“Adhering collage elements to panels on which he can also paint, Cutlip gives just the right heft to his compositions, a balancing act that many who work in this vein never perfect,” The San Francisco Chronicle’s Art Critic, Kenneth Baker, says when describing the work of Hawaii based artist Michael Cutlip. A multimedia artist with a self - proclaimed obsession with paper, Cutlip draws on the raw energy of urban life when crafting his mixed media works. Mixing found paper and paint on panels, the artist creates abstract compositions that highlight the juxtaposition of color, form, and texture. An artist with a following in the Bay Area and beyond,
Cutlip’s exhibition history includes shows in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Vancouver, BC, and in 2014, he won the Alameda County Arts Commission Purchase Grant. Cutlip’s work has been acquired by the corporate collections of Microsoft, Bloomingdales, Kaiser Permanente and the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, to name a few. His work is also featured in the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara and is a part of singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan's private collection.
MICHAEL CUTLIP
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cutlip was exposed to artistic endeavors at a young age through his mother, a writer and musician with a passion for arts and crafts. Despite his creative surroundings, Cutlip discovered art later in life, realizing his passion for visual expression in a drawing course he took at California State University, East Bay. Upon finding his true calling, Cutlip left his Business major to pursue a degree in Fine Art. The artist currently resides in Berkeley, California, with his wife and two children. Outside of Cutlip’s educational background, the artist considers his practice in many ways to be self - taught. Heavily influenced by graffiti and street art, his works showcase metropolitan life as seen through an abstract lens. Representational associations fade away as thick layers of paper and paint come together in an effortless balance of color and texture. Conceived in both individual and multi - panel installation works, Cutlip’s collages reconstitute urban detritus into a vibrant reflection of our material environment. In addition to creating work of his own, the artist has worked as a private art instructor for the past four years, teaching workshops and ongoing weekly classes in his personal studio.
Born
January 1974/ San Francisco Bay Area, California
Education
1992-1999
Foothill College
CA State University Hayward
BA Studio Art
Minor Business Administration
Solo and Two Person Shows
Upstart Modern – Solo Show – Mill Valley CA – August 2022
Clorox Building – Solo Show – Oakland CA – Sept . 2019
Slate Contemporary - Three person show – Oakland CA – July 2018
The Other Art Fair – LA – March 2018
Whitney Modern – Two person with Gustavo Rivera - Las Gatos CA – March/April 2018
stARTup Art Fair – LA/ Venice Beach- January 2018
JayJay – Sacramento CA – Solo Show – NOV/DEC 2017
Mill Contemporary – Lucky Strike -Sante Fe NM – 3 person show – May 2017
The Other Art Fair – Brooklyn NY – June 2017
George Billis Gallery - Transition – Los Angeles CA – Solo Show – Spring 2017
Local Language -Departures– Oakland CA – Artist in Resident/Solo exhibit – Feb.-March 2017
stARTup Fair SF 2016 – San Francisco CA – April 2016
stARTup Fair LA 2016 – Los Angeles CA – January 2016
Zia Gallery – Chicago Ill. – 2 person show – Oct. 2015
K. Imperial Fine Art – Bye, Bye, Birdie/ San Francisco CA / June 2014/ Solo Exhibit
Sopa Fine Art - Kelowna BC, Canada / Aug. 2014 / 2 person show
SCOPE NY 2014/ Represented by Reaves Gallery of NYC / March 2014 / 2 person show
Black Bird of Calistoga / Calistoga CA / Also presented by the Seager Gray Gallery – Mill Vallery CA/ Nov.-Dec. 2013 / Solo Show
Fremont Street Lobby Exhibit / Above Ground / SanFrancisco CA/ Curated by Cathy Baum /Sept. –Nov. 2013 / Solo Show
Seager Gray Gallery- Playland / Mill Valley CA / Nov. 2012 / Solo Show
Aqua Miami 2012 / Represented by Seager Gray Gallery /Nov. 2012
Zia Gallery / Winnetka IL / Jan. 2013 / Two Person Show
K. Imperial Fine Art / San Francisco Ca / June - July 2012 / Solo Show
