ARMANDO CHACON
Painter
Group Exhibitions:
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.
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Murals
Distillery of Modern Art, Pouring One, 2022.
Tyler Technologies, Flying, Lawrenceville, 2021.
Tyler Technologies, Aquarium, Lawrenceville, 2021.
Awards
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.
Publications:
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Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 51 & 52, 2023.
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Voyage ATL’s, Inspiring Stories, 2022.
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Voyage ATL’s, Inspiring Stories, 2021.
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Sunrise Forum Magazine, Amy Ward, “Art of Ages”, 2002.
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City Link, Candice Russell, “Real Life with a Twist”, 2002.
Solo show
Expressions of Guatemalan Soul, Naples, Florida. 2004.
The Bakehouse, Wynwood, Florida. 2005.
Disintegration of My Dreams, Sunrise Civic Center Gallery, Fort Lauderdale Fl 2002.
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Awards
First Place, Oldmsted 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.