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The 575 Project Exhibitions:
2008-2009 Sears Art Gallery, Dixie State College, St. George, Utah
2005 Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, Texas
Two California Plaza, Los Angeles, California
2004 San Mateo History Museum, Redwood City, California
James R. Thompson Center, Chicago, Illinois
Russell Senate Office Rotunda, Washington, D.C.
2003 Maricopa County Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
2002 St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah
Selected Exhibitions:
2010 "Pits and Perception" Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
"Pits and Perception" Artology Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Dogs in Transition: Pit Bulls and Mill Dogs" Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2009 "Animalkind", University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
"Victory Dog Prints" Casita Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
"Pits and Perception" Urban Video Project, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
2007 Best Friends Benefit, M.J. Higgins Gallery, Los Angeles, California
ARK, Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah
2004 Annual Group Show, Gallery 24, Torrey, Utah
2003 Group Show, NTWH Gallery, Belfast, Maine
Art and the Environment, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Annual Group Show, Gallery 24, Torrey, Utah
2002 The Nature of Art, St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah
2000 Two Red-Rock Artists, Glendinning Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
1999 Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah
The Regional, St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah
1998 Mejia: Recent Work, Dixie College Gallery, St. George, Utah
1997 Two Red-Rock Artists, Barksdale Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1996 Mejia: Recent Work, Fetouch Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Honors and Awards:
Grant Recipient, The Culture And Animals Foundation, March 2008, March 2009
Purchase Award, State of Utah Permanent Collection, September 2000
Invitation 2000 Award, St. George Art Museum, September 2000
Selected Artist, Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibition: 1997, 1998, 1999
Selected Bibliography:
“Cyrus Mejia: Compassion, Depth, Vision,” by Michelle Buckalew, The Animal World, January 2006
“Help for Best Friends,” by John McArdle, Roll Call, May 5, 2005
“Friends in Need,” by Shirley Jinkins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 25, 2005
Cover Art, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, April 15, 2004
“Silent No Longer,” by Elizabeth Hess, Best Friends magazine, November/December 2002
“Butterflies of Love,” by Susan Chappell, Sun, December 10, 2002
“Art Highlights Plight of Animals,” by Joanne Rideout, Deseret News, March 29, 2001