MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI

Michael Krajewski is a self-taught artist from Columbia, South Carolina. His style has been described as neo-expressionist, but he’s less concerned with labeling than with creating from an authentic, mindful space and expressing what he’s feeling and experiencing in the moment. He works in mixed media and has experimented with everything from video / multimedia integrations to painting on live models. Michael’s work has been featured in numerous galleries in South Carolina, including Anastasia & Friends, Grapes & Gallery, HofP Gallery, Frame of Mind, The City Gallery at Waterfront Park - Charleston, and Tapp's Art Center. He’s been commissioned to provide artwork for film and art festivals, set design for Trustus Theatre, and art for the Columbia City Ballet. Michael has painted a mural in the Greenville Children’s Museum, which was sponsored by Target Corporation, and a mural in the Columbia Museum of Art, where he remains one of only two artists ever invited to paint on the walls. Michael is represented by HoFP Gallery.

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

September 2020: Official Derby Day Poster Art
January 2020: Tapp's Utopian Group Show: Art Installation and Interactive Art
January 2020: Jasper Artist of the Year: Visual Arts December
2019: Drum Sculpture, West Columbia Interactive Art Park (with Lucas Sams and Justin Vorhis)
October 2019-Present: Official Artist at Black Rooster, Murals and Other Works
October 2019: Solo Exhibition: Eat with Art Series, "Almost Animal" at Motor Supply
September 2019: CSA at Frame of Mind
April 2019: Solo Exhibition: Jasper Street Gallery at the Meridian Building
April 2019: Official Derby Day Poster Art
March 2019: Art on Main
September 2018: CSA at Frame of Mind
September 2018: Southern Exposure, University of South Carolina School of Music
May 2018: Solo Exhibition at Anastasia & Friends Gallery, Columbia SC
April 2018: Official Derby Poster Art
April 2018: Collaborative Exhibition with Lucas Sams at Grapes & Gallery, Columbia SC
March 2018: Art on Main
January 2018: Community Supported Artists Live Paint / Solo Event, Frame of Mind Gallery, Columbia SC
August 2017: The Krajewski Experience at Frame of Mind Gallery, a variety show featuring music, multimedia art, video, and live drawing
November 2016: Fracking Up Solo Exhibition, HofP Gallery, Columbia SC
June 2016: Participated in Censored Exhibition, Frame of Mind Gallery
December 2015: Solo Exhibition, Frame of Mind Gallery
September 2014: Threads: Gathering My Thoughts Exhibition with Susan Lenz at 80808 Art Gallery, Columbia SC
June 2012: Pretty Girls: Concept Consumerism Exhibition at Tapp’s Art Center, Columbia SC
December 2011: Painted murals at the Upstate Children’s Museum (collaborating with Justice Littlejohn)
April 2010: Post Graffiti Mural Exhibition alongside Cedric Umoja at the Columbia Museum of Art
November 2009: Two-man show at The City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston SC
February 2009: Participated in What’s Love Got to Do with It event at 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia SC

BARRY BRIAN WHEELER

Barry Wheeler is an IT professional and a Columbia, SC artist, concentrating his work in digital media. He is a graduate of the South Carolina Honors College (BS, Chemistry) and the University of South Carolina (MA, Media Arts). His background in science and computers motivates his practice, which explores the relationships between technology, digital process, information design, and art. Barry’s work has been featured at various exhibitions and shows in the Midlands, including Artista Vista, Vista Lights, Indie Grits, Anastasia and Friends, City Art, Colonial Life, the Koger Center, and Tapp's.