Michael James Cisarik (b. 1993, Houston, Texas) is an emerging abstract artist based in Texas who began painting for the first time in 2020. After only a matter of months, he began to sell works to clients and designers across the U.S. and has since been recognized by national and international publications and institutions like Visionary Projects, FOA, Vanity Fair, Tatler, House & Garden, Paper City, Saatchi Art, London’s “Floorr” Magazine, Lisbon’s Suboart Magazine, Belgium’s Contemporary Art Issue, Vancouver’s “Booooooom” Magazine and The University of Texas at Austin, among others. Further, Cisarik was named as an “A-List Artist” by Vanity Fair in March 2023. He has also received invitations to exhibitions in New York, Santa Fe, Miami, Paris, Milan, Monaco and Barcelona by various international art firms and galleries. His current gallery representation and locations can be viewed here.
Cisarik’s work tends to be large-scaled and hyper-minimalist, focusing on large color blocks paired with contrasting, meticulously placed colorful accents, gritty textures, and delicate scrawls to evoke a state of movement. His mediums typically include a combination of acrylic and oil paints, charcoal, pastel, and graphite.
“While I have a vision of how I want a painting to end, I really don’t know how each brushstroke, accent, or individual scrawl will interact at the end – and in a way I can’t ever seem to describe, you never know when you are done until it suddenly hits you. My vision always morphs as more elements are added but when complete, the colors, textures, scrawls, and brushstrokes produce a flurry of emotions that are different in every light. Each time I get the opportunity to visit a piece that I sold, I feel the same emotions that I had when I was first creating it. Happiness, sadness, peace, hope, frustration...it’s all here. Finishing a painting is truly unlike any accomplishment I’ve ever had. I realized through my experience with all of this, that artists literally pour their feelings onto a canvas for someone else, sometimes someone they don’t know at all, in an attempt to produce emotions that they had inside of themselves. Many times, it isn’t about something you necessarily “see” but something you “feel” when absorbing one’s art. I can only hope that the anyone viewing my work is able to feel the same connection that I do.”
Selected Exhibitions:
2024. Group exhibition, “Art For All”, The Miller Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina
2024. Group exhibition, “Contemporary Collective”, Adams Galleries, Austin, Texas
2024. Group exhibition, “The Seasons”, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York City
2024. Group exhibition, “It’s Time To Slow Down”, Anderson Contemporary, New York City (curated by Visionary Projects)
2024. Group exhibition, Martha Hughes, Michael James Cisarik, Cynthia Hartling, Michael Wilding, Nicholas Bernard, G2 Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2024. “Odyssey”, inaugural exhibition, G2 Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2024. Group exhibition, Adams Galleries, Austin, Texas at the Affordable Art Fair
2024. Group show, The Miller Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina
2024. Group show, Adams Galleries, Austin, Texas
2023-2024. “The Collective”, group exhibition, High Line Nine, Chelsea, New York City (curated by Visionary Projects)
2023-2024. "Earthly Forms", group exhibition, Houston, Texas (curated by Kinzelman Art Consulting)
2023. Group show, Adams Galleries, Round Top, Texas
2023. Group exhibition, The Miller Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina
2023. Group show, Adams Galleries, Round Top, Texas
2023. Group show, Adams Galleries, Austin, Texas
2023. Self-produced solo show, Houston, Texas
2022. “Saatchi Other Art Fair”, exhibition, Dallas, Texas (curated by Saatchi Art)
2021. “Silence”, self-produced solo show, Houston, Texas
Selected Press / Features:
2024. Glasstire - Feature of Adams Galleries Contemporary Collective Exhibition
2024. Glasstire - Preview of Affordable Art Fair Austin
2024. FOA Issue 19
2024. Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles (March)
2024. Young Space (February)
2024. Charleston Style & Design (January)
2023. Art Houston Magazine
2023. Tatler
2023. Vanity Fair (May)
2023. Vanity Fair (April)
2023. Vanity Fair (March)
2023. House & Garden Magazine
2022. Contemporary Art Issue
2022. The University of Texas Alcalde Magazine
Collections (Private):
Alexander City, Alabama; Birmingham, Alabama; Scottsdale, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; Cabo, Mexico; Carmel, California; Long Beach, California; Los Angeles, California; Malibu, California; Newport Beach, California; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Santa Monica, California; Denver, Colorado; Telluride, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Oxford, Mississippi; Kansas City, Missouri; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina; Cranston, Rhode Island; Charleston, South Carolina; Austin, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Highland Park, Texas; Houston, Texas; Plano, Texas; Rockport, Texas; Round Top, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Lexington, Virginia; Seattle, Washington; Washington, D.C