Curriculum Vitae

Signature Member:

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

Founding Member:

• Founder, Two Countries Art Tour (annual Passamaquoddy Bay tour with 60+ artists)
• Founder, Plein Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy
• Charter Member, Landscape Artists International

Member:

• Oil Painters of America  (Juried)
• Pastel Painters of Maine
• International Plein Air Painters
• Arizona Pastel Artists Association
• Arizona Plein Air Painters (Juried)
• New Hampshire Plein Air
• Vermont Pastel Society

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

• October/November 2009: Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec ME
• 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

• June/September 2010: Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John NB
• October, 2010: Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ  (Juried)
• October, 2009: Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ  (Juried)
• September/October 2009: New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB
• August, 2009: Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre, St Andrews, New Brunswick NB
• June/July 2009:  Plein Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy Annual Exhibition, Lubec ME
• Oct/Nov 2008:  2008 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, Richland Fine Art, Nashville TN (Juried)
• October 2008: Sedona  Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ (Juried)
• August, 2008: Plein Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy Annual Exhibition, Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre, St Andrews, New Brunswick 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  (Juried)
• 2007/2008:  LAI/IPAP World Tour. Orlando, FL; Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, BC; Estes Park, CO; Door County, WI; Newburgh NY; St Augustine FL
• December, 2007: Oil Painters of America Annual Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Naples FL  (Juried)
• November, 2007: Pastel Society of New Mexico Annual National Juried Exhibition, Albuquerque NM  (Juried)
• October, 2007: Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ  (Juried)
• October, 2007: Connecticut Pastel Society Annual National Juried Exhibition, Connecticut   (Juried)
• August, 2007: Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre, St Andrews, New Brunswick
• 2007: Paint America "Paint the Parks" Mini Top 50   (Juried)
• 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   (Juried)
• 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  (Juried)
• November 2005: Pastel Society of New Mexico Juried National Show, Albuquerque, NM  (Juried)
• August - September 2005: Plein Air New Mexico Members Paintout and Exhibition, The Mission Gallery, Grants, New Mexico  (Juried)
• May 2005: American Impressionist Society Members Exhibition, Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery, Taos, New Mexico  (Juried)
• April 2005: Masterworks of New Mexico Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM  (Juried)
• November 2004: Pastel Society of the Southwest Membership Exhibition, Richardson, TX  (Juried)
• November 2004: Pastel Society of New Mexico Juried National Show, Albuquerque, NM (three paintings were juried in)  (Juried)
• March 2004: Pastel Society of America Invitational, Dunedin FL  (Juried)
• March/April 2003:  Mesilla Valley 8th Regional Exhibition Las Cruces NM   (Juried)
• November 2002: Pastel Society of New Mexico National Pastel Painting Exhibition, State Fairgrounds, Albuquerque, NM  (Juried)

Outdoor Painting Exhbitions

• Invited Artist, Sedona Plein Air Festival 2006-2010, AZ (National Event)
• Invited Artist, Plein Air New Mexico Paintout 2005, NM (Regional Event)

Galleries

• Windrush Gallery, Sedona AZ
• Northern Tides Arts & Craft Gallery, Lubec ME
• Friar's Bay Studio Gallery, Welshpool NB

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 - Boulder CO
• Gamblin Artist Colors, Inc. - Portlan OR

Residencies

• Vermont Studio Center, April 2002

Books

• Backpacker Painting: Outdoors with Oil & Pastel. (Friar's Bay Studio Gallery Publishing, Welshpool NB. 2008)
• Through a Painter's Brush: A Year on Campobello Island. (Friar's Bay Studio Gallery Publishing, Welshpool NB. 2007)
• The Art of Ann Templeton: A Step Beyond. (Fresco Books, Albuquerque, NM. 2005)

Publications as Subject

• Feature Interview in Canadian Brushstrokes Magazine, Sept/Oct 2008.
• "Award-winning Artist Donates Painting to Nature Trust," The Saint Croix (NB) Courier, 15 July 2008.
• "Award-winning Painter Releases New Book," The Lubec Light (ME), July 2007.
• Johnson, Michael Chesley. "Magic in the Maritimes." The Pastel Journal, Dec 2007
• "Art in the Borderlands," Bangor (ME) Daily News, 11 September 2007.
• "Creative Free Trade," Telegraph-Journal (NB), 15 September 2007.
• "Lubec, Campobello, Inspire Painters," The Saint Croix (NB) Courier, 14 August 2007.
• Templeton, Ann. Color and Beyond. Albuqueruqe, NM: Fresco Books, 2007.
• Featured Artist, International Plein Air Painters web site, January 2007
• Interview, Lubec Light (Lubec ME) July 2006
• Interview, Quoddy Tides (Eastport ME) July 2006
• The Illustrated Word, Episcopal Church & The Visual Arts newsletter, January 2006; March, 2006
• Cover artist, University of Colorado-Boulder Directory, 2006
• The Illustrated Word , 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 Artist magazine (2006-present)
• Articles regularly in The Artist's Magazine (2004-present)
• Articles regularly in The Pastel Journal (1999-present) as Contributing Writer
• 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
• Profile of Artist Bob Rohm, American Artist, November 2003

Workshops Taught

• US (2003-present):  New Mexico, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine, Alabama, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Indiana
• Canada (2006-present): New Brunswick, Ontario

Michael has taught at workshop centers and for art groups such as the following: Art Barn (IN); Acadia Workshop Center (ME); Sedona Arts Center (AZ); Old Forge Arts Center (NY); Sunbury Shores Art & Nature Centre (NB); Pastel Artists Canada (ON); New Hampshire Plein Air (NH); Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (MA); York Art Association (ME): Springfield Area Pastelists (IL); Los Reyes Gallery (AZ); Bay River Art Guild (AL); Roswell Museum (NM); Hubbard Museum of the American West (NM); ArtCenter Traverse City (MI); Lawrence Academy (MA) and Cloudcroft Art Workshops (NM).

Lectures

• International Association of Pastel Societies Biennial Convention (Albuquerque NM) May 2009
• Arizona Pastel Painters Association (Phoenix AZ) March 2009
• Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, April 2005

Shows Judged

• 5th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition, Old Forge NY May 2009