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Curriculum Vitae

(Current as of 1/16/08)

Signature Member:

  • Pastel Artists Canada (Master Pastellist)
  • Pastel Society of America
  • Pastel Society of New Mexico

Awards

  • Outstanding Genre Award, 4th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition, Old Forge, NY 2008
  • Oil Painters of America Shirl Smithson Scholarship in April 2008
  • Scottsdale Artists School Scholarship for workshop in February 2007
  • Diane Townsend Award, Pastel Painters of Maine National Show 2006
  • Fourth Place, Pastel Society of New Mexico Juried National Show 2004
  • Daler-Rowney Award of Merit, Pastel Society of the Southwest Juried Membership Show 2004

Solo Shows

  • March 2005: The Gallery, Roswell Fine Arts League, Roswell NM
  • January/February 2004:  Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso NM
  • November 2003:  Townsend Library, New Mexico State University
  • August 2003:  Eagle Ranch, Alamogordo NM
  • January 2003:  Alamogordo Public Library
  • January 2002: Catamount Arts, St Johnsbury VT

Group Shows

  • Oct/Nov 2008: Oil Painters of America Annual Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Nashville TN
  • August 2008: Plein Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy Annual Exhibition, St Andrews, NB
  • May-June 2008: Northeastern National Pastel Exhibition, Arts Center/Old Forge, Old Forge, NY (2 paintings juried in)
  • May 2008: "Something Fishy" Exhibition, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
  • December, 2007: Oil Painters of America Annual Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Naples FL
  • November, 2007: Pastel Society of New Mexico Annual National Juried Exhibition, Albuquerque NM
  • October, 2007: Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ
  • October, 2007: Connecticut Pastel Society Annual National Juried Exhibition, Connecticut
  • August, 2007: Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre, St Andrews, New Brunswick
  • 2007: Paint America "Paint the Parks" Mini Top 50
  • Summer & Fall 2007: LAI/IPAP World Tour. June-July, Karpeles Museum, Newburgh NY; Sept-Oct, St Augustine Gallery, St Augustine FL
  • July - August 2007: Plein Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy Group Exhibition, Lubec Landmarks, Lubec ME
  • October, 2006: Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ
  • July-August 2006: Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre, St-Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick. Three-person show.
  • June, 2006: Pastel Painters of Maine National Juried Exhibition, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, Maine
  • November 2005: Pastel Society of New Mexico Juried National Show, Albuquerque, NM
  • August - September 2005: Plein Air New Mexico Members Paintout and Exhibition, The Mission Gallery, Grants, New Mexico
  • May 2005: American Impressionist Society Juried Members Exhibition, Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
  • April 2005: Masterworks of New Mexico Juried Exhiition, Albuquerque, NM
  • November 2004: Pastel Society of the Southwest Juried Membership Exhibition, Richardson, TX
  • November 2004: Pastel Society of New Mexico Juried National Show, Albuquerque, NM (three paintings were juried in)
  • March 2004: Pastel Society of America Juried Invitational, Dunedin FL
  • March/April 2003:  Mesilla Valley 8th Regional Exhibition (Juried), Las Cruces NM
  • November 2002: Pastel Society of New Mexico National Pastel Painting Exhibition (Juried), State Fairgrounds, Albuquerque, NM

Outdoor Painting Exhbitions

  • Invited Artist, Sedona Plein Air Festival 2007, AZ (National Event)
  • Invited Artist, Sedona Plein Air Festival 2006, AZ (National Event)
  • Invited Artist, Plein Air New Mexico Paintout 2005, NM (State Event)

Galleries

Michael has been represented by galleries in :

  • New Mexico (Santa Fe, San Patricio, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso )
  • Colorado (Ouray)
  • Arizona (Tubac)
  • Maine (Lubec)

Collections

  • Lawrence Academy, Groton MA
  • artcenter Traverse City, Traverse City MI
  • University of Colorado-Boulder

Residencies

  • Vermont Studio Center, April 2002

Memberships

Publications as Subject

  • Feature Interview in Canadian Brushstrokes Magazine, Sept/Oct 2008.
  • Johnson, Michael Chesley. "Magic in the Maritimes." The Pastel Journal, Dec 2007
  • Johnson, Michael Chesley. Through a Painter's Brush: A Year on Campobello Island; Friar's Bay Studio Gallery, 2007
  • Templeton, Ann. Color and Beyond. Templeton, Ann. Albuqueruqe, NM: Fresco Books, 2007.
  • Featured Artist, International Plein Air Painters web site, Jan 2007
  • Interview, Lubec Light (Lubec ME) July 2006
  • Interview, Quoddy Tides (Eastport ME) July 2006
  • The Illustrated Word, Episcopal Church & The Visual Arts Newsletter, March, 2006
  • Cover artist, University of Colorado-Boulder Directory, 2006
  • Episcopal Church & The Visual Arts Newsletter, December, 2005
  • Featured artist, INK Magazine (cover artist) March 2005
  • Painting: "Fog Rolling In, Hamilton Cove Beach," American Artist, March 2005
  • Painting: "Fog Rolling In, Hamilton Beach Cove," Plein Air Magazine, January 2005
  • Cover artist & Interview, Stepping Out (Socorro NM) Jan-Feb 2004
  • Interview, Vamonos!, Ruidoso News (Ruidoso NM) January 9, 2004
  • Workshop Article, Vamonos!, Ruidoso News (Ruidoso NM) January 2, 2004
  • Interview, Mountain Monthly (Cloudcroft NM), March 2003
  • Interview, Caledonian Record (St Johnsbury VT), January 2002

Publications as Author on Art-Related Subjects

  • Articles regularly in Watercolor Magic (2006-present)

  • Articles regularly in The Artist's Magazine (2004-present)

  • Articles regularly in The Pastel Journal (1999-present) as Contributing Editor

  • Articles regularly for Mid-Tones and HighLights, Pastel Society of New Mexico newsletter (2005-2006)
  • Reprint of profile on Bob Rohm in American Artist's Landscape Highlights magazine (Fall, 2005)

  • Excerpt from The Art of Ann Templeton, Southwest Art, July 2005

  • The Art of Ann Templeton: A Step Beyond (2005)

  • Profile of Artist Bob Rohm, American Artist, November 2003

Workshops Taught

  • 2003-Present: One-Day Workshops in New Mexico
  • 2004-Present: Multi-Day Workshops in New Mexico, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine, Alabama, Michigan, New Brunswick (Canada)

Lectures

  • Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, April 2005

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