Show" for Create Fixate's "Wisdom Within Us" Show, Los Angeles, CA, 2009 | ||
| Awarded “Best in Show for Lakewood Ranch $4million class homes” for faux finishing, murals, & decorative work, Sarasota, FL, 2007 | ||
| Awarded “Best Art in Show for First Years” at Ringling College, Sarasota, FL 2000 | ||
| REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | ||
| SALES HISTORY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | ||