Michael Lazarus (born 1969) is an American painter. He has been working since the early 1990s.

Career

His first solo exhibition was in 1998 at Feature, Inc. Lazarus was represented by Feature until 2011, exhibiting alongside artists including

B. Wurtz Bill Wurtz, known professionally as B. Wurtz is (b. 1948, Pasadena, California) is an American painter and sculptor. He lives and works in New York City. Education Wurtz received a BA from the University of California at Berkeley in 1970, and an ...

Dike Blair Dike Blair (born 1952) is a New York-based artist, writer and teacher.Princenthal, Nancy. "Dike Blair," ''Art in America'', May 2002, p. 148–9.Rian, Jeff. "Dike Blair, New York, New York," ''Apartamento'', 2011, p. 194–207. His art consists ...

, Jim Isermann, Tom Friedman, Lisa Beck, Takashi Murakami, and Lily van der Stokker. In 2000, he was one of the first 'alternative' artists to have a solo show in the "Gallery 2" program at

Andrea Rosen Gallery Andrea Rosen Gallery is an art gallery in New York City, founded by Andrea Rosen in 1990. With two locations in the Chelsea neighborhood, the gallery specializes in contemporary and modern art, representing an international group of establishe ...

. Lazarus has had solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Montreal, Antwerp, and Amsterdam. In 2006 Lazarus' works were exhibited in conversation with Emory Douglas and Corita Kent in "That was then... This is now" at MoMA PS1. Lazarus has also worked as a collaborator in the group Assume Vivid Astro Focus, on two separate projects. Lazarus' work is included in several public and private collections, including

The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery is a part of Skidmore College and located in Saratoga Springs, New York. Building The Tang, opened in 2000, was designed by architect Antoine Predock. Predock's design includes two major gal ...

, The

Portland Art Museum The Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892, making it one of the oldest art museums on the West Coast and seventh oldest in the US. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, the Portland Art Museum becam ...

, The Progressive Corporation, and JPMorgan Chase. His work is featured in ''Cut & Paste: 21st-Century Collage''.

References

Additional sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarus, Michael 1969 births Living people 20th-century American painters