Monty Montgomery

Artist’s/Bio statement -Resume'

As a child, I always seemed to look at color and shape with an intense confusion. I remember wondering why objects were the color or shape they appeared to be in that moment of comparison. Today, I still ask myself those same questions. The only difference is, I realize that objects and colors can be developed in so many ways towards relaying an instant, emotional variable.
I rely completely on my diversity and emotional sense, my honest reaction. I trust in the simple decision of giving color to an object, which is neutral at that point. This allows others to embark upon untraveled paths of the soul and possibly journey into an entirely endearing feeling of what might have been or truly may be through that moment of visual representation. Listening to the silence of a color allows me to break everything down to it’s component shapes, question the proper color of the object, and apply my own reality to their forms so that all objects can be felt, individually and as a group.
My work is constantly based on making connections with my surroundings and visually absorbing every point of attraction. I mold situations into certain forms that express what I feel at that moment of what I sense in others from various energies, spontaneous actions, and originally spoken words. I enjoy solid intensity within all types of people; even more so, that moment which brings these feelings to the surface… I often channel my opinions through simple silhouetted figures, which play diverse roles from every spectrum of this process called life, to which we all tend to conform.
I believe that in our cycle with time, there are so many amazing emotions that brush our path everyday. We must make the decision to try and comprehend each and every one in our own way through our own personal deliverances. I constantly deal with these episodes and will forever face them through my process of creating. I only hope my works will enable you to face yours as well…..

Alive through art,

Monty Montgomery

Exhibitions

2008

"Exit 59" TAG Gallery, group exhibit, Baltimore, MD.
"Homebase" Obrigado Gallery, solo exhibit, Louisa, Va.
"Rooftops" Pent House, solo exhibit, Long Island City, NY
"Surfaced", Cassis Bistro, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va
"Underneath", The Basement Gallery, solo exhibit, Knoxville, Tn.
"Cut", Vanity Gallery, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va
"Bang", Industry, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va
"One", Cassis Bistro, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va

2007

"All systems go,a Space show", Oglesby Gallery @ Florida State University, global exhibit, Tallahasse, Fla.
"Calm", The Gallery at Starr Hill, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va
"YUMMY", Francesca's Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Boston, MA.
"Featured Moments", Sister Sorel Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Boston, MA.
"Childlike", Louisa County High School, Group Exhibit, Louisa, Va.
"Above", SPUTNIK Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Brooklyn, NY.
"Substance", Industry, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va
"Alone", Cassis Bistro, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va

2006

"Diggin' in the Crates", SPUTNIK Gallery, co-exhibitor, Brooklyn, NY.
"n the 80's", Gallery 5, co-exhibitor, Richmond, Va.
"Reality Revisited", The Gallery at Starr Hill, solo exhibit, Charlottesville,Va.
"Nice Top", Bittersweet Boutique, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"A One Night Stand", Lee Alter Studios, co-exhibitor, Charlottesville, Va
"Disrobed", Gallery 5, co-exhibitor,Richmond, Va.
"Chrome", Industry, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Fluid", KIKI, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.

2005

"The Red Light District", Sound of Art, co-exhibitor, New York, NY.
"New Art", Second Street Gallery, co-exhibitor, Charlottesville, Va.
"Assorted Flavors",Artists Downtown Access Gallery (ADA), co-exhibitor,Richmond,Va.
"Color Off the Top", Vanity Gallery, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Industrial Strength", Industry, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Flavorful", The Station, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Situations", Café Cubano, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Reality Colored", Katra Gala Gallery, solo exhibit, Richmond, Va.
"Listening to Visuals", Louisa County High School, Solo Exhibit, Louisa, Va.
"Views", Mud House Gallery, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.

2004

"Exquisite Collage", Bayly Art Museum at University of Virginia, solo exhibit,Charlottesville, Va.
"Out-Takes", Vanity Gallery, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Diversities Closet", C.O.D.G., Group Exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Simple", Dr. Herbert C. Jones Reproductive Center, Group Exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
''Mode of New", Spencer’s Music, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"City Skate", Freestyle, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Surroundings", Bella Bistro, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Did I mention thought?", Liquid Café, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"A Primary Simple", Dwellings Boutique, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"One Colorful Sip", Mud House Gallery, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Pink Pants", Bittersweet Boutique, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Visual Volume", The Gallery at Starr Hill, group exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.
"Motionless Sound", The Station, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.

2003

"Picasso to Pop"—The Richard Weisman Collection, group exhibit, Nature
Gallery, Charlottesville, Va.
"H2O", Chicho’s Café, solo exhibit, Virginia Beach, Va.
"My Feeling", Backstage Café, solo exhibit, Virginia Beach, Va.
"One Massive Lion", Katra Gala Gallery, solo exhibit, Richmond, Va.
"Color Field", Shockoe Bottom Arts Gallery, solo exhibit, Richmond, Va.
"Chrome That Spins", Vanity Gallery, solo exhibit, Charlottesville, Va.

2002

"In Circles", Hooplas Gallery, solo exhibit, Virginia Beach, Va.

EDUCATION

1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Longwood University, Farmville, Va.

