Exhibitions
Rick Midler (b. 1966, USA) is an Emmy Award Winning artist from Brooklyn, New York. He often employs bold colors and dreamlike content in a surreal, contemporary manner. His educational background includes a BFA in Visual Communications from the University of Delaware and continuing studies at The School of Visual Arts, NY.
2021 Upcoming: Pelham Arts Boutique
2021 Upcoming: The Other Art Fair (November), Saatchi Arts, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Brooklyn Collage Collective, Studio, curated by Morgan Lappin
2021 Superfine! Art Fair, NY and virtual
2021 The Other Art Fair (May), Saatchi Arts, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Isolation Chronicles, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL - curated by Sergio Gomez
2021 (E)mergence, 912 Julia, New Orleans - curated by Stephanie Pearl
2020 Openly Unapologetic, Fable Jones Studios, Brooklyn, NY - group exhibit curated by Fable Jones
2020 Curbside Canvas, Brooklyn, NY (Public Installation)
2020 Superfine! Art Fair, NY and virtual
2020 Altered States, National Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, Chelsea, NYC - Curators: Denise Adler, Al Benkin, Joseph O’Neill
2019 Flatbush Artists Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Clio Art Fair, Chelsea, NY
2019 Dina Fanai’s Fearless Release Party - Live Collage Event - curated by Bob Kinkel, founder of multi-platinum selling arena rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO)
2019 PS321 Art Auction - Live Collage Event - curated by Shani Ankori, SaSaDi Odunsi, Lauren Gropp Lowry & Hillery Stone
2019 Superfine! Art Fair, SoHo, NY
2019 Melted Everything, The Vanderbilt Republic, New York, NY - Live Painting
2018 Clouds & Trees, Automatic Studios, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY - a two person show with Jeila Gueramian
2018 Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY: “Studio Café,” curated by Charlotte Mouquin
2018 Flatbush Artists Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Solo Exhibition: "Featured in the Unbodied Air," Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY - curated by Julie Kim
2017 Hands on Love, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY - curated by Charlotte Mouquin Voznesenskaya and Richie Richardson
2017 Installation, “Create. Love.” Mural, Little River Miami, FL - curated by Joe Risolia
2016 Solo Exhibition: Sir D’s Lounge, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Rollathon (Live Art benefit for the Johnny Kicks Cancer Foundation), SkateLab, Simi Valley, CA
2013 Small Works, Mighty Tanaka Gallery, Brooklyn, NY – curated by Alex Emmart
2012 Live Painting Event, 4th Street Arts, Jersey City – curated by Joe Russo
2012 Anything Goes, Phantom Audio, NYC - Curated by Frankie Velez
2011 Boardwalk Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2011 “Casual Encounters,” Mighty Tanaka, Brooklyn, NY – curated by Alex Emmart
2011 Solo Exhibition: "Welcome to Neverywhere," Phantom Audio, NYC - Curated by Frankie Velez
2011 Winter Salon, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 "12x12: A Group Show for the Holidays," Mighty Tanaka, Brooklyn, NY – curated by Alex Emmart
2010 “Cosmic Characters,” Clover’s Fine Arts, Brooklyn, NY – curated by Charlotte Mouquin
2010 "Killer Queen," The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Year End Show, Brooklyn Artists Gym, NY – curated by Spring Hofeldt
2009 Installation, UBS Building Lobby, New York, NY
2009 “Waiting for Ganesh,” Live Painting, Brooklyn Artists Gym, NY
2009 Solo Exhibition: Crew Cuts Gallery, New York, NY - curated by Karen Kourtessis
2008 "Rockers and Posers," BAG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY - curated by Michele Jaslow
Bibliography
https://www.papersource.com/blog/at-ps/meet-the-maker-rick-midler/
https://www.soldmagny.com/single-post/2019/04/12/sky-by-melted-everything
Henneberger, Mike, “The Cloudman is just in time,” Art In Brooklyn, Feb. 14, 2021
Pelham Examiner, Nov. 13, 2019 “More than 220 people attend Studio Cafe at Pelham Art Center”
A Bowl of Mixed Art, July 21, 2010 - Frankie Velez
Collections
Office of the Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB, New York, NY