Born in Los Angeles California, Michael Giancristiano is best known for his exploration of nature through the medium of plywood. His work has exhibited internationally as well as nationally, has won numerous awards and can be found in many private and corporate collections including the library archives of, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015
LA ARTCORE BREWERY ANNEX, (Los Angeles, CA)
PASADENA SHOWCASE HOUSE (San Marino, CA)
CALIFORNIA COOL - LAGUNA ART MUSEUM BENEFIT AUCTION (Laguna Beach, CA)
THE CANADIAN SPACE SOCIETY TRAVELING SPACE ART SHOW (Winnipeg and Vancover, Canada)
2014
BRETT RUBBICO GALLERY (Newport Beach, CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATES (San Diego, CA)
F+ GALLERY (Santa Ana, CA)
COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY (Newport Beach, CA)
THE CANADIAN SPACE SOCIETY TRAVELING SPACE ART SHOW (Toronto and Montréal, Canada)
ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Riverside, Ca)
Exhibit sponsored by a grant from the Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Curated By Enilde Van Hook
2013
ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (Santa Ana, CA) “The Search” A collaboration with JPL
THE CANADIAN SPACE SOCIETY ANNUAL SPACE SUMMIT (Ottawa, Canada)
BOSTON COURT PERFORMING ART CENTER (Pasadena CA)
ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Riverside, Ca)
Exhibit sponsored by a grant from the Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Curated By Enilde Van Hook
ENDEAVOR ARTS GALLERY (Calgary, Alberta Canada) Revolutions – Canadian Space Society
112 B KIRK AVE. GALLERY (Roanoke, Virginia)
CALABASAS CITY HALL (Calabasas, CA)
ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (Santa Ana, CA) “Embrace” curated by Katherine Huntoon
2012
VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. Cal State University Northridge (Northridge, CA)
ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART(Santa Ana, CA) “Spirit of Democracy”.
HALEARTS GALLERY (Santa Monica, CA).
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL ONE. "OUT OF THIN AIR"
Exhibit sponsored by a grant from the Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Curated By Enilde Van Hook
LAXART / Mark de Suvero's Artist Tower of Protest Recreation (West Hollywood, CA)
2011
OPPORTUNITY GREEN Green Business Conference 2011 (Los Angeles CA).
TARFEST KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER, (Los Angeles, CA)
FLAG STOP Art Exhibition at So. Bay Lexus showroom. Juried by architect / artist Tm Gratkowski
SHOSHANA WAYNE GALLERY “Chain Letter” Jurors Christian Cummings & Doug Harvey.
LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION / GALLERY 825 “Rote” Juror: Adam Gross, Director, Art Platform LA
L.A. ARTCORE (Los Angeles, CA) Tandem Solo
TORRANCE ART MUSEUM “An Easy Give and Take” (Torrance CA.) Fundraiser for the Japanese Red Cross
MINOTTI LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION / GALLERY 825, “Hecho a Mano”, Juror: Idurre Alonso, (M.O.L.A.A.)
2010
Art For the Heart Gala Benefiting C.O.T.A. for Gabby Iezzi (Janette Kennedy Gallery Dallas TX).
DAVID JONES GALLERY, Native Textures (Venice,CA).
GETART Art sale and benefit supporting Project Angel food (Hollywood,CA).
BLEICHER / GOLIGHTLY GALLERY, Paper on Paint (Santa Monica,CA).
BLEICHER / GOLIGHTLY GALLERY (Santa Monica,CA).
2009
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPEN SHOW, Juror: Apsara DiQuinzio, Assistant Curator SFMOMA
LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION / GALLERY 825, “The Lingering Feast”, Juror: Merry Karnowsky (Gallery)
ARTCORE BREWERY ANNEX, (Los Angeles,CA)
LA ART ASSOCIATION / GALLERY 825 (Los AngelesCA)
VENICE ART WALK AND AUCTION (Venice, CA) Benefiting the Venice family clinic
SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE, (San Diego, CA) “50th International Awards Exhibition”
Juror: Julia Marciari Alexander, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, San Diego Museum of Art
ART 2 WEAR Accoutrements at Ontario InternationalAirport (Ontario,CA) January - May 2009
Exhibit sponsored by a grant from the Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs.
2008
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART Art Rental and Sales Gallery
TARFEST, KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER, (Los Angeles, CA)
Juror: Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA
MUSEUM of VENTURA COUNTY (Ventura County, CA)
"Between Heaven and Earth: “Entre Cielo y Tierra" Fundraiser Fashion Show
THE CRADLE PROJECT (Albuquerque) New Mexico
Fundraising art installation to benefit the 48 million children orphaned by AIDS and poverty in Sub Saharan Africa.
WET PAINT, (Beverly Hills, CA)Benefit for the LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
SANTE FE ART WALK, (L.A., CA) May 3 & 4 2008
PALOS VERDES ART CENTER, (Palos Verdes, CA)
“The Sixth Biennial International Juried Wearable Expressions Exhibition and Fashion Show”.
