PAST EXHIBITIONS
PAST EXHIBITIONS
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The Doors at SOPAC 2019
An exhibition at The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC, South Orange, NJ -
Visual Strategies: A Collaborative Project
This is an exhibition that I am curating in Concord, NC. It has to do with artists collaborating. Gerard and I will be doing a live painting demo with Noel Freidline on keyboard on July 14, 2018 at ClearWater Artist Studios. -
NEW: Color of Energy; Energy of Color
An Exhibition of Abstract Paintings, which use color and energy as an important element of expression. OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm at Valley Arts Firehouse Gallery, 580 Forest St., City of Orange, NJ 07050 Co-Curators: Aida Jones and Mikel Frank Participating artists: Gerard Amsellem, Jeremy Moss, Tara O'Leary, Lara Liquori, Thomas Farawell, Frantz Lexy, Mark Basco, Katie Fogg, RM Cimini, Sidhartha Pani, Kathy Cantwell, Reymond Skibinski, Diana Rivera, John Craig, Abigail Morris, Guen Sublette, Susan Marx, Dawn DiCicco, Cat Delett, Onnie Strother, Aida Jones and Mikel Frank -
The Visual Passion Duo Returns to Maplewood July 2016
Gerard and Mikel will be making two appearances in Maplewood, NJ in July 2016. July 3- August 28 an exhibition of their collaborative works will be on display at The Maplewood Memorial Library Saturday July 9 at 2:00 pm The Visual Passion Duo will be painting live at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center in conjunction with the exhibition "Off the Shelf: A Tribute to June Cater." -
MICA: Then/Now 2
The second installment of MICA:Then/Now will be opening in January 2015 at The Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, NJ. On Saturday March 28, the Visual Passion Duo will be painting live with live musical accompaniment. Check back for further details. -
Primal Convergence Part 2
Save the date: On December 22, 2013 @ 6PM. South Orange Performing Arts Center will host the Closing of Primal Convergence. An exhibition featuring the work of Dan Fenelon and The Visual Passion Duo (Gerard and Mikel). There will be new paintings to see, a cash bar to get drinks from and some refreshment. Also, we will be screening "Bartleby" directed by Gerard and starring Richard Bell. -
MICA: Then and Now
The Visual Passion Duo: Mikel and Gerard will be showing "The Passing" and presenting a live painting "performance" as part of the exhibition titled: "MICA: Then and Now" an exhibition featuring some big names in the art world who graduated from The Maryland Institute: College of Art (MICA) 10 years ago or more. The exhibition is curated by Barry Nemett, Chairman of the Painting Department at MICA. And is hosted and sponsored by Ethan Cohen of Ethan Cohen Fine Arts. -
Pierro Gallery Paintings
In May and June 2013 Gerard and Mikel set up a studio at the Pierro Gallery in South Orange,NJ and painted works live for the Exhibition Engaging Art: SOMA Artist Studio Tour 10 year celebration, held on June 2, 2013 -
Visual Passsion: On Love
In July 2012 we transformed 1978 Maplewood Arts Center into a full out art experience, which consisted of many levels of creativity. We had live painting demonstrations by the Visual Passion Duo, Gerard and I, we had installations of the light side and dark side of love, we had music performance and film screenings, we had the community participating by painting on 12"x12" canvases their impressions of love and we had the "writing on the wall" where visitors could write love quotes or poems on a chalkboard wall. It was an extravaganza of creative energy and activity lasting only 4 days. -
Primal Convergence at South Orange Performing Arts Center
Primal Convergence at The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC An exhibition of Visual Passion paintings and paintings by Dan Fenelon.