CHAZ GUEST
Artist specializing in figurative painting with concentration on portraiture and cultural narratives.
EDUCATION
B.S. - University of Southern Connecticut State University - Connecticut, CT
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) – Fashion Design/Fashion Illustration Program, 9 months - New York City, NY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 |
Buffalo Warrior - Patrick Painter Gallery - Santa Monica, CA |
2017 |
The Xenomorph's Egg - Patrick Painter Gallery - Santa Monica, CA |
2016 |
GRK Gallery - Paris, France |
2016 |
Visual Artist Group, Justin Gilanyi - Los Angeles, CA |
2015 |
Le Cabinet de Curiosities de Thomas Erber - Les Moliere Palais Royal, Paris France |
2010-2015 |
Le Cabinet de Curiosities de Thomas Erber – Les Moliere – Palais Royal, Paris, France |
2009 |
Decoding Identity: I Do It For My People - Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) - San Francisco, CA |
2006 |
Left Coast Galleries - Studio City, CA |
2003 |
Kretchner Gallery - West Hollywood, CA |
2002 |
ALP Gallery - Chelsea, New York, NY |
2001 |
Muriel K Boris Gallery - West Hollywood, CA |
2000 |
Alitash Kebede Gallery - Los Angeles, CA |
1999 |
Bejamin Horowitz/Heritage Gallery - Los Angeles, CA |
1997 |
Blue Note Gallery - Tokyo, Japan |
1993-1995 |
Lumina Art Gallery - SOHO, New York City, NY |
SELECTED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND COLLECTORS
2017 |
Commissioned to Paint Ashanti Osei Tutu – Accra, Ghana |
2015 |
Work displayed on set of Fox Network show Empire |
2008 |
Painting installed in President Barak Obama’s Oval Office – Washington DC |
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2015 |
Balthus Fondation Artist Residency at the Grande Chalet – Lausanne, Switzerland |
2014 |
Mexican Consulate General IPSUM |