b. Minneapolis, MN, 1984
Education
2014 MFA, School of the Arts Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2008 BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017
•Looking to See the Thing, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016
•Mike Carney, Bunker Center for the Arts, Kansas City, MO
2011
•Come Together, Tarnish & Gold Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017
•Mars, Alfa Gallery, Miami, FL
•Open House, Harrison House, Kansas City, MO
2016
•Summer 2016, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, TX
•I Am Kindness, Burnet Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015
•Summer 2015, Erin Cluley Galley, Dallas, TX
•Saatchi Art Presents: The Painted World, Ace Hotel, Los Angelas, CA
•Contemporary Art Symposium, Curated by Alexander Salazar, BCC, Burlingame, CA
•My Kind of Town, FlatStudio Gallery, Chicago, IL
•I AM KXNDNESS, Burnet Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2014
•After Party, Leroy Neiman Center Gallery, Chicago, IL
•MFA Show, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
2013
•From the Ground Up, Roxaboxen Gallery, Chicago, IL
•Emerging Artists 8, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012
•Juxtapoz Turns 18, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
•70 Dog Days, Ad Hoc Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011
•Art-A-Whirl, Tarnish & Gold Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
•$99 Selected Juried Show, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2010
•1: Share/Space, Tarnish & Gold Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
•My Nameless Love, Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2009
•Minneapolis 55408, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2008
•Three Way, Pocket Gallery/Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Awards
•Dave Bown Projects, Competition 9
Municipal Art League Fellowship, Chicago, IL, 2014
•Helen Russell Memorial Scholar, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013-2014
•Community Leadership Award for work with urban youth, Family & Children’s Service, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
Publication
•New American Paintings, Midwest #125, "Mike Carney," Aug/Sept 2016, pgs. 36-39 and back cover
•Saatchi Art, Artist to Invest In
•New American Paintings, MFA Annual #117, "Mike Carney," April/May 2015, pgs. 34-37 and back cover
•Studio Visit Magazine, "Mike Carney," Volume 29
•New American Paintings, MFA Annual #111, "Mike Carney," April/May 2014, pgs. 28-31
•Juxtapoz: Art and Culture Magazine, "Art School 101: Mike Carney," pgs. 60-62, September, 2013
•Juxtapoz: Art and Culture Magazine, “Artist Profile: Michael Carney,” pg. 124, February, 2012
•The Journal, “Tarnish&Gold Gallery Celebrates Reopening and a New Chapter,” pgs. 1 & 11, November 21, 2011
•City Pages; The News and Arts Weekly of the Twin Cities, “Come Together, Tarnish & Gold Gallery,” pg. 24, November 2, 2011
•Juxtapoz: Art and Culture Magazine, “Mike Carney @ Tarnish&Gold, Minneapolis” <www.juxtapoz.com/Current/mike-carney-tarnish-a-gold-minneapolis>