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Michael Van ZeylPeonies in White Light, Oil Painting with 12K White Gold Leaf, Blond Female2017
2017
$9,800

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The blond figure, along with the floating peonies, combine to explore the dynamic between the eternal and the temporal, as well as our own relationship with nature. The gold leaf adds a three-dimensional softness as well as a glow upon which the female figure floats. Her skin is seductively painted; her teal dress falls off her shoulder; white peonies float by; the scene is set for a dreamy visual feast. The painting is framed in a gilt frame.
Michael Van Zeyl
Peonies in White Light
oil and 12K gold leaf on linen wrapped panel
24h x 36w in
60.96h x 91.44w cm
EDUCATION
1987-1990 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
1999-2000 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL - Life Drawing & Oil Painting
Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL - Painting & Life Drawing
Art Students League, New York, NY - Painting
EXHIBITIONS
2017 “Anne Harris: The Mind's I” Ed Paschke Art Center, Chicago, IL Curated by Anne Harris
2017 “Sight Unseen” Abend Gallery, Denver, CO Curated by Alia EL-Bermani
2017 “Layerd” Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL Curated by Sergio Gomez
2016 “Chévere”, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, FL Curated by Didi Menendez & Sergio Gomez
2016 “In Full Bloom” Exhibition, Portraits, Inc. New York, NY and Birmingham, AL
2016 “Contemporary Figuration”, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO. Curated by Davide Ethridge
2016 Oil Painters of America National Juried Show, Dallas, TX
2016 “FREAK OUT! Chicago” Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL Curated by Didi Menedez & Sergio Gomez
2016 “Art Renewal Center Salon Exhibition”, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2015 “International ARC (Art Renewal Center) Salon Exhibition”, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain
2015 “Contemporary Figuration”, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO. Curated by Davide Ethridge
2015 “Dispatches from Abend”, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO. Curated by David Ethridge
2015 Oil Painters of America National Juried Show, St. Augustine, FL
2014 Oil Painters of America National Juried Show, Bennington, VT
2014 The Artists Guild Show, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2013 Scottsdale Salon, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2013 Art of Human Rights, Chicago, IL
2013 International Beethoven Project, Love, Chicago, IL. Curated By Catinca Tabacaru
2013 Solo Show, Gallery 180, Chicago, IL
2012 Art of Human Rights, Chicago, IL Curated By Chuck Gniech
2012 Scottsdale Salon, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2011 Scottsdale Salon, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 Solo Show, Cook County Building, Chicago, IL
2008 Solo Show, Ebert Studios, Oak Park, IL
2006 Solo Show, Stillwater Arts Guild, Stillwater, MN
2006 Three Visions Show, Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL
AWARDS, HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS
2017 Palette & Chisel Academy - Annual Gold Medal Show - Gold Medal & Peoples Choice
2016 PoetsArtists Magazine, Issue #79 Figurative Painters
2016 Juror for the Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2015 PoetsArtists Magazine, Issue #65 Heightened Perceptions, Cover image for collectors edition, Curated by John Seed
2015 District 230 Foundation Legacy Hall Inductee
2014 Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists
2014 The Artists Guild Show - Legacy Gallery - Silver Medal
2013 The United States District Court - Commission to paint Judge J.P. Stadtmueller of the Eastern District of Wisconsin
2011 Jameson Whiskey ad campaign - Commission to paint John Jameson for Mathematics concept
2010 American Artist Studios Magazine - 6-page editorial spread
2010 Cook County Treasurer’s Office - Artistic Award of Excellence
2008 American Artist Magazine - 8-page editorial spread
2006 Palette & Chisel Academy - Annual Gold Medal Show - 1st Place Gold Medal and People’s Choice
2006 Portrait Society of American - Self Portrait Competition - Honorable Mention
2005 Palette & Chisel Academy - Annual Gold Medal Show - Peoples Choice
2005 American Artist Magazine - Annual Competition Still Life Finalist
2004 Palette & Chisel Academy - Annual Gold Medal Show - 1st Place Gold Medal and People’s Choice
2004 Portrait Society of Atlanta - Spring Juried Exhibition - 1st Place Artists’ Choice and 2nd Place Juried Competition
ART COLLECTIONS
University of Chicago Divinity School
United States District Court, Milwaukee, WI
Sheikh Faisal Bin Qasem Al Thani Palace, Doha, Qatar
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Driehaus
Mrs. Kara Lysandra Ross
University of Chicago
Rush University Medial Center
DePaul University School of Law Chicago
Chicago Theological Seminary
American Hotel Register
Details
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- Creation Year2017
- DimensionsHeight: 24 in. (60.96 cm)Width: 36 in. (91.44 cm)Depth: 2 in. (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery LocationChicago, IL
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Shipping & Returns
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