PUBLICATIONS

The Central Virginian, Newspaper, Louisa, Va. 2008
C-Ville Weekly, Arts Weekly, Charlottesville, Va. 2008
MetroPulse, Arts WeeklyMagazine, Knoxville,Tn. 2008
Albemarle, Magazine, Charlottesville, Va. 2006
RVA, Arts Magazine, Richmond, Va. 2006
KING, Magazine, New York, NY. 2005
The Daily Progress, newspaper, Charlottesville, Va. 2004-05
The Richmond Times Dispatch, Newspaper, Richmond, Va. 2005
C-Ville Weekly, Arts Weekly, Charlottesville, Va. 2003-05
The Hook, Arts Weekly, Charlottesville, Va. 2003-05
The Central Virginian, Newspaper, Louisa, Va. 2004
Longwood College View Book, Farmville, Va. 2002-2004
Chew on This, Arts Magazine, Richmond, Va. 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cilli Original Designs Inc.-Owner, Clothing Line, Graphic Design, Fine Art. 2001-2008
Cilli Original Designs Gallery- Gallery Operations and management of studios. 2003-2006
Digital Zen—Partner, Art Director, Designer of Branding and Web Development. 2001
Musictoday.com—Multi-media Design, Branding for Dave Matthews Band and others. 2000
U. S. Graphics, Design and product development for Vacation Resorts, 1999

******Program Use: FreeHand, Photoshop, Streamline, and Illustrator.

COLLECTIONS

Mr. Garrett Dutton "G Love and Special Sauce",Musician, Philly, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Gill Holland, SonaBlast Records, New York, NY.
Ms. Mariana Bell, Singer/Song Writer, New York, NY.
Ms. Tricia Lopez, Singer/Song Writer, Nashville, TN.
Mr. Marco Indelicheo, Los Angeles, Ca.
Mr. Eric Walden, Colorado Springs, CO.
Ms. Alice Kelleher, Austin, Tx.
Ms. Veronica Gomez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ms. Robyn Stevens, San Francisco, CA.
Ms. Lizzie Smith, San Diego, CA.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Weise, Brooklyn, NY.
Ms. Jennifer Krzwenski, Virginia Beach, Va.
Mr. Ford Englander, Boston, MA.
Mr. Ryan Sharp, Long Island City, NY.
Ms. Sheri Romero, Washington, D. C.
Sister Sorel Gallery, Boston, MA.
Ms. Sera Davis, Nashville, Tn.
Ms. Sara Nehrir, Boston, MA.
Ms. Lauren Brooks, Portland, OR.
Ms. Caroline Smith, Charlottesville, VA.
Mr. Adam Cremona, Nashville, Tn.
Dr. Herbert C. Jones Reproductive Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Mrs. Maryam Nehrir, Bozeman, MT.
Starr Hill Music Hall, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Carolyn Queck, Tabernacle, NJ
Mr. Peter Vaughan, San Francisco, Ca.
Mr. Dink Wiley, Virginia Beach, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve O’Gradey, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Ashley McCoy, Harrisonburg, Va.
Ms. Darien Renee' Baker, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Gena Mills, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Jules Deford, Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whitlock, Mineral, Va.
Mr. Keegan Deen, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Tracey, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Patrizia, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Chythia Shroder, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Aimee Wade, Richmond, Va.
Mr. Chad Bradley, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Richard Guy Wilson, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Anthony Mayo, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Sarah Daley, Charlottesville, Va.
The Mudhouse, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Baker, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Billcheck, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wark, Richmond, Va.
Mr. Kris Jensen, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Lisa Dembling, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Allison Rollison, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Carolyn Capps, Lexington, Va
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dickinson, Mineral, Va.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Davis, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hartwig, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Steve Fox, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. M. Carol Rohman, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Ellen Bierk, Washington, D. C.
Ms. Sarah Walor, Richmond, Va.
Ms. Stacy Evans, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. And Mrs. Robert Ellis III, Ferncliff, Va.
Ms. Dayna Lucero, Waynesboro, Va.
Mr. And Mrs. George Mitchell, Richmond, Va.
Mr. Joshua Rogan, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Pam Friedman, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Ron Bailey, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. John Pollard, Richmond, Va.
Ms. Courtney Stuart, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Pete Akey, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sisk, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Carol Angle, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Scott, Charlottesville, Va.
Ms. Johanna Klawson, Charlottesville, Va.

REFERENCES

Mr. John Pollard
Artist Downtown Access Gallery (ADA)
228 West Broad Street
Richmond, Va. 23220
(804) 644-0100
adagallery@verizon.net

Dr. R. Grant Tate
Bridgewater Innovations
P.O. Box 818
Columbia, Va. 23038
(434) 842-9359
gtate@BridgewaterInnovations.com

Ms. Sharon Shapiro
Sharon Shapiro Arts
Charlottesville, Va.
(434) 963-7878
Sharon@SharonShapiro.com

Mr. Timothy Martin
"The Basement Gallery"
103-b West Jackson Ave.
Knoxville, Tn. 37902
(865) 437-9613
info@thebasementgallery.net