Michael Sarich, b. Chicago 1955
Education
1983 MFA, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1980 BFA, Printmaking, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1977 College of Salzburg, Printmaking and Drawing, Salzburg, Austria
Selected One, Two and Three Person Exhibitions
2020 3X, Oats Park Art Center, Fallon, NV
2020 3X, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2018 Michael Sarich, Hotel Olympic, Munich, Germany
2017 Michael Sarich, Kunstgruppe, Salon Schmitz, Cologne, Germany
2015 Heads or Tails, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2014 Butting Heads, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2013 Puppets: Chimera and Chicanery, Oats Park Art Center, Fallon, NV
2012 Michael Sarich, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2010 Hush and Babel, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2010 Puppet Consumption, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2008 Like, Love, Lust: Michael Sarich Retrospective, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
2007 Cluster, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2006 Michael Sarich: A Selectrospective, Visual Arts Galleries, Oats Park Art Center, Fallon, NV
2006 Jun Kaneko/Michael Sarich, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2005 Props, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscassett, ME
2004 Nevada Works, Stremmel Gallery, Reno NV
2003 Heads/Hats, OXS Gallery, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV
1999 La Cathedrale de Michel, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
1999 Martinez/Sarich, Front Door Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV
1997 Daredevil Dream, Paleo Gallery, Koln, Germany
1996 Spawn, Gallery Shulgasse, Wurzburger, Germany
1996 Eating Off the Surface, Churchill County Library, Fallon, NV
1995 Michael Sarich Drawings, Dean Moniz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1994 How Do You Save a Porcupine from Drowning?, Center for Creative Arts, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
1994 Chance, Donna Beam Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
1994 Constructions and Mixed Media Sculptures, Dean Moniz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1993 Jack Fulton, Michael Sarich and Mick Sheldon, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
1992 Michael Sarich “Bemis Works”, New Gallery, Bemis Center, Omaha, NE
1991 Fishing In The Dark: Michael Sarich & Kirk Robertson, Mark Masuoka Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
1990 Recent Works by Michael Sarich, Jennifer Pauls Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1990 Open and Shut Case, Sheppard Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV
1990 Case Load, New Gallery, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
1988 Parking Meters and Other Religious Icons, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WS
1988 Recent Sculptures and Drawings, University of Montana Gallery, Missoula, MT
1988 Sculptures/Drawings, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
1987 Images of Intimate Preservation, Paris Gibson Square, Center for Contemporary Art, Great Falls, MT
1986 Conflict of Interest, Paris Gibson Square, Center for Contemporary Art, Great Falls, MT
1985 Recent Works, Montana State University Gallery, Boseman, MT
1984 Feelings of Fear, Brunswick Gallery, Missoula, MT
1984 Three Man Show, Karl Oskar Gallery, Kansas City, KS
1984 Mixed Messages, Brick Town Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
1983 Two Sides to Every Story, Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1982 Recent and Indecent, Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 The Lilley in the Open, curated by Annaiz Ramirez and Kayla Johnson, Reno City Hall, Metro Gallery, Reno, NV
2020 Blessing in Disguise, Saint Maison Gallery, online exhibition based in Tokyo/London
2020 Nevada Artists, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2020 Connections: UNR School Of The Arts, Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV
2020 Blue, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2020 2020 Annual Benefit Art Auction, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2019 All-In: Holland Project Fundraiser, Holland Project, Reno, NV
2018 The Third Rail, Sierra Arts Foundation Gallery, Reno, NV
2016 SKULL, The Studio at Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV
2016 Reboot, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2015 Resound, Holland Project, Reno, NV
2015 Feast: The Plate Show, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2015 The Cup Show, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2014 All-In: Holland Project Fundraiser, Holland Project. Reno, NV
2014 Paint by Numbers, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2014 MASK, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2014 SKULL 2014, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2014 Day of the Dude, Front Door Gallery, UNR Reno, NV
2014 DADA: The Legacy of Dada in Reno, Student Galleries South, UNR, Reno, NV
2014 Panorama+ Sesquicentennial Celebration of Nevada: Further Selections from the Nevada Arts Council's Artist Fellowship Program, Barrick Museum, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2014 Art Annex Stable Show, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2013 Lust to Dust, Bang Bang Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Contemporary Ceramics, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2013 The Back Room, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2013 Birdhouse Show, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2012 Contemporary Figurative Ceramics, Amerson Center for the Arts & Culture, Bozeman, MT
2012 Now and Then, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2011 Forage: A Roaming Gallery, Holland Project HQ, Reno, NV
2011 Birds of a Feather, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2011 Stock Your Stuffing, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2011 Birdhouse Show, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2011 San Francisco Invitational Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2010 Group Show, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2009 Small Wonders, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2009 Ceramics Montana, University Center Gallery, UM, Missoula, MT
2009 Drunk, Atomic Todd Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Stimulus, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2007 What’s Up Doc, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
2007 Day of the Dude, Getchell Library, UNR, Reno, NV
2007 Grand Opening, Gray Space Gallery, Reno, NV
