Armando Chacón

Group Exhibitions:

The Art of Georgia, Governor Office State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia 2025-2026.

Honey, I Shrunk the Art, Chimera Gallery Dec. 6th - Jan. 14th, Virgina Highland, Georgia 2024-2025.

Southeast Largest Outdoor Art Gallery, Art Street Banners, Midtown Atlanta, GA 2024 - 2025.

Collision of Color, Aurora Theater, Lawrenceville, Sept. 12 - Oct. 15 Georgia 2024.

Summer Vistas, Plein Air Paintings, Fulton County Arts & Culture Government Center, July 5th – August 25th, Atlanta GA 2024.

Paint the Town Alpharetta 2024, Alpharetta Art Center, May 11th- June 4th, Alpharetta, GA 2024.

Forced Perspective, Decatur Library, May 2nd – June 14th, Decatur, GA 2024.

Avalon Gallery, Alpha Arts Guild, May – August, Alpharetta Ga 2024.

Art Exhibition by Contrapunto, Gallery Gallery, April -June, Atlanta GA 2024.

Bountiful Earth, Avondale Arts Alliance, April 20th – June 1st Avondale States, GA 2024.

Piedmont Park Paint Out, Plein Air sale, April 1st – 7th Piedmont Park, GA 2024.

The Pollinators, Sinclair Gallery, ArtXchange, April 6th – 27th East Point, GA 2024.

Virginia Highland Books, Spring Show March 10th -June 2nd, Virginia Highland GA 2024.

Spring Art Exhibit, The O Gallery, March 23rd – April 23rd, Norcross, GA 2024.

ALOFT, The Scene Art Gallery, March 16th – April 16Th, Alpharetta GA 2024.

Don’t Make it Weird, Arches Brewing, March 4th – March 30th, Hapeville, GA 2024.

Earthbound, Alpharetta Art Center, January 24th- March 10th, Alpharetta, GA 2024.

For The Love of Art, Joan P Garner Library, January 11th- February 17Th, Atlanta, GA 2024.

The Past Informs the Future, Art-Station, November 4th- January 7th, Stone Mountain Village, GA 2024.

Urban Mosaic, Artist Forum, November 25th, West Side Atl. GA 2023.

Fall Juried Exhibition, Tannery Row Art Colony, October 8th- December 1st, Buford, GA 2023.

Piedmont Park Paint Out, Plein Air with VHPA, October 2nd-8th, Piedmont Park, GA 2023.

Local Colors, Virginia Highland Books, September 21st- November 10th, Virginia Highlands, GA 2023.

One Coca-Cola, Hispanic show, Sept. 6st – Oct. 30th, Atlanta, GA 2023.

Historic Buford Plein Air, Tannery Row Art Colony, September 16th- October 20th, Buford, GA 2023.

Whimsy, Alpharetta arts Center, August 9th – September 23rd, Alpharetta, GA 2023.

The Beauty of Georgia, The Courthouse Gallery, Virginia Highland Plein Air,   

July 16th – September 15th, Douglasville, GA 2023.

Atlanta– En Plein Air, Binders / Limelight Gallery, July 2nd – August 1st, Atlanta, Georgia 2023.

Making the Impossible Possible, The Bakery, June 29th – July 2nd, Atlanta, Georgia 2023.

Sights and Insights, Chastain Art & Dunwoody Fine Arts Association, June 16th – July 29th Atlanta, Georgia 2023.

Celebrations, Alpharetta Art Center, June 14th – August 5th, Alpharetta, Georgia, 2023.

Summer Blooms, Atlanta Botanical Garden, May 13th – July 30th, Atlanta, Georgia 2023.

3rd Paint the Town Alpharetta, May 9th – June 10th, Alpharetta, Georgia, 2023.

Spring Show, Tannery Artist Colony, April 15th – June 2nd, Buford, Georgia 2023.

ArtFields, Competition Artist 2023, April 19th – April 29th Lake City, South Carolina 2023.

Olmstead Plein Air, Quick Draw Competition, April 23rd, Atlanta, Georgia 2023.

Spring Show, Tannery Artist Colony, April 15th – June 2nd, Buford, Georgia 2023.

Black & White, Alpharetta Art Center, March 25th – May 8th, Alpharetta, Georgia 2023.

Spring Exhibit, Suwanee Arts Center, March 25th- May 13th, Suwanee, Georgia 2023.

Cat Eye Gallery, Love is in the Air, Group exhibition, February, Atlanta, Georgia 2023.

ArtFields, Competition Artist 2023, April 19th – April 29th Lake City, South Carolina.

Down Home on the Farm, Alpharetta Art Center, Alpharetta, GA Feb. 1st – March 18th, 2023

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4th GEORGIA COLOR Plein Air Competition, October 19th - 20th, in Braselton GA, Chateau Elan 2022.

Piedmont Park Paint Out, Virginia Highland Plein Air painters, September 12th – 17th, Piedmont Park, Atlanta GA 2022.

