Michael Massenburg

Exhibition & Resume History

EDUCATION:

1990 - 1991 Otis Parson Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Graphic Design

1980 - 1984 California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Business Administration

ONE & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (Selected):

2009 “ 24/7,” Cecil Fergerson Gallery, WLCAC, Los Angeles, CA

2008 “Now and Then: The Art of Michael Massenburg,” M.Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2005 “Interpretations in Black,” LaFlorence Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003 “The Art of Michael Massenburg,” M.Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2001 “Cultural Exchange,” Casa De La Cultura, Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico

2001 “Urban Landscape,” Cecil Fergerson Gallery, WLCAC, Los Angeles, CA

1998 “The Art of Michael Massenburg,” Occidental College, Samuelson, Los Angeles, CA

1997 “The Artist..The Celebration.. The Creative Process,” Centinela Adobe, Inglewood, CA

1996 “Art & Soul,” William Grant Still Art Center, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected):

2010 “ CACLA & Fig + 7 Showcase,” Fig + 7 Artspace, Los Angeles, CA

2009 “Inside my Head,” California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2009 “Kith and Kin,” Watts Towers Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA

2009 “Distinctly Los Angeles,” M.Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2009 “Middlebrook, Moody & Massenburg,” 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2009 “You are Here,” Los Angeles World Airport, Los Angeles, CA

2009 “Conversance,” Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA

2008 “Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Ill

2008 “Masterpieces of African American Art,” M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2007 “Cross Sections,” 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA

2007 “Four Artists” Los Angeles City College, Da Vinci Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2006 “Black Creativity,” Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Ill

2006 “Black is Beautiful,” Martha Higgins Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2006 “Tomorrow's Masters,” M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2004 “TGD4," Tambaconnda - Geneva - Dakar International, Tambaconnda, Senegal

2004 “Masterpieces of African American Art,” M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2003 “Finding Family Stories,” Japanese American National Museum, Self-Help Graphics,

California African American Museum and Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2003 “Celebrating Art History” Cabrillo Art Center, Santa Barbara, CA

2002 “New Harlem Renaissance,” Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

2002 “Walls of Pride African American Murals,” California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA

2002 “New Power Generation,” Hampton University, Hampton, VA

2001 “Eyes Speak,” Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA

2000 “National Black Fine Art Exhibit,” MooBoo Gallery, Puck Building, New York, NY

2000 “Colors,” MooBoo Gallery, Navy Pier Grand Ballroom, Chicago, IL

1999 “Farewell to the 20th Century,” Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

1999 “Art for Social Justice,” Albert Jewish Community Center, Long Beach, CA

1999 “Carroll Harris Simms Exhibition,” African American Museum, Dallas, Texas

1999 “Ain’t I a Woman…Ain’t I a Man,” Rare Grooves Collective, Long Beach, CA

1998 “Ancestors and African American Art,” John Wayne Airport, Orange, CA

1998 “No War, No Peace,” Museum of Cultural Diversity, Carson, CA

1997 “Unbuild Southern California,” Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA

1996 “National Black Arts Festival,” Atlanta, Georgia

1996 “Reflections: African American Art,” City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA

1995 “Representations of Masculinity,” Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, CA

1994 “Afros & Dominoes,” Art & Barbie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1993 “Countdown to the Next Millennium,” LACE, Los Angeles, CA

1992 “Southwest Black Art Exhibition", Museum of African-American Life & Culture, Dallas, Texas

1992 “26th Annual San Bernardino Art Exhibition,” San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA

1992 “Breaking Barriers,” Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA

1991 “United Negro College Fund Art Exhibition,” Educational Cultural Complex, San Diego, CA

1990 “Watts 3rd World Art Exhibition,” Watts Health Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS (Selected):

“Many Boats, Many Cultures” Long Beach Transit (with Robin Strayhorn), Long Beach, CA, 2008

“Visions,” Leimert Park, Visions Cultural Organization, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

“Pathway to Freedom,” Rosa Parks Station (with Robin Strayhorn) MTA, Los Angeles, CA, 2002

“Reading to Learn,” Mark Twain Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA, 2002

“Elevate,” Y.O.U. High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA, 2001

“Central Avenue Jazz,” KFC, Los Angeles, CA, 2000

“Family Affair,” Progressive Home for the Elderly, Los Angeles, CA, 1998

“Jazz Era,” American Jazz Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, 1997

“Your Choice,”Watts Urban Greenway, MTA, Los Angeles, CA, 1995

COMMISSIONS (Selected):

“Global Diasporas Project,” California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, 2001

“Doris Miller Celebration,” Art Education Consulting Services, Austin, Texas, 2001

“Raven,” ESPN Zone-Disney, Baltimore, MD, 2001

“Beyond Central,” Central Avenue Jazz Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 2000 & 2001

“Blues” Dana Point Blues Festival, Dana Point, CA, 2001

“Eye of the Tiger,” ESPN Zone- Disney, Anaheim, CA, 2000

“Life’s Spirit,” Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., Silver Anniversary, Washington D. C., 1997

“Thomas G. Lakin,” portrait Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA, 1997

“Kansas City Jazz," Ethnic Art Gallery, 18th & Vine Opening Gala Celebration, Kansas City, MO, 1997

GRANTS (Selected):

