About
E.M. “Mike” Hollis
Born 1953, Houston TX
Mike Hollis was born in Houston, Texas, in 1953. After receiving his BA in Fine Arts from the University of St. Thomas, Hollis has built a well-respected and much admired reputation as a favorite among Houston artists. Merging West Coast concepts with geometric abstraction, Hollis has created an easily recognizable body of work that is both cerebral and emotive. He creates his paintings utilizing various methods, blending various painting techniques with new technology.
With works found in major collections including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, NY, Hollis has held solo exhibitions including in Santa Fe, NM, New York, NY, and here in Houston. As well, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including at the Blaffer Gallery, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and the Glassell School of Art. Hollis lives and works in Houston.
Collections
- Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
- Greenwich Management, Houston, TX
- Texas Hughes and Luce, Dallas, TX
- Texas Rotan-Mosle Company, Houston, TX
- Texas, Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO
- The CapStreet Group, Houston, TX
- Wilson Industries, Houston, TX
Museum Collections
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- The Menil Collection, Houston, TX
Individual Exhibitions
(One-Man Shows)
- 1979 Quail Suprêmes, Texas Gallery Annex, Houston, TX
- 1981 Escape From Pine Valley, 3221 Gallery, Houston, TX
- 1983 Escape From Pine Valley, 55 Grand Street, New York City, NY 1999
- 1984 Bodacious Wall Hangings, Square One, Houston, TX
- 1985 Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
- 1999 West End Gallery, Houston, TX
- 2007 Eyedazzlers, Canon Texas Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Selected Group Exhibitions
1974 University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
Art of the Lower Crust, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX Houston Area Exhibition, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University
of Houston, TX;Two Man Show, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, TX (Mike Hollis & Al Cheney);
1975 Houston Area Exhibition, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, TX
1976 Daucus Carota – Archives of Our Lives, Little Darlin’s Gallery, Denton, TX
1978
- Delta Gallery, Houston, TX;
Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
1979 Fire, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
1982 Summer Group Exhibition, Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
1984
- New Talent in Texas, Texas Christian University Art Gallery, Fort Worth,TX;
- Michael Doga, Michael Hollis, Mary Ann Papanek-Miller, Art League Houston, TX;
- Outstanding Emerging Artist Series, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX;
- Dimension Houston, Republic Bank, Houston, TX;
- Synergy, Alfred C. Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
1985 Texas Group Show, Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
1987 Collaborations, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
1991 Michael Hollis & James Martin, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX
1999
- Group Show, ArtScan Gallery, Houston, TX;
- Mania, Art Car Museum, Houston, TX;
- Andy Feehan & Michael Hollis, Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston, TX;
2001 The Boom, Art Car Museum, Houston, TX
2002 Ajita, The Station, Houston, TX
2003
- White Hot, Devon Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX;
- Pink, Devon Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX;
2006
- Bernabe Somoza Gallery, Houston, TX;
- Fluid Geometry, ArtScan Gallery, Houston, TX;
2007 Donna Rogers Fine Art, Houston, TX
2008
- Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX;
- Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX (2008 through 2017);
2015 Degrees of Separation, The Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2017 Houston Foundations Series, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX
2023 Screen Memories, MSK Art Space, Houston, TX