Zia Gallery / Winnetka IL. / May 2011 / Solo Show
Donna Seager Gallery. / San Rafael Ca, / Feb.-March 2011 / Solo Show
Jacana Contemporary Art / Vancouver BC, Canada / Oct – Nov. 2010 / Solo Exhibition
Donna Seager Gallery - Why Not? / San Rafael Ca, / Dec.. 2008 / Solo Show
SOPA Fine Art... Borrowed Goods / Canada / Oct. 2008 / Solo Show
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto, CA / April 2008/ Solo Show
Wells Fargo Presents Lobby Exhibition / San Francisco, CA / Curated by Cathy Baum / 2007 / Solo Show
ne Sansome Street Lobby, Citigroup Center / Curated by Jan Casey / Summer 2007 / Solo Show
Stricoff Fine Art / New York, N.Y. / Oct. 2007 / Three-person Show
Melanee Cooper Gallery / Chicago Ill. / March 2007 / Two- Person Show
Swarm Gallery / Oakland Ca / November 2006 / Two-person Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca/ February 2006/ Solo Show
Triton Museum of Art “New California Artist Series”, Santa Clara, CA/ Oct.-Dec. 2005/ Solo Show
Sense Gallery, Menlo Atherton, Ca/ September 2004/ Solo Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca/ February 2004/ Solo Show
1212 Gallery, Burlingame Ca / October 2003/ Two Person Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca./ February 2003/ Solo Show
Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto Ca./ February 2002 / Two Person Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto Ca./ February 2001/ Two Person Show
CSUH Student Gallery, Hayward Ca./ 1998 1999
Group Shows
JayJay - Objects of Affection – Group show – Sacramento CA – Feb. 2020
George Billis Fine Art – “On the Verge” - Solo “Mini” Show – Culver City CA – April 2020
Jen Tough Gallery – “Pulp” - Group Exhibit -Benicia CA
2018 Summer Group Show “Splash”, FP Contemporary, Culver City, CA
Whitney Modern – TWO! – Los Gatos CA – Oct. 2018
Subject NYC – Group Exhibit – Mexico City, Mexico – Sept. throught Oct. 2016
Jay Jay Gallery – Sept. – Oct. 2016 – Group Exhibit “Reboot”
George Billis Gallery – Los Angeles CA – Group exhibit – May 2016
Zuni Café – San Francisco CA - Group exhibit curated by Heather Marx – through August 2016
Applegate Gallery /Culver City CA / April 2014 / Group Exhibit
Applegate Gallery / Grand opening group exhibition / Culver City CA /. Nov. 2013
Village Theater Gallery – What’s so Funny / Danville CA / April 2013 /Group exhibit
Aqua Miami 2012 / Represented by Seager Gray Gallery / Nov. 2012
Sopa Fine Art - Kelowna BC, Canada / Summer 2012 / Summer Group show
Zia Gallery / Winnetka IL. / August 2012 / Summer Group exhibit
Seager Gray Gallery / Mill Valley CA / August 2012 / Summer group exhibit, "Paint"
Firehouse Art Center / Pleasontan CA / July/Aug. 2012 / Group Show
San Francisco International Art Fair 2012 - 2015 / Represented by the K. Imperial Fine Art
SF ART MRKT 2012 (San Francisco Fine Art Fair) / Represented by Seager Gray Gallery
Seager Gray Gallery / Mill Valley CA / Nov. 2011 / Grand Opening
JGO Gallery / Massivly Small / Park City, Utah / Dec. 2011
Donna Seager Gallery / San Rafael CA / Summer 2011 / Summer Salon Group Exhibit
Zia Gallery / Summer 2011 / Winnetka Il. / Summer Group Exhibit
Aqua Miama Art Fair / Dec. 2010, 2011 / Represented by the Donna Seager Gallery
Wings Learning Center – An Artful Evening / Redwood Shores CA / Oct. 29, 2010
San Francisco International Art Fair 2010 / Represented by the Donna Seager Gallery
Art Houses of Marin
A public Art Project...Selected Artist / 2010
Melissa Morgan Fine Art / Palm Desert, CA / Jan. 2010 / 3 person show
San Francisco Fine Art Fair / Represented by Donna Seager Gallery / May 2010 -2011
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Surface Strata...Oakland, CA Sept. 2009
Kids in Art...Benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Participating Artist, 2009
Jacana Contemporary Art / Vancouver BC, Canada / Oct. 2009 / group show (new gallery artists)
Jules Place…Beneath The Surface / Boston, MA / Oct. 2009 / 4 person show
Gardner Colby Gallery / Naples Fl. / Oct. 2009 / group show
Donna Seager Gallery / San Rafael CA / Summer 2009 / group show
Bennett Street Gallery.. Introductions / Atlanta Georgia / Dec. 2008/ Group Exhibit
Visions West Galleries...Holiday Group Show / Denver CO. / Dec. 2008 / Group Exhibit
Santa Cruz Museum or Art and History (MAH)...
