GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023: Amsterdam Whitney Gallery – “Chelsea Connoisseurs” Summer Show , New York, NY
2023: Sparrow Gallery Holiday Show, Sacramento, CA
2023: Crocker Art Museum Art Auction, Sacramento , CA
2023: KVIE-TV Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2022: Art Show Paris XIV, Paris, France (won First Place in the Category of Paintings)
2022: Paris Show Preview, Sparrow Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2022: Crocker Museum Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2022: KVIE Public Television Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2021 : KVIE Public Television Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2021 : Crocker Museum Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2021 : Summer Show, Sparrow Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2020 – Art Show Paris Exhibition, Paris, France (Won First Place in the Category of Originality )
2020 – Crocker Art Museum Auction, Sacramento, CA
2020 – KVIE Public Television Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2018 – Moulin Rouge, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York City
2018 – Go Figure, Tim Collom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2014 – New Ideas, Blue Moon Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2012 – Selected Works, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha , Nebraska
2010 – Abstract Space, Danielle’s, Sacramento, CA
2005 – Masquerade , Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York City
2005 – Colors , Park Art Gallery, New York City
2003 – New Worlds, Danielle’s, Sacramento, CA
2000 – New Works, A.R.T.S., Auburn CA
2000 – Reflections, Danielle’s, Sacramento CA
1999 – Transformations, Danielle’s, Sacramento CA
1999 – Inspirations, W.O.R.K.S., Sacramento CA
1999 – New Directions, A.R.T.S., Auburn CA
1998 – I’m Still Standing, Studio 26, Sacramento CA
1998 – New Work, A.R.T.S., Auburn CA
1997 – Family Matters, Danielle’s, Sacramento CA
1996 – Transformations, Studio 26, Sacramento CA
1990 – European Friends, Pacific Palisades Art Center, Pacific Palisades CA
ADDITIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 – California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
2006 – California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
2003 – Splash, Hillel Organization, Sacramento CA
2003 – California State Fair, Sacramento CA
1997 – California State Fair, Sacramento CA
AWARDS:
Gold Medal for Originality – 2020 Art Show Paris VII Exhibition, Paris, France
Award of Merit – 1997 California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento CA
Award of Merit – 2003 California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento CA
Honorable Mention – 2003 Summer Splash Show – Hillel
Award of Merit – 2006 California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento CA
Honorable Mention – 2010 California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento CA
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES:
2002 – European Workshop – Majorca, Spain
In May of 2002, Michael Schaffer attended an advanced art workshop in Majorca, Spain. The instructor, Leigh Hyams, was a University of California at Berkeley Art Department faculty member, as well as an internationally exhibited artist. The workshop lasted 10 days and focused on the process of reinvigorating the artist’s inner perspective and the creative process.