Born: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Lives and works in New York City

 

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. Scholarship

Betram Reinitz Memorial Scholarship

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

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

 

RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 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 Alumni Exhibition, Figureworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

        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 Postcards From the Edge Benefit, Robert Miller Gallery, New York, New York

        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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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