George Sugarman Foundation, Novato, CA, 2005

California Art Council, Artist in Residency, Inglewood, CA, 1996- 2001

Change Inc., New York, New York, 1997

L.A. Art Recovery Fund Grant, California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 1992

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (Selected):

Museum Boribana, Dakar, Senegal

Art Kumba, Tambacounda, Senegal

Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA

Watts Labor Community and Action Committee, Los Angeles, CA

Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California-Architecture & Fine Art Library Archives, Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Urban League, Los Angeles, CA

Museum of Cultural Diversity, Carson, CA

Triangular Church of Religious Science, Los Angeles, CA

Mt. Tabor Community Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA

United States Postal Service, Central Avenue Office, Los Angeles, CA

TEACHING (Selected):

HerShe Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Pilgram School, Los Angeles, CA 2009

Theatre Of Hearts Youth First, Los Angeles, CA, 1996- present

Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwalk, CA, 2003- 2008

Los Angeles High for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. 2007- 2008

View Park Preparatory, Los Angeles, CA, 1999- 2007

Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA 2005- 2007

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, Los Angeles, CA, 2005

Lantern Festival: Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2005 & 2007

Gardena High School, Gardena, CA, 2004

California Arts Council, Artist in Residence, Inglewood CA, 1996- 2001

Zenith Youth Home, Inglewood CA, 1993- 2005

Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood CA, 1999-2000

Sheenway School & Culture Center, Los Angeles CA, 1993- 1999

Heart Project, SAAY High School, Los Angeles CA, 1998

Sunday Open Sunday, Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles CA, 1996- 98

Watts Towers Art Center, Los Angeles CA, 1994- 96

Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall, Sylmar CA, 1993

LECTURE & PANELS (Partial listing):

“Artist Talk Masters in African American Art,” M Hanks Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2005

“Future of African American Art,” Pan African Film and Art Festival, Los Angeles, CA, 2002

“Artists in Education,” Inglewood Cultural Arts, Inglewood, CA, 2000

“Art of Michael Massenburg,” Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, 1998

“Representations of Masculinity,” California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 1995

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Art Commissioner, District 1, City of Inglewood, 2008

Sheenway School and Culture Center, Board of Directors, 1997- present

CACLA, Los Angeles, CA. 2006- present

The Collective, Co-Founder & Director, 1999-present

Inglewood Cultural Arts, President, 1998-present

Historic Site Preservation Committee, History of Transportation mural – Helen Lundeberg, 2006

Vermont Slauson Empowerment Council, 2003 - 2004

Inglewood Cultural Task Force, 1995 -1998

Art 2000, Moreno Valley, CA, 1994

L.A. Art Association, Los Angeles, CA, 1994

Black Creative Professional Association, Education Chairperson, 1991

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA (Selected):

Now and Then: Art by Michael Massenburg, M Hanks Gallery, Catalog, 2008

18th Street Arts Center, “Cross Sections ” Catalog, 2007

“The Art of the Train, ” Los Angeles Times, Page 26, March 29, 2007

Donna Dymally, “Artist Profile,”Los Angeles Sentinel, October 12, 2006

Greg Angaza Pitts. “Notes from Black Artistic Expression,” Los Angeles Sentinel, October 20, 2005

Pearl Sharp. "Fertile Ground: Stories from the Watts Towers Arts Center," Documentary, 2005

International Review of African American Art, Oct. 2004

M Hanks Gallery, "Masterpieces of African American Art, “ Catalog 2004, 2006 & 2007

Kendra Story. “Walls of Art,” Upscale Magazine, January, 2004

Phillip Zonkel. “Brushing up on Families, ” Press Telegram, Page 10-12, March 15, 2003

Kristin Friedrich, “Art in Training,” LA Downtown News, Page 12, September, 23, 2002

Nedra Myricks. “Up Close,” Images Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, Pages 17,18 & 39, 2002

Urban Surprises: A Guide to Public Art in Los Angles,” Balcony Press, page, 43, 2002

David Pagel. “Public Projects fall..." Los Angeles Times, Page F2, September 18, 2002

Libby Clark. “Honoring Dorie Miller,” Los Angeles Sentinel, Page C-8, June14, 2001

Datwa Morale. “Students’ gig mixes art, Jazz,” Press - Enterprise, February 19,1999

WB Television Productions, artwork “We the People” appeared on episode 7 of The Jamie Foxx Show, 1998

KJLH-FM Radio, LA Speaks Out with Jackie Stephens, July 18, 1998

Imani Tate. “Up Close” Images Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 5, Pages 42 & 43, 1998

Alice Thorson. “Taking it to the Walls,” Kansas City Star, page E-7, September 20, 1997

Channel 41 Fox, Kansas City, Missouri, September 4, 1997

Pat Means. KACE-FM Radio, Turning Point Live, October 6, 1996

KNX-AM Radio, Watts 3rd World Arts Festival, October 12, 1996

Devorah L. Knaff. “A Comparison of Contrasts,” The Press - Enterprise, March 16, 1996

Wave Newspaper, ”The Black Male...” Page 3, May 10, 1995

“Art for Art,” To Woka Toi - Contemporary Art of New Zealand, Film Documentary, 1995

Joe Lewis. “More Black Male for L.A.,” Art in America, Page 25, April, 1995

Pasadena City Star - Cheers, Page 1, February 3, 1995

Sam Jones. “Afros & Dominoes,” Coagula Art Journal, September, 1994