2007 New Acquisitions, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2006 Bemis Artists, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2006 Jun Kaneko and Michael Sarich, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2005 Nevada Now: Nevada Arts Council Visual Artists Fellowship, OXS Gallery, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV
2004 Nevada Works, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2004 Public Art Collection, City of Reno, City Hall, Reno, NV
2003 In Your Face, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
2003 American Dreams, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
2003 Stremmel Gallery @ 30, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2003 Heads and Hats, OXS Gallery, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV
2003 A Mon Amour Tu Te Renras, Stephen Marquadt Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Nine, UNR Faculty Exhibition, Sheppard Gallery, Reno, NV
2002 Art Chicago 2002, Navy Pier, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 Works of the Heart, Northwest Museum of Art, Spokane, WA
2002 Here’s Looking At You, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
2002 Here’s Looking At You, Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Museum, Rend Lake, IL
2002 Small Works, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
2001 Beads of Faith, Sheppard Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV
2001 Desire, Sheppard Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV
2001 Köln Art Auction, Und Space, Köln, Germany
2001 Nevada Invitational, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2001 Bemis Artists, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2001 California Association of Ceramic Artists, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2000 Nevada Zen, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
2000 Animals in Contemporary Art, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2000 All Things Great But Small, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
1999 New Acquisitions, Museum of Art, Missoula, MT
1998 All Things Great and Small, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
1997 Visual Faculties, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
1997 5 Easy Pieces, NICA, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Shoes, FAO Gallery, New York City, NY
1995 UNR Faculty Exhibition, Sheppard Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV
1995 Fellowship Recipient Exhibition, Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno, NV
1995 Group Show, Dean Moniz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1994 San Francisco Art Fair, represented by Dean Moniz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1993 Artists Choose Artists, Dean Moniz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1993 Drawings, B4A Gallery, New York City, NY
1993 The Figure, Dean Moniz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1992 New Ceramics, Pasadena Community College, Pasadena, CA
1991 Tough Art, Tough Art Space, Chicago, IL
1990 Critics Choice, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
1990 Narrative Ceramics, Jennifer Pauls Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1989 History of the Bemis, Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE
1989 Narrative Sculpture, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings MT
1989 Personal Images of the Northwest, Cheney Cowels Museum, Spokane, WA
1989 Group Show, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
Selected Awards and Grants
2007 Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant
2005 National Silver Addy Award, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada
2003 Nevada Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship
1995 Sierra Artist Foundation Fellowship
Artist Residencies
2006 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. Omaha, NE
2004 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation. Westpoint Island, ME
2001 Jun Kaneko Studio. Omaha, NE
1992 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. Omaha, NE
1988 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. Omaha, NE
Visiting Artist Lectures
2007 Austin Peay University, Clarksville, TN
2006 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Lecture and Printmaking Workshop, Las Vegas, NV
2005 The Bemis Foundation Omaha, NE
2004 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2004 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation West Port Island, ME
2003 Brewery Arts Center Carson City, NV
2001 Nevada Hispanic Society, Reno, NV
1999 Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
1996 Churchill County Library, Fallon, NV
1997 Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
1995 University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
1995 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
1995 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1994 Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
1994 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
1994 C.I.T.Y. 2000, Arts on the Streets, Reno, NV
1991 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
1990 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
1989 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
1988 Bemis Foundation Fellowship, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1988 Montana Arts Council, Poplar MT
1987 Washington State Arts Council, Seattle, WA
1987 University of Montana, Missoula, MT
1986 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1986 University of Montana, Missoula, MT
1985 Montana State University, Boseman, MT Eastern Montana University, Billings, MT
1985 Lockwood School, Lockwood, MT
1985 Custer County Arts Center, Miles City, MT
1985 Oklahoma Community College, Oklahoma City, OK
1984 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Teaching Experience
1989-Present Associate Professor, Painting, Drawing and Ceramic Sculpture, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
1992 Visiting Lecturer, University of London, London, England
1985-1987 Artist in Residence, Great Falls, Montana, Funded through NEA, Montana Arts Council, and Great Falls Public Schools
1982-1983 Instructor, Figure Drawing, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1979 Printmaking Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1977 Printmaking Assistant, College of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Publications & Reviews
2021 “Iconic”. Josie Glassberg. Double Scoop: Arts in Nevada. 15 January 2021. https://www.doublescoop.art/iconic/
2020 “The Lilley in the Open: Exhibition Catalog”. City of Reno Metro Gallery and UNR Lilley Museum. October 2020.