One Coca-Cola, Hispanic show, Sept. 1st – Oct. 30th, Atlanta, GA 2022.

DOMA (Distillery of Modern Art), showcase art exhibition, September 1st – October 30th, Chamblee, GA 2022.

Hall County Library-Latin Exhibition, Sept. 2nd- October 31st, Gainesville, GA

Roots to Routes, Roswell Presbyterian Church, August 14th-October 30th, Roswell, GA 2022.

Arches, Vinyl III: Revolution, June 8th – July 16th, Hapeville GA 2022.

Juneteenth, What Freedom Means to Me, June 6th – July 29th, Alpharetta, GA 2022.

Paint the Town Alpharetta, May 21st -June 4Th, Alpharetta, GA 2022.

Arches, After the Storm/ The Sunshine, May 2nd- June 4th, Hapeville, GA 2022.

Olmsted Plein Air, Quick draw, April 24, Atlanta, GA 2022

MINT Annual Postcard Pin-up, February Atlanta, GA 2022.

Being Human, AAC, Jan. 18th – Feb. 24th Atlanta, GA 2022.

The Greatest Gift, Cat-Eye Gallery, December 11th -January 21st ,2022.

Reality / Abstraction, Atlanta Artist Center, November 16th– January 13th   ,2021-2022.

Out & about at Sewell Mill, Sewell Mill Library, Roswell, November 4th – 30th, 2021.

Something is Brewing, Arches Brewing Art Gallery, Hapeville, October 25th – November 20th, 2021.

Bridging Broad, CAT–EYE Gallery, Atlanta, October 8th – 29th, 2021.

Home is Where you make it, Colony Square, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta, October 24th – February 26th, 2021-22.

Slice of Life, Alpharetta Art Center, Alpharetta, October 18th – November 29th, 2021.

Latin Xhibit, Fayetteville- Cumberland, North Carolina, Sept. 17th – Oct. 16th, 2021.

Let’s Face It! Alpharetta Art Center, July 26th – October 15Th ,2021.

Summer in the city, Cat Eye Creative Gallery, Atlanta, July 10th – August 1st ,2021

Metro Montage 21st, Marietta Cobb Art Museum, July 10th – September 5th, 2021.

1st Alpharetta Plein Air Show, Alpharetta Art Center, May 18th - May 29th, 2021.

100 Day Show, Cat Eye Creative Gallery, Atlanta, April 10th – May 2nd, 2021.

East Meets West, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta, March 16th – April 30th, 2021.

20:20 Vision, Atlanta’s Collective Resistance, Atlanta, January 2021.

Scope Art Fair, (virtual exhibition) Immersive Miami Beach, FL Dec. 1 – Dec. 13, 2020.

Metro Montage 20th Anniversary, Marietta Cobb Art Museum, Marietta, July 11- September 6, 2020.

Reality or Abstraction, Atlanta Artist Center, Grand View Gallery, Sept. 15 – Oct. 30, 2020.

The Grand View, Atlanta Artist Center, W Atlanta Hotel. Jan. 7 – March 29, 2020.

Sights & Insight, The 2020 Southeastern Regional Art Exhibit, Abernathy Art Center, Dunwoody Art Association, 2020.

Renewal, Atlanta Artist Center, Grand View Gallery, Jan. 14 - Feb 14, 2020.

Reality or Abstraction, Atlanta Artist Center, Nov. 26 – Jan. 10, 2019.

Renewal, Atlanta Artist Center, Grand View Gallery, Jan. 10 – Feb. 10, 2017. International Language of Arts, Atlanta Artist Center, Binders Ponce City Market. October 11 – October 30, 2016.

Reality or Abstraction, Atlanta Artist Center, June 6 – July 9. 2016.

Art Bravo, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale, 2016

International Competition, Winter Haven Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, 2013.

40th Anniversary Jordan Wine, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, 2012.

The Art in Life Show, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA. 2010.

 Art Bravo, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2008.

 Hortt 45, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2006.

One World Many Visions, Northbrook, IL, 2005. Hispanic American Art, South Miami, FL. 2004.

All Media Juried Biennial, Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL, 2003.

VIVA Broward Benefit Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2002.

Expresiones del Arte Iberoamericano, The Wirtz Gallery, Miami, FL 2002.

Syntheses, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2002.

Fine Art Exhibition, Wallflower Gallery, Miami, FL 2002.

Art Expo, Ibero American Magazine Booth, Manhattan, NY 2002.

Artist Competition, The Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Plantation FL 2002.

Black & White, Art Serve, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 2002.

Winter Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2001.

Contemporary Artist Dictionary Exhibition, Alexander Patrick Gallery, Miami FL 2001.

Small Works Show, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2001.

Inauguration Exhibition, Guatemalan Consulate, Miami FL. 2001.

Artist of the Month, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2001.

51st Anniversary Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2001.

The 5th Annual Tri-County Exhibition, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL, 2001.

Best of Gallery Show, City link / ARTSERVE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2001.

Controversy, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2001.

Summer Festival, Boca Museum Artist Guild, Boca Raton, FL 2001.

