Michael Reafsnyder is an adjunct professor at Claremont University, CA, and holds an MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. In 2022, Reafsnyder was awarded a prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. His vibrant, tactile abstract paintings are included in many renown collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; the Frederich Weisman Museum, Minneapolis, MN; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA; the Portland Art Museum,OR and the Columbus Museum of Art, OH, amongst many others. He lives and works in Southern California..
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MICHAEL REAFSNYDER
SUMMER JAM
July 12 - August 30, 2025
Scott Richards Contemporary Art is delighted to present Michael Reafsnyder in his first San Francisco solo exhibition: SUMMER JAM. Celebrated for his energetic, tactile approach to abstraction, the acclaimed Southern California artist brings his signature energy to this vibrant summer showcase of gestural paintings.
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SUMMER JAM offers an invitation to revel in the immediacy and joy of color—each painting a declaration of the sheer vitality of being alive.
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“My paintings are exuberant and celebratory. They intend to delight, glee, and exhilarate".
MICHAEL REAFSNYDER
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"Powered by whimsical joy and playful humor, each canvas is a unique event where liquid color smears, slippery material smushes, and wet paint glops. A carefree openness is fully synchronized with a razor-sharp awareness of how to move, react, and navigate into uncharted territory. Every painting is an energetic adventure, and the viewer is an active participant gazing at delightful spectacles and peering into supercharged experiences.".
DION JOHNSON
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Michael ReafsnyderRippin Good, 2025acrylic on linen60 x 52 inches
Rippin Good grabs attention immediately and unveils slowly, upon extended viewing.
Nuance arises and space is disrupted while scale immerses the viewing into a complex array of movement and action.
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BEAGLE BREAK
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Michael ReafsnyderChop Shop, 2025acrylic on linen36 x 30 inches
CHOP SHOP is a highly charged COMPOSITION in which fluidity creates space by overlapping intense warmth and fluctuating form, all of which are interrupted by gestural brush marks.
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