2020 “Archive 02”. Online Publication. Saint Maison Gallery. Based in Tokyo/London.
2019 CHUM: 25 Artists Go Fishing for Meaning in Fishing. Published by Michael Ogilvie.
2014 Welliver, M.,“Michael Sarich: Devil Girls and Keepsakes”. SubMerge. Issue 159. (2nd Quarter/Spring). pp. 14-15. April 7, 2014. Exhibition Review by Melissa Welliver.
2014 Dalkey, V., “Michael Sarich’s Visual Diaries at Jay Jay”. Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/03/6289766/art-review-michael-sarichs-visual.html. April 3, 2014. Exhibition Review by Victoria Dalkey.
2013 Turner, C. L., Kirk Robertson (Ed.). Soft Hard. Exhibition Catalog. Fallon, NV: Oats Park Art Center. Churchill Arts Council, 2013.
2012 Contemporary Ceramics, Reno Gazette-Journal, 1. Exhibition review.
2012 Contemporary Ceramics/Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV. Ceramics Now Magazine (Digital Isssue 2). Exhibit Review; artist biopic.
2012 “Fool The Eye”. Reno News & Review, 1. Exhibition review.
2012 Jay Jay Presents Back Room Exhibit. Sacramento Bee, 1. Exhibition review.
2012 “Prostitution Meets the Comic Strip in Lust to Dust”. Las Vegas Weekly, 1. Book review.
2012 “Lust to Dust: A Graphic Book of Ill Repute”. The Daily Loaf, 1. Author Interview about the book.
2011 Reno News & Review. 17(42), 19. Review of the Stremmel Gallery exhibiton, “SARICH”.
2010 Missoula Independent, 21(39), 1. Review of exhibition “Hush and Babel”.
2008 Wolfe, A.M. (2008). Like, Love, Lust: Michael Sarich (pp. 156). Reno, Nevada: Nevada Museum of Art. Catalogue covering 30 years of work.
2008 Nickell, J. (2008). Missoulan., pg .7&8. Review of ceramic exhibition.
2008 “Propositions, Runes, and Fables”. NEON. An essay on the work of Michael Sarich.
2008 Demeritt, C. “Art, Dark and Youthful”. Sagebrush, University of Nevada Reno, pg. 11-14. Exhibition Review.
2008 Thompson, P. “This’ll Leave a Mark”. Reno News & Review. Review of Sarich Retrospective at Nevada Museum of Art.
2007 Savidge, N. “Thirty Years in Creation: An Artists First Full Scale Survey of Work”. Nevada Silver and Blue. Spring 2008. Review of Michael Sarich Retrospective at Nevada Museum of Art.
2005 Hunter, S. “Wide Open Canvas: Meet the Artist of Verdi”. Reno Magazine. September-October 2005. Artist interview by Seville Hunter.
2004 Vagner, K. “Art of the State”. Reno News & Review. December 23, 2004. Exhibition Review by Kris Vagner.
2004 Hunter, S. “No Time to Waste”. Reno Gazette-Journal, Sunday Life. Sunday April 18, 2004. Interview by Seville Hunter.
2004 Robertson, K. “Nevada Works at Stremmel Shows Off Pieces by 5 Unusual Artists”. Reno Gazette-Journal. Story by Kirk Roberston.
2000 “Day of the Dead”. AHORA. October 20, 2000. Workshop Review.
2000 “Day of the Dead Opening”. 11:00 KOLO News Channel 8. 2000.
2000 “The Animal in Contemporary Art”. Stremmel Gallery. Exhibition Catalog. 2000.
2000 “Nevada Zen, Refreshing.” Sacramento Bee. November 26, 2000.
Selected Public Collections
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Jun Kaneko Museum, Omaha, NE
Lilley Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Paris Gibson Square Center for Contemporary Art, Great Falls, MT
Oats Park Art Center, Fallon, NV
City of Reno Permanent Collection, Reno, NV