Assemblage + Collage + Construction/ Jan. - April 2009 / Group Collage Show
AAArt Foundation / Kitzbuhel, AUSTRIA / August 2008 / Grand opening group show
Adobe Art Center / Castro Valley, CA / July 2008 / Three – Person Show
Melanee Cooper Gallery /Chicago IL. / June 2008 / Summer Group Show
AAF Contempory Art Fair New York City / Rep. by Stricoff Fine Art / June 2008
Melanee Cooper Gallery / Chicago Ca, / June 2008/ Gallery Artist’s Group Show
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Green is the New Black / Chicago Il. / Dec. 2007
Donna Seager Gallery: Group Exhibit; Painted Dreams / San Rafael , CA / Oct. 2007
Pro-Arts..EBOS Exhibition; Port of Oakland . Oakland International Airport / 2007
FLOW, Miami Invitational Art Fair / Miami FL / Represented by Donna Seager Gallery / Dec. 2007
The Affair @ the Jupiter Hotel / Portland Oregon / Represented by Swarm Gallery / Sept. 2007
SJICA / 27th Annual Fall Auction / San Jose, CA/Oct. 2007
Visions West Galleries / Livingston Montana / Summer 2007
Visions West Galleries / Grand Opening Event / Denver Colorado / Sept. 2007
EBOS Exhibition; Port of Oakland . Oakland International Airport / Summer 2007
Cool Globes...Contributing Artist / Chicago Il. / Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery / Sept. 2007
Monotype Marathon 2007 / San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art / June 2007
AAF Contempory Art Fair New York City / Rep. by Stricoff Fine Art & Bryant Street Gallery / 2007
Red Ink Studios / Art auction benefiting The League of Young Voters / S.F. CA / June 2007
Bridge Art Fair Chicago 07/ April 2007 / Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery (Chicago IL.)
Bridge Art Fair Miami 06/December ,2006/ Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery (Chicago IL.)
Michael Martin Galleries / Art Auction benefiting MMG Foundation / San Francisco, Ca / Sep. 2006
Oakland Museum / Day of the Dead Exhibit / Oakland CA / Oct. 2006
SJICA / 26th Annual Fall Auction / San Jose, CA/Oct. 2006
SFMOMA / Art Auction 2006 / San Francisco, CA / May 2006
Morpeth Gallery / Spring Contemporary / Hopewell, NJ / May –June 2006
Julie Baker Fine Art / Get Small/ Nevada City, Ca / Dec. 2005
Wings School for autistic children /Fundraising Art Auction, /San Mateo, Ca/ Nov. 2005
SOMARTS Cultural Center / Rituals in the Journey of Life and Death, A day of the Dead Exhibition / San Francisco CA / Oct. 2005
Michael Martin Galleries / Art Auction benefiting MMG Foundation / San Francisco, Ca / Sep. 2005
SJIC / Monotype Marathon Art Auction/ San Jose Ca/ July 2005
Pro Arts Open Studios 2005-Group Exhibition / Oakland CA / May-June 2005
Museums of Los Gatos / Touch My heART Art Auction/ Los Gatos, CA/ Feb. 2005
Michael Martin Galleries / Art Auction benefiting MMG Foundation / San Francisco, Ca / Nov. 2004
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA/ Aug.-Oct. 2004/ Permanent Collection Exhibit
“Wings School for autistic children” /Fundraising Art Auction, /San Mateo, Ca/ Nov. 2004
SJICA / 24th Annual Fall Auction / San Jose, CA/Oct. 2004
Julie Baker Fine Art / “Lazy Days Group Exhibit”/ Grass Valley, Ca. / Aug.-Oct. 2004
SJICA / Monotype Marathon Art Auction / San Jose Ca / July 2004
Triton Museum of Art/ Annual Art Auction/ Santa Clara, CA/ May 15th, 2004
Art Auction-Sponsored by Bryant St. Gallery (proceeds to the Down Syndrome Foundation)/ Palo Alto, CA / May 13th, 2004
Red Ink Studios/Santana Row, San Jose Ca / December 2003