A Tribute to Jackson Pollock, The Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Plantation FL 2001.

Hortt 42, Memorial Competition, Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale FL. 2001.

Spring Show, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale FL. 2001.

Visual Exposition, Consulate of Guatemala, Miami, FL, 2001.

Alexander Patrick Gallery Show, Miami, FL. 2000.

Old Town Gallery, Group Show, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 2000.

Hollywood Art Guild, Group Show, Hollywood Fl. 2000.

Controversy, Broward Art Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 2000.

Hispanic Heritage in America, Florida Museum of Hispanic Latin Art, Miami, 1999.

Tampa Hispanic Heritage Inc., Poster Contest, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa FL. 1996.

Annual Student Art Exhibit, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, 1996 & 1997.

Annual Student Art Exhibit, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, 1994 & 1995.

Pride of Our Hispanic Heritage, Art Show, Pan-American Alliance, Ft. Myers Cape Coral, FL. 1995.

Postcards, Multimedia Exhibit, Hillsborough County Library, Tampa, FL. 1995.

Latin America Rainbow, Group Show, Pasco County Library, Lutz, FL. 1995.

Matices, Latin Art Show, Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, FL. 1995.

Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL, 1993.

Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL, 1992.

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Murals

City of Brookhaven / City Hall Atrium, Coming Together, Brookhaven, GA    2026.

David T. Howard Middle School, “Anchors of Life”, Atlanta, 2023.

Distillery of Modern Art, Pouring One, 2022.

Tyler Technologies, Flying, Lawrenceville, 2021.

Tyler Technologies, Aquarium, Lawrenceville, 2021.

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Awards

Third Place, Quick Draw, Paint the Town Alpharetta, Alpharetta Art Center, Alpharetta 2024.

First Place, Olmsted Plein Air / Paint Quick Competition, Chateau Elan, Braselton, GA 2022.

First Place, Reality / Abstraction, A.A.C., Atlanta, 2021

Second Place, Home is where you make it, AAC, Colony Square, Atlanta, 2021.

Honorable Mention, Spring Fling, Colony Square, A.A.C., Atlanta, 2021

Semifinalist, “Art in Transition” Immersive Scope Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL., 2020. (Virtual show)

First Place, Atlanta Artist Center, Sewell Mill Library, Roswell, 2020.

Second Prize, Painting, Artist Heaven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2013.

People’s Choice Award, Painting, Jordan Wine 40th, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, 2012.

Artist of the Month, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2001.

The Grumbacher Award for Artistic Excellence, Gold Medal, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2001.

Best in Show, “Invasion of the Subconscious”, The 5th Annual Tri-County Exhibition, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL, 2001.

Best in Show, Iberia Airlines National Contest, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1988.

 

Publications:

• Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 51 & 52, USA 2023 / 2024,

• Voyage ATL’s, Inspiring Stories, GA 2022.

• LaGrange, Southeast REGIONAL, catalog, 2022.

• Voyage ATL’s, Inspiring Stories, GA 2021.

• Art Takes Miami, See Me, FL 2012.

• Ibero Americana Magazine, Artes Plasticas #34, FL 2007.

• Contemporary Artist Dictionary, Edition 5, Miami, FL 2003.

• Casa & Estilo, Volume I, Contemporary Latin Expression, Miami, FL 2003.

• Casa & Estilo International Magazine, 7th edition #38, Miami, FL 2003.

• Sunrise Forum Magazine, Amy Ward, “Art of Ages”, FL 2002.

• City Link, Candice Russell, “Real Life with a Twist”, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2002.

• Ibero Americana Magazine, Artes Plasticas #20, Miami, FL 2002.

• The International Art Catalogue, Art Miami / Arte Feria Bologna, US & Italy1999.

• Galeria Magazine, Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City Campus Publication, Tampa, FL 1998.

• Galeria Magazine, Front and Back Covers, Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City Campus Publications, Tampa, FL 1996.

• Prensa Libre, Guatemala City, Iberia Airlines Artist winner article, 1988.​

Solo shows:

Off the Beaten Path, Limelight Gallery, Binders at Buckhead, Atlanta, March 2026.

Numbers and Compositions, Limelight Gallery, Binders at Buckhead, Atlanta, August 2024.

Bluespheric, Journey to the Soul, Art-Station, Stone Mountain Village, January 2024.

Soul Show, Snellville City Hall, Snellville, GA, 2018.

Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2010.

The Bakehouse, Wynwood, Florida. 2005.

Expressions of Guatemalan Soul, Naples, Florida. 2004.

Disintegration of My Dreams, Sunrise Civic Center Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2002.

Disintegration of my Dreams, Sunrise Civic Center, Sunrise, FL, 2002.

Inner-Realism, Alexander Patrick Gallery, Miami, FL. 2001

 

Studio Residency

Bakehouse Art Complex, Artist on residence, 2004-2009, Wynwood, Florida.

 

Armando Chacon

1250 Buice Dr. SW

Lilburn, GA 30047

Phone:       (954) 298-1748

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