
ARTWORK | BIOGRAPHY

36"H x 36"W Acrylic On Canvas

40"H x 40"W Acrylic

40"H x 40"W Acrylic

8"H x 8"W Mixed Acrylic on Wood Block

8"H x 8"W Mixed Acrylic on Wood Block

30"H x 30"W Acrylic On Canvas

16"H x 16"W Original Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas

16"H x 16"W Original Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas

40"H x 40"W ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

30"H x 30"W Original Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas

24"H x 24"W Original Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas

24"H x 24"W Original Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas

13"H x 16"W Original Framed Pen and Ink

22"H x 18"W Original Framed Pen and Ink

18"H x 22"W Original Framed Pen and Ink

MICHAEL SWEARNGIN PICTURED ABOVE

BANNER CHURCH MURAL - SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA - MICHAEL SWEARNGIN
MICHAEL SWEARNGIN was born in Olathe, Kansas in 1959 but it wasn't until he moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1973, that Michael found his passion and artistic career. After 16 years in San Antonio he could not help but be influenced by the rich colors and textures which have become a trademark feature in his contemporary western style of painting.
Combining his interest in contemporary art with the heritage of the American Cowboy, he expresses these experiences to others through his art. Michael’s fluid acrylic paintings create unique imagery inspired by the rugged spirit so vividly seen in the west.
SHOWS AND HONORS:
Rancho Mirage Art Affaire
November 2016
First Place for Acrylics
Ranch Mirage, CA
Buffalo Bill Art Show and Auction
September 2016
Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Museum
Cody, Wyoming
John Ford Clymer Museum and Gallery
September-Oct. 2016
Ellensburg, WA
National Museum of Wildlife Art
September-October 2016
Western Visions 28th Annual Show & Sale
Jackson, Wyoming
Park City Kimball Art Festival
August 2016
Park City, UT
Xanadu Gallery Mid-Winter Show
Two Person Show
February 18, 2016
Xanadu Gallery
Scottsdale, AZ
Tohono Chul Gardens - Galleries - Bistro
November 14, 2015 through February 14, 2016
Taking Flight : Birds in Art
Tucson, Arizona
Rancho Mirage Art Affaire
November 2015
Ranch Mirage, CA
National Museum of Wildlife Art
September-October 2015
Western Visions 28th Annual Show & Sale
Jackson, Wyoming
Buffalo Bill Art Show and Auction
September 2015
Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Museum
Cody, Wyoming
Rare Gallery Mid Summer Show
August 12, 2015
Rare Gallery Jackson Hole
Jackson, Wyoming 83001
Windows to the West Art Show
June 6th - July 27, 2015
Cultural Arts Council Gallery
Estes Park, Colorado
New Look at the West October 23 - November 27, 2014
Award winner Western art and Architecture Award of Excellence
The Pearce Museum Corsicana, Texas
Buffalo Bill Art Show and Auction
August – September 2014 Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Museum Cody, Wyoming
Shemer Art Center and Museum
Arizona Judge: American Icon Art Competition
September 2013 Sausalito Arts Festival Sausalito, California
Joan Cawley Gallery November 2013
Two Person Show Scottsdale, Arizona New Look at the West September 6 – October 18, 2013
The Pearce Museum Corsicana, Texas Redlands Festival of Arts
May 25 – 26, 2013
First Place Award for 2D Art (Painting) Redlands, California 10 Year Anniversary Show May 2014 Adelante!
Gallery Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Western Artists of America: July 13 – August 30, 2013
Miniature Show and Auction 2013 Featured Work: Lone Roan and the Dying Moon Western Heritage Center Billings, Montana Ridgeway Arts Festival 2012 - June 2012