Sun Gallery / Columbarium(Dia De Los Muertos installation) / Hayward Ca / October 2003
SJICA / 23rd Annual Invitational Fall Auction / San Jose Ca / October 2003
Sense Gallery / Menlo Atherton, CA / Grand Opening Exhibition / June 2003
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto Ca./ Summer Show/ August 2002
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto Ca./ Symbols of Courage Show/October 2001
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto, Ca. / Five Gallery Artists/ July 2001
Green Shutter Gallery / Hayward Ca./ January 2001
San Mateo County Fair Fine Art Exhibition/ 1999 1998
CSUH Student Gallery, Hayward Ca./1999
CSUH Annual Juried Show, Hayward Ca./ 1999 1998 1997
Public Collections
Atlantis – The Palm in Dubai - Dubai
Grand Hyatt SFO
Courtyard Marriott Manhattan
Fairmont – Maui Hawaii
Hilton - Waikoloa Hawaii
Westin – Maui Hawaii
Coldwell Banker – Kailua Kona HI
Highland Hospital – Alameda County Permanent Collection
Sutter Health
Kaiser Permanente
Mary Perkins Cancer Center
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Microsoft Corporation
Bloomingdales
Triton Museum of Art/ Santa Clara, Ca
David & Lucile Packard Foundation/ Palo Alto, Ca.
Benefit Cosmetics/ San Francisco, Ca
HopeLab / Redwood City CA
Sense Fine Art/ Woodside, Ca
Mondry Associates/ San Mateo, Ca
Private Collections
Sarah McLachlan (singer/songwriter)
Awards
Alameda County Arts Commission / Winner of Commission project for Highland Hospital / Oakland CA /
2014 - 2015
New American Paintings / A juried competition in print, West Coast Edition / 2005
Alameda County Arts Commission Purchase Grant / Semi-Finalist / 2005
Recipient of the CSUH Solicitation Program Award/ 1998
San Mateo County Fair, Gold Award in Print Media/ 1998
Recipient of the University Art Center Award/ 1999
San Mateo County Fair, Honorable Mention in Print Media Award/ 1999
Burlingame Art Society Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention/ 2000
Reviews and Publications
San Francisco Chronicle’s Kenneth Baker – Review of Bye Bye Birdie, solo exhibit at K. Imperial Fine Art (SF) – June 2014
Publications
Fault Zone, Stepping up to the Edge / Cover image / Published 2011
The Lamp with Wings, By Michael Vizsolyi / Published by Harper Collins / Cover Image / Published 2011
California, by Jennifer Denrow / Published by Four Way Books / Cover Image / Published 2011
Fault Zone Words, From the Edge an Anthology of Stories / Cover Image / published 2010
Marin Magazine / Cover Image / Feb. 2009 issue
Southwest Art Magazine....Featured Artist / "Artist to Watch"...Feb. 2009 issue
National Poetry Review / cover image / Spring 2009
Atlantan Magazine...."Pretty Boys"...Dec. 2008
Atlanta Home and Lifestyles Magazine
Events Page...Dec. 2008 issue
Artist Interview with myartspace.com: / Published Sept. 2007
New American Paintings / A juried competition in print, Book #61 , West Coast Edition/ 2005
Traditional Home Magazine / Spring 2006
Silicon Valley Magazine/ Featured Artist/ Dec. 2004
Silicon Valley Magazine/ Seven Bay Area Artists/ Oct. 2004
Gallery Guide/ North-West Edition/ April 2004
Haywire/ Cal State Hayward Alumni Magazine/ Alumni profile / Summer 2004
Notre Dame University/ The Bohemian/ Spring 2004
San Mateo Daily Journal (Bi-Monthly, local artist profile)/ November 15, 2003
Gallery Guide/ February 2001/ Summer edition 2001/ Summer Edition 2003
Reflections (The Philosophy Journal Of California State University Hayward, volume 4)/