SHINE Mural Festival 2023- Michael Vasquez

 Anaheim, Art, Art Shows by Location, Artists, California Art Shows, Florida Street Art, Painting / Painters, Public Art, St. Petersburg Street Art, Street Art
Jan 252024
 

The Mangrove Refuge (The Vorasane Family and Friends; Gandy Beach circa 1980) by Michael Vasquez was created for the 2023 edition of SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.

The artist’s statement about the mural-

A displaced Lao family (and friends) find refuge and a moment of reflection amidst the mangroves of Tampa Bay’s Gandy Beach.

A 1978 Datsun 280Z serves as a centerpiece and point of pride, fusing together car culture and masculinity. Similar aspects of clothing and style signal togetherness, emulation, and a shared sense of identity—yet their solitary gazes set them apart from one another and allude to a deeper and more personal past, present, and future…

Vasquez is currently part of the group show TRADITIONS: Honoring Heritage, Ritual and Family at Muzeo in Anaheim, California. The show is curated by Thinkspace and Tlaloc Studios and is on view until 2/25/24.

Also check out his Instagram for current work.

St. Pete Art Shows- SHINE Artists at Morean Arts Center

 Art, Art Shows by Location, Artists, Conceptual Art, Drawing, Florida Art Shows, Mixed Media, Painting / Painters, Pinellas County, Public Art, Sculptors / Sculpture, St. Pete
Oct 202023
 

Chris Dyer “Optimystics Journey”, Acrylic

To celebrate the 9th year of the SHINE Mural Festival, Morean Arts Center is showing work by several of the artists who are participating. The center is also one of the places to pick up a guidebook for the festival with information on the artists and a map of the mural locations.

Artists in this show- Artist Jones, Chris Dyer, Hannah Eddy, Fabstraq, Hoxxoh, Rhys Meatyard, Sarah Sheppard, Michael Vasquez, and Andrea Wan.

This exhibition closes 10/26/23.

Artist Jones, “Lady Grace”, Acrylic and mixed media

Hoxxoh, “Ibis. One. Hurricane”, “Ibis.Two.Hurricane”, “Ibis.Two.Hurricane”, Acrylic on wood panel

Hoxxoh, “Ibis.Two.Hurricane”, Acrylic on wood panel

Rhys Meatyard, (clockwise), “Transmission”; “Dawn at the Edge of Infinity’; and “(Everything) Heeeere’s Sunny”, Mixed media

Hannah Eddy, “Make it last”, Acrylic and spray paint

Michael Vasquez, “Smurf”, Acrylic

Sarah Sheppard, “Enter Love”, Acrylic

Fabstaq, “No Rules” and “Freedom Hurts”, Acrylic

Andrea Wan, “Wonders” Ink and gouache on paper and “Inevitable Growth”, Ink on paper cutouts