McWILLIE CHAMBERS
BORN:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. August 6, 1951
Education
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. Ruston, Louisiana. 1969-1971
Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, Missouri. BFA. 1971-73
New York Studio School. New York, New York. 1973-1974
Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca, Spain. 1981
Solo Exhibitions
Kaffee Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX, 1980
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, November 26-December 15, 1993
The Sound Factory, New York, NY, June and July 1994
Peter Madero Gallery, New York, NY, October 27 November 12, 1994
Tricia Collins Grand Salon/White Room, New York, NY, September 14-October 14, 1995
Tricia Collins Grand Salon, New York, NY, January 4-25, 1997
Barbara Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY, September 1998.
Pegasus, New York, NY, November 6-30,1998
Pegasus, New York, NY, May, 2001
Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY, January 10-February 9, 2002
Barbara Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY, Aug.30-Sept.10, 2002
Benisty, NY, ( a project of Jane Thurn Art), September 9-September 17th, 2003
John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, 2007
John Davis Gallery, Carriage House, Hudson, NY 2008 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, 2010Selected Group Exhibitions
"Paintings", Kaffee Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX, 1979
"The Automobile in Art," Detroit, MI, 1984
"Good Things Come in Small Packages," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, 1986
"Alumni Exhibition," New York Studio School, New York, NY, 1986
"Small Works Invitational," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, December 1990-January 1991
"Members Exhibition," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, September 1991
"Members Exhibition," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, September 1992
"New Landscapes," The Gallery-Three Zero, New York, NY, October 1992
"Universal Diversity-Images Through Our Own Eyes," Lesley-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, July 1993
"Members Exhibition," Bowery Gallery. New York, NY, September 1993
"Spring Show," Hanover Art Gallery, Hanover, NH, March-June 1994
"Art and Fantasy," Benefit for the Gay Games, Puck Building, New York, NY, January 1994
"Diamonds, Gold and Myrrh--25 Years," Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, May-June 1994
"Pride in Our Diversity: An Invitational Exhibition of Lesbian and Gay Artists" curated by Ronny Cohen, 24 Hours for Life Gallery. New York, NY, June 14-July 31, 1994
"Universal Diversity 2, Our Vision, Our Selves," Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation. New York, NY, July 1994
"Members Exhibition," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, September 1994
25th Anniversary Show," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, December 1994
"Art Group Addresses AIDS," Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, March 1995
"Universal Diversity 3, Greater Exposure," Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, July 1995
"Pink and Innocent," Tricia Collins Grand Salon, New York, NY, June 1995
"Sun and Sea," Lizen-Tops Gallery, Easthampton, NY, June 1995
"Hot," K and E Gallery, New York, NY, July 1995
"Sixth Annual Uncommon Women Awards," Benefit Auction, Easthampton, NY,. August 1995
"Members Exhibition," Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, September 1995
"The $800 Show," G.W. Einstein Company, New York, NY, December 2-22,1995
"Take Home a Nude," New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, June 13, 1996
"Universal Diversity 4: Freedom of Expression," Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, August 8-31, 1996
"Me, Myself, and I: A Self-Examination," La Mama-La Galeria, New York, NY, August 20-September 7, 1996
"Seventh Annual Uncommon Women Awards," Benefit Auction, Easthampton, NY, August 1996
"The Artist Mirrored: Self Portraits," New York Studio School, New York, NY, October 1996
"Creating Changes: Our Pride Against Prejudice," Stony Brook University Museum, Stony Brook, NY, October 29-November 15, 1996
"Art and Sensual Drive/Energism 2," (McWillie Chambers, Eric Fischl, Lynda Goode, and Hunt Slonem) curated by Ronny Cohen, Jane Thurn Gallery, New York, NY, November 20-December 30, 1996
"Scapes (Land and Air)," Jane Thurn Gallery, New York, NY, March 11-29, 1997
"The First Annual MALE IMAGE Juried Exhibition," Fowler Gallery, Provincetown, MA, July 25-August 6, 1997
"Inaugural Exhibition," Levy-Gormley Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY, August 15-September 15, 1997
"The Art Exchange Show," Booth 6, Ronny Cohen, New York, NY, June 4-9,1998
"Pride Exhibition '98," Vincent Louis Galleries, New York, NY, June 16-July 4, 1998
"Absolut Secret," McKee Gallery, New York, NY,. December 17-19,1998
"Group Show," Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY, 1999
"Group Show," (McWillie Chambers, Philip Calkins, Bob Sechser, Leah Durner, and Jason Seder), Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY, June 30-July 16, 2000
"Works on Paper 2001", Ronny Cohen pavilion, Park Ave. Armory, New York, NY, March 1-4, 2001
"Gala Auction Fundraiser", Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, March 10, 2001
"Boy Bordello: An exhibition of work by artists of The Erotic Life Drawing Workshop", LeslieLohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, August, 2001
"The Big Bang", Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY, September-October, 2001
"N.Y. Studio School Alumni Exhibition", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, N.Y., June 20-July 13, 2002
SexComa", Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY., July 16-August 17, 2002
"Celebration of Diversity: An Art Exhibit", Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, L.L, NY. (a collaboration with the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) Nov. 14-17, 2002
"Steam Heat" (The Studio Series- a project of the Erotic Life Drawing Workshop) 3 person show - with Leonard Todd and Peter McCaffrey, Leslie-Lohmann Gay Art Foundation Gallery, New York, NY, January 7-14, 2003 (exhibition was not an official Leslie-Lohmann Gay Art Foundation show)
"divRcity artshow",The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, &Transgender Community Center, New York, NY, March 29-May 15,2003
"Diversity", Credit Suisse/First Boston, New York, NY, June-July, 2003
"Out in Sayville", The Gillette House, Sayville, New York, NY June-July, 2003
"Plenty/Pleasure", 2/20 Gallery ( a project of Ronny Cohen Art), New York, NY, Sept. 16-Oct. 6, 2003
"The Face of Courage" (an exhibition of portraits representing 59 fallen firefighters/police officers who lost their lives 9/11/Ol), 323 West Gallery, New York, NY, Oct 17-Nov 14, 2003
"Gallery Group", Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, NY. July, 2004
"Allure: Painted and Drawn Visions of Beauty", Leslie-Lohmann Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY, September 1e- October 16, 2004
"Indelible: Selected Modern/Contemporary Prints/Drawings/ Paintings/Photography", Ronny Cohen Art at Gallery 2/20, New York, NY, Oct. 21-November 6, 2004
"The New York city Watertower", Gallery of Graphic Arts, New York, NY, November, 2004
"Digital and Video Art 2006 New York", Emmanuelle Gauthier Fine Art, booth 413, Embassy Suites Hotel, New York, NY, March 9 -12, 2006
"Naked in New Hope", New Hope Sidetraacks Art Gallery, Janet Bishop, McWillie Chambers, Eric Rhein, New Hope, PA, September 1 - October 21, 2007
"McWillie Chambers painting the male form, Ingrid Capozzoli Flinn painting the female form" (Two Person Exhibition), Figureworks, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY, 2008