Michael J Zwicky

Painter, sculptor and musician, Michael J. Zwicky was a pivotal figure on the Lower East Side of New York City in the 80’s & 90’s. He and his groups "Demo Moe" & "Scrap Metal Music" have been reviewed in the Village Voice, NYPress & Spin Magazine. Michael's work is portrayed in two recently published books: “The Rivington School: 80s New York Underground”(2021) & “The Williamsburg Avant-Garde: Experimental Music and Sound on the Brooklyn Waterfront”(2023). His recently commissioned work, the sculptural installation, "Drilt!" (2021), remains on permanent exhibition at the International Fusion Museum in Easton, PA. “My work is influenced by Graffiti, Surrealism & Expressionism, Jungian archetypes & their symbolic mythologies. I create this abstract imagery, the unforeseeable result of which speaks to each viewer with what they uniquely bring to the work.”

B.S. in Art, Painting, Sculpture & Art History 1983
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, Wisconsin USA

Residency
The Rivington School 1984-89
Lower East Side, NYC USA

Residency & Commission
The International Fusion Museum (IF Museum)
Easton, Pa USA

Solo Exhibitions:

2021: "DRILT!" Sculptural Installation & Performance Ritual
Permanent Exhibit at The "IF" Museum, Easton PA
2012: “Retro-Viral; Paintings & Sculpture” Solo Exhibition;
“Harmony Cafe” Appleton, Wi.
2012: “Paintings & Drawings; The Art of Michael J. Zwicky” Solo
Exhibition; “Appleton Public Library”, Appleton, Wi.
2011: “Abstract Intent” Solo Painting Exhibition; “Harmony Cafe”
Appleton, Wi.
1990: "Scrap Metal Music" Sculpture Installation & Performance
Cat's Head Event I Brooklyn Waterfront
1988: "Out Of The Closet" Immersive Sculptural Installation
The Boiler Room Gallery@The Emerging Collector NYC 1987: "I Never Seen Such a God-dam Mess in My Whole Life!"
Closet Installation The Emerging Collector NYC
1986: "Have A Big Stuff" Immersive Sculptural Installation
CUANDO Chapel CUANDO Bldg. NYC

Group Exhibitions:

1987; "Humpty Dump Heroes Show"
Food Stamp Gallery Bronx NYC
1987: "Manhattan Group Show"
Dramitis Personae Gallery NYC
1987: "2B Outdoor Sculpture Show"
Gas Station 2B NYC
1986: "Spring Festival '86"
Fusion Arts Gallery 57 Stanton St NYC
1986: "El Bohio Tenant's Sho...