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Michael Pendergrass has had a love for drawing and painting for nearly four decades. He discovered this love at a very young age. He stated that there was something magical about creating worlds from your imagination and recreating those worlds on paper. His fascination for the world around him plus being a natural explorer only fueled his imagination. During that time most of the imagery were of Black subjects because that's what he could relate to as an artist living in the 1960's. Now he intends for his work to have a universal appeal to everyone. He states that he was more influenced by the artists of the early 60's than inspired by them. He states that each had a particular quality in their work that he sought to emulate. It was a matter of taking what was useful and discarding what he didn't need. His two biggest influences were Norman Rockwell and Charles White. He also states that music as well as literature plays a big role in the creation of his work. As to his choice of mediums he doesn't choose one over the other. He emphasizes that he is not bound to any particular medium nor technique. He says that being bound to one particular medium or technique is restrictive and one can be bound by their limitations. He's been featured in a number of articles. Over the years his portraits and other work has been collected from diverse clientele in North Carolina, the US and as far away as England. And the list continues to grow. He currently resides and creates in High Point, NC.
Resume:
African American Atelier Invitational 2000
Polo Ralph Lauren 2004
Tessera Gallery NC 2005
NC Showplace2006
High Point Museum “Artist of the month” NC 2007
Lyndon St. Artworks NC 2007
African American Atelier 2007
Theatre Arts Gallery “Artists Among Us”-2007
Carolina Framing Gallery 2007
Sechrest Gallery(HP University)2008
African American Atelier 2008
Roy Culler Senior Center 2008
Yalik Modern Art Gallery 2008-2009
Art Anonymous (Southern Pines,NC) 2009
Yaliks Modern Art- Art Anthology(solo show) 2011
Yaliks Modern Art- Impulses and Observations 2012
Delta Arts-2014
Collectors (partial list)
Mary Phifer Lockhart- NC
Carol Perdue-NYC
Ellen Tittler -NYC
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Cornette -NC
Josie Mc Millan- NYC Metro Postal Union President
Kym Johnson -NC
Cenen Moreno -NYC
Earl Gulliver- NYC
A&T State University NC
Raymond Paris- NYC
Gladys Shipman- Shipmans Home Care NC
Briony Medor – Battersea, London
Barbara Collier -NC
Mr. & Mrs. OD Puryear -NC
Abbey B. James- NC
Dawn Evans -Brooklyn NY
Nicole & Skip Culler- NC
Melanie & Doug Witcher –NC
Carrie Pendergrass-NC
Jamie Austin- NC
Serburban Shipman -NC
Brenda Smith-NC
Judy Green -NC
Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Lacks-NC
Kelly Davis -NC
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richardson –NC
Phyllis Bridges-NC
Pamela Poole -NC
Martha M. McCall –NC
Pat Williams-NC
Sharon Pendergrass- NJ
Raffia Jabeen-NC
Latosha Andrews-NC
Deborah & Mike Cole-NC
Penny Simmons-NC
Sabrina Pendergrass-NC
Wendy Oliver-NC
James Wall-NC
Polly Ervin-NC
Diana Cowans-NC
Tina A. Brockington-NC
Business & Corporate
Harambee Club -NYC
Gladiators Gym -NYC
Freelance editorial artist-High Point Enterprise
Awards
2010 Regional Artist Hub Grant
Corporate team Award-Polo Ralph Lauren JDRF-2010
Bibliography
“Street fair kicks off renewal” Mark Schoen- HP Enterprise 1981
“Rejuvenating Washington Drive” Greensboro News & Record 1981
“Michael Pendergrass, A man & his art” Company newsletter (Alma Desk)
“Hinson and Pendergrass- Self taught duo to be honored High Point Herald 1983
“Painter pursues obsession”-Tony Carrick HP Enterprise 1998
“Crossing Color Lines” Vicki Knopfler HP Enterprise 2005
Carolina Arts 2007
Demos/Speaking
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Ferndale Middle school 2002
TAG Cartooning class 2008
Yaliks Modern Art (portrait demo)2009
Current Galleries
Yaliks Modern Art High Point, NC
Xanadu Gallery- Scottsdale, Arizona
Fineartamerica.com
Blackartinamerica.com
Education
I am mostly self-taught along with the fabulous education I received from the Art Students League and the portrait demo lectures by notables John Howard Sanden, Joe Hing Lowe and Daniel Greene in NYC. Socrates said it best “learn by observation”.
Contact:
Michael Pendergrass
Pine Ridge Studio
206 Pine Ridge Dr.
High Point, NC 27262
e-mail:PENDART44@HOTMAIL.COM
cell:336-989-0794
Facebook fan page /Michael Pendergrass