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Installation view of First Marks: Drawing in Relation, UMSV Art Gallery, University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, New York, 2026, with works by Alejandro Contreras, David Teng Olsen, Angela Kallus, Matthew Archibald, Juan Francisco Elso Padilla,

2026 · GROUP EXHIBITION

First Marks: Drawing in Relation at the University of Mount Saint Vincent

Work included in First Marks: Drawing in Relation, curated by Thomas Ray Willis and Rafael Domenech, at the UMSV Art Gallery, University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, New York. Reviewed by Mike Maizels in Whitehot Magazine.

Installation view (artists from left to right): Alejandro Contreras, David Teng Olsen, Angela Kallus, Matthew Archibald, Juan Francisco Elso Padilla, Séverine Rebourcet, and Michael Vasquez. Photo: Whitehot Magazine.

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Installation view of A Boundless Tomorrow by Michael Vasquez, corridor mural, Orange County Innovation Lab, Orlando, Florida

2026 · PUBLIC ART

A Boundless Tomorrow at the Orange County Innovation Lab

Twenty-one hand-stretched canvases and integrated murals now span the lobby and corridor of the Orange County Innovation Lab in Orlando. QR codes on site open an augmented reality layer that brings the paintings to life with motion and sound. Commissioned by Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Sandcastles with Father - Spa Beach, mural by Michael Vasquez, 2025, St. Petersburg, Florida

2025 · PUBLIC ART

Sandcastles with Father - Spa Beach for the St. Pete Pier’s 5th anniversary

An exterior mural commissioned by the City of St. Petersburg. 10 x 20 ft.

Installation view of c/o 2001, Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg, 2024

2024 · SOLO EXHIBITION

c/o 2001 at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts

A solo exhibition at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Vasquez’s high school alma mater. Alongside the show, he gave an artist talk and guest juried a student exhibition.

Installation view of Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, with works by Michael Vasquez

2024 · GROUP EXHIBITION

Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration at The Ringling

Work included in Skyway 2024 at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. Vasquez also gave an artist talk at the museum.

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2023–2025 · MUSEUM TOUR

The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century

Organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Saint Louis Art Museum, the exhibition opened in Baltimore, traveled to St. Louis, and continued to the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

The Mangrove Refuge, mural by Michael Vasquez, 2023, SHINE Mural Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida

2023 · PUBLIC ART

The Mangrove Refuge for the SHINE Mural Festival

An 18 x 56 ft exterior mural in St. Petersburg.