Jurors: Gleny’s Mann, (Australia) Sunita Patterson,(USA) Beatrijs Sterk, (Germany)
LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION / GALLERY 825, “Penumbra”, Juror: James Panozzo, (L.A. CA)
LOS ANGELES ART SHOW, Presented by FADA, (Santa Monica, CA)
2007
THE POSITIVE ENERGY CONDOMINIA, (Eco-Luxury Town Homes) W. Hollywood CA.
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital
Benefit Auction at The Victorian, (Santa Monica, CA)
TARFEST, KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER, (Los Angeles, CA)
Juror: Michele Urton, Curatorial Assistant of Contemporary Art, LACMA
"AN EVENING of ART and ARCHITECTURE" Gallery 825 Benefit Auction, award winning home of Michael Collins
WINTER BIANNUAL, MIKE NAPOLIELLO GALLERY / LAAA SOUTH
Juror: Susan Cross, Curator MASS MOCA
LOS ANGELES ART SHOW, Presented by FADA, (Santa Monica,CA)
2006
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART,
(Art Rental and Sales Gallery)
2005
HANGER GALLERY, (Santa Monica, CA)
SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE, (San Diego, CA) “48th International Awards Exhibition”
Juror: Derrick Cartwright, Director of the San Diego Museum of Art
2004
SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE, (San Diego,CA)
“47th International Awards Exhibition” Juror: Peter Gordon
THE ARTISTS MUSEUM, (Washington,D.C.)
2003
MARZIART INTERNATIONAL GALERIE UND MALSCHULE, (Hamburg, Germany)
SEKANINA GALLERIA D’ ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, (Ferrara, ITALY)
ESTE CASTLE of FERRARA, (Ferrara,ITALY)
“Body Sign Surface” Selected by art critic, Paola Trevisan
2002
CERES GALLERY, (New York,NY)
2001
ART CENTER OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, (New Milford, NJ) “9th Annual Juried Show”
Juror: Roxana Marcoci, Dept of Painting and Sculpture, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NYC
PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM ARTISTS COUNCIL, (Palm Springs,CA)
“32nd Juried Exhibition” Juror: Ann Philbin, Director of the UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM
2000
SCHOHARIE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, (Cobleskill,NY)
“18th Annual Small Works Exhibition”, Juror: Eleanor Heartly, Art Critic and Editor,“Art in America”
1999
GOLDEN TULIP GALLERY, (Sonoma, CA)
1998
SADLER FINE ARTS, (Santa Monica, CA)
1997
SADLER FINE ARTS, (Santa Monica, CA)
1996
DEANNA MILLER FINE ART, (Santa Monica, CA)
1995
ART INITIATIVES, (New York, NY)
PARK AVENUE ARMORY, (New York,NY)
LONG BEACH ARTS, (Long beach, CA) Juror: Henry T. Hopkins,
Director of the UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM
LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, (Los Angeles, CA)
“Los Angeles Juried Exhibition”, Juror: Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art,
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM, (San Bernardino, CA)
“Southern California Open”, Juror: Susan Muchnic,Los Angeles Times Art Critic
DOWNEY MUSEUM OF ART, (Downey, CA)
“Information Super Highway”, Juror: Peter Frank, L.A. Weekly Art Critic
1994 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, (Art Rental and Sales Gallery)
L.A. ARTCORE GALLERY, “Wall Works”, Juror: Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Fine Art
L.A. THEATER CENTER, (Nova Space)
1993
THE ART COLLECTOR GALLERY, (San Diego, CA)
1992
V.Q.S.V. GALLERY, (Pasadena, CA)
SOPHIA EN KAIRO EXHIBITION SPACE, (Santa Monica, CA)
Art world luminaries who have selected Giancristiano’s work for exhibition (Alphabetically).
Julia Marciari Alexander, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART
Idurre Alonso, Curator, MUSEUMOF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Derrick Cartwright, Executive Director, SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART
Susan Cross, Curator, MASS MOCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art)
Apsara DiQuinzio, Assistant Curator, SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Peter Frank, Editor of Fabrik Magazine and renowned Art Critic
Adam Gross, Director, Art Platform LA
Peter Gordon, Director of Cultural Arts Office, City of Carlsbad
Eleanor Heartly, Art Critic and Editor, “Art in America Magazine”
Henry T. Hopkins, Executive Director, UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM
Gleny’s Mann, (Australia) President of TAFTA, writer-Textile Fiber Forum Magazine
Roxana Marcoci, Dept of Painting and Sculpture, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NYC
Susan Muchnic, Los Angeles Times Art Critic
James Panozzo, Lawrence Asher Gallery / LAUNCH
Sunita Patterson, (USA) Editor–Fiber Arts Magazine
Ann Philbin, Executive Director, UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM
Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Fine Art
Beatrijs Sterk, (Germany) Secretary General and initiator of the European Textile Network
Paola Trevisan Italian Art Critic and gallerist
Michele Urton, Curatorial Assistant of Contemporary Art, LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
