michael poncé
BORN
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Currently lives and works in Las Cruces, New Mexico
EDUCATION
2003 Graduate Research, Oxford University, England
2003 M.F.A., New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
2001 B.F.A., Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York
AWARDS
2007 President's Award, The National Arts Club
2004 Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award for Portrait, The National Arts Club
FUNDING
Prince of Wales Scholorship
New York Academy of Art Scholarship
F.I.T.
Jack Fentermacher Honor Scholarship
David B Weiss Memorial Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 Curator, Works on Paper, with Lisa Lebofsky
2007 Curator, Visual Slang: The Modern Urban Imagination, with Lois Stavsky
2007 Curator, Beyond Borders: The Contemporary Urban Aesthetic, with Lois Stavsky
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 One Man Show, MPhillips Fine Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico
2007 A Beautiful Silence: The Black Paintings by Michael Ponce, The National Arts Club, NYC
2006 MICHAEL PONCE: Recent Portraits and Still Life Paintings, KLATCH, NYC
2005 Recent Works on Paper, Spring Studio, New York, New York
2004 Contemporary Classics, Sunshine Factory, New York, New York
2010 Draw, Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City
A Salute to the Equestrian Games, 2010 Lexington History Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
2009 Draw, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, California
2008 Draw, Stolen Space Gallery, London, UK
2007 Fall Open Juried Exhibition, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky
Painting and Sculpture, White Raven Studios, Las Cruces, NM
Summer Exhibtion, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Works on Paper, Klatch, New York, NY
A Painted Sketch, The Red Studio, Greenwich, CT
Visual Slang: The Modern Urban Imagination, Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY
Skyline Show, Downtown Arts Club: hosted by the Down Town Association, New York, NY
Home and Away, Bronfman Center Gallery at NYU, New York, NY
New York Academy of Art
Draw, Traveling Exhibition, Fuse Gallery, New York, NY
Masters of Foxhound Association of America Traveling Exhibition, Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, KY
108th AnnualExhibiting Artist Members' Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2006 Beyond Graffiti, Bronfman Center Gallery at NYU, New York, New York
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, New York
Texas A&M University Polo Club Benefit: Stonbriar Polo Club, Dallas, Texas
Ongoing Exhibit, Chisholm Gallery, Pine Plains, New York
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EQUINE ART 2006 Fall Open Juried Exhibition @
The International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
New York Academy of Art: Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury & Co, NYC
Artists of the NAC, Westwood Gallery, New York, New York
Works on paper @ Flux Factory, Long Island City, New York
NJEAA Art of the Horse at the Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
107th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members' Exhibition, The National Arts Club, NYC
2005 Ongoing Exhibit, Chisholm Gallery, Pine Plains, New York
Save Venice: Save Venice Inc, Salander-O'Reilly Gallery, New York, New York
Visual Aids
Small Treasures, The Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
Faces in The Studio, Crosby Studio, New York, New York
Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury & Co, New York, New York
Fall Open Juried Exhibition, American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY
2004 The Art of The Horse: NJEAA, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
Exhibiting Members Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, New York
2003 Graduate Exhibit, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University, England
LitArtcy, The Anderson Gallery at Historic Academy Square Library, Provo City, UT
American Figurative Art Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Take Home a Nude, Sotherby's, New York, New York
12th Annual Roundtable Exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York, New York
Gateway National Art Show, Farmington Museum, Farmington, New Mexico
Horses of a Different Color, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Roslyn, New York
Watercolor Society of Alabama's 62nd National Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts,
Montgomery, Alabama
2002 The Art of Being Andy Warhol, New York Academy of Art, New York, New York, 2002
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists' Space, New York, New York, 2002
Figurative Works, Montgomery Art Center, West Palm Beach, Fl, 2002
Saratoga Polo Association International Art Show, Saratoga Polo Club, Saratoga, NY, 2002
1999 Student exhibit, The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC, 1999
ARTICLES
2004 "Drawing With Paint: Michael Ponce," Equine Vision Magazine
2003 "On Location with Ponce," American Artist Website
"Ponce: Quick Sketches on Location," American Artist Magazine
2002 "A Promising New Artist Arrives on the Equestrian Scene," Polo Players' Edition
PUBLICATIONS
2006 NY Arts Website
2004 20th Annual Harriman Cup
2003 Polo Players' Edition 18th Annual Sporting Art Issue 19th Annual Harriman Cup
2002 New Canaan- Darien Magazine
2001 NYU Stern Opportunity
REPRESENTATION
The Chisholm Gallery, Pine Plains, New York
M. Phillips Fine Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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