First Place Award – Acrylic Painting Ridgeway, Colorado The Pearce Museum -March 2012
Bronze Award for “Like Straw Before The Wind” Western Artists of America 2012
Corsicana, Texas
Rancho Mirage Art Affaire November 2011
First Place for Acrylics
Ranch Mirage, CA Joan Cawley Gallery, October 2011
Featured Artist Scottsdale Western ArtWalk One Man Show
Scottsdale Arizona Vail Arts Festival June 2011 Featured Artist Vail-Lionshead, Colorado
Ridgeway Arts Festival August 2011 First Place Award – Painting Ridgeway, Colorado
Rancho Mirage Art Affaire November 2011-2010 First Place for Acrylics Ranch Mirage, CA
The Pearce Museum
January 2011 Western Artists of America 2011 Show & Sale Catalogue
Corsicana, Texas
Desert Caballeros Western Museum Oct 2010 – March 2011
Collecting the West: Rodeo, Ranching, Rough stock
Wickenburg, Arizona
One Man Show Scottsdale, Arizona Rockwell Museum of Western Art
May 2010 – January 2011
21st Century Regionalists: Art of the NEXT West
Corning, NY
Museum of Western Art -Aug 2009
2009 Silver Award for Acrylic Painting "Zest"
Kerrville, Texas Booth Western Art Museum in Association with the Smithsonian Institute
July 2008
acquires the “Cowgirl and the Vaquero” Cartersville, GA Phippen Art Museum Art Show May 2007
Winners Round Up “American Quarter” Prescott, AZ Joan Cawley Gallery October 2007
Three Person Show Scottsdale, AZ P.B. Hein Vineyards
Inargural Label for the Trailblazer Syrah Series2005 to Present
Napa, CA
Southwest Arts Festival
January 2006
Best of Show and First Place painting award
Indio, CA
Rancho Mirage Art Affaire
November 2004
First Place painting award
Ranch Mirage, CA St. George Arts Festival
April 2004
Second Place painting award
St.George, UT Greater Oro Valley art festival
April 2004
Featured Poster Artist
Tucson, AZ The Southwest Arts Festival
February 2004
Painting award winner
Indio CA Phippen Fine Art Show
May 2003
Painting award winner
Prescott, AZ Greater Oro Valley Art Festival
April 2003
First Place Painting award
Tucson, AZ Joan Cawley Gallery
February 2003
One Man Show
Scottsdale AZ
Joan Cawley Gallery- October 2002
One Man Show
Scottsdale, AZ
Joan Cawley Gallery - March 2002
Previews Horse, Red, White, and Blue Fine Art Print at New York Expo New York, NY
Joan Cawley Gallery November 1996
Previews First Fine Art Print at New York Expo New York, NY
Joan Cawley Gallery October 1994
A Midwestern View Featuring Six Kansas City Artists
Lenexa, KS
Park City Kimball Art Festival
August 2002 – 2008
Horse Red White and Blue
May 2002
Selected for Tribute to New York as a greeting card for the 17th annual Surtex Show
Joan Cawley Gallery
December 2001
Fireman’s Fund Show and Poster Signing Featured Artist for Horse Red White and Blue
Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra
Season1999 – 2000
Featured Artist for the 25th Silver Anniversary Scottsdale, AZ
Michael Martin Murphy Cowboy Christmas
December 1997
Two Man Show
Overland Park, KS
Telluride’s Wild West Festival
September 1997
Featured Poster Artist Hosted by the Sheridan Arts Foundation, Telluride, CO
Forty-fifth Grand International Signature Classic Knickerbocker Artist, USA
February 1997
Joan Cawley Gallery
Scottsdale, AZ
Hidden Glen Art Festival
October 1994 – 1996
Watercolorist Demonstrator Shadow Glen Country Club Olathe, KS
Waddie Mitchell and Don Edwards Cowboy Christmas and Art Show
December 1995
Overland Park, KS
American Royal Rodeo and Equestrian Show
November 1995
American Royal Museum Art Show Kansas, City, MO
Walnut Valley Art Festival and International Flat Pickers Championship
September 1994 – 1995
Painting Award Winner
Winfield. KS
Joan Cawley Gallery Fall of 1990-1991
Started representing
Lenexa, KS