EDUCATION
Painting - Miami University, MFA
Painting - Ball State University, BFA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Komos, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
2017 Murder for the Money, Sheetz Gallery, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA
2016 Five Constructs, Colfax Cultural Center, South Bend, IN
Futile Proposals, Weaver Gallery, Mishawaka, IN
2013 Hambone's Solutions to Problems, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
Michael May: Paintings, Living Room Event Space, Muncie, IN
2011 Ten Valiant Efforts, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Noble Intentions of a Misunderstood Man, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, OH
Trial and Failure: Irrational Still Lifes, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Mt. Vernon, OH
2009 Oromatuas, Worthingon Arts Council, Worthington, OH
2003 TEKEL, Atrium Gallery, Muncie, IN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Annual Showcase, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC
2018 Northern Indiana Artists, INC Exhibit, Kroc Community Center, South Bend, IN
2017 75th Anniversary Show, Midwest Museum of Art, Elkhart, IN
2016 RE | Collections, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, OH
2015 Collaboration Suite, Artspace/Lima, Lima, OH
2014 Attraction & Doubt, 308 Gallery, Muncie, IN
Impact-Influence, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
2013 Thumbox Exhibition, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
2012 Being There, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
2010 State of the MFA, Ohio Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
2009 PAUSE Contemporary Still Life, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Open Forum, Heistand Galleries, Oxford, OH
2008 Red Sky-Open Mouth, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
Undecided, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, OH
2007 Paintings 2007, Foothills Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
AGORA II, Junctionview Studios, Grandview, OH
AGORA I, Junctionview Studios, Grandview, OH
Thumb-Box Exhibition, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006 Mac Worthington Gallerie, Columbus, OH
Thumb-Box Exhibition, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
Art Space 30 Slide Jam, Art Space 30, Plainfield, IN
2005 Mac Worthington Gallerie, Columbus, OH
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2021 39th Annual Juried Art competition, PIckens County Musuem of Art and History, Pickens, SC
Artists of the Upstate 2021, Online Exhibition, Artisphere 2021, Greenville, SC
March 2021, Online Exhibition, HelvetArt, Geneva, Switzerland
Sky’s The Limit, Online Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Being Human, Online Exhibition, Pepney Gallery, Cavan, Ireland
Miami University Department of Art Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University
Art Musuem, Oxford, OH
Across Borders, Sechrest Gallery of Art, High Point University, High Point, NC
2020 ViewPoints 2020, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2018 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition, VAC Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Jewish Federation Exhibit, Jewish Federation of St. Joe Valley, South Bend, IN
Northern Indiana Artists, INC Fall Exhibit, Colfax Cultural Center, SouthBend, IN
2016 1 1th Annual Emerging Artist Winter Exhibit, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Secret Life of the Storyboard, Rogue Community College's Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2014 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, McConnell Art Center, Worthington, OH
2013 Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, State Library of Ohio, Columbus, OH
Tales They Told Us, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2nd Annual Armstrong National 2-D Competition Exhibition, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
2011 Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
1st Semiannual Competition, Modern Art Community, Modernartcommunity.com
Ohio State Fair, Cox Fine arts Center, Columbus, OH
2010 KY.7 Biennial, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
Homecoming, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH
Mechanics of Imagination, Prescott College Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ
Ohio State Fair, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Contemporary American Realism: 2010 Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of art, Fort Wayne, IN
Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora-Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Wings, Tales, Hooves & Scales, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH
2007 Seventh Harvest Regional Juried Biennial, Hugh N. Ronald Gallery, Portland, IN
Slideluck Potshow, Mershon Auditorium, Columbus Ohio
2006 Ohio Art League Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Rhodes Tower, Columbus, OH
2005 Mitchell Place Gallery 2nd Annual Juried Print Show, Muncie, IN
Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery Regional Exhibition, Kokomo, IN
The 15th Annual Minnetrista Juried Art Exhibition, Muncie, IN
Art About the Land, Muncie, Anderson, and Richmond, IN
2004 Mitchell Place Gallery 1st Annual Juried Print Show, Muncie, IN
The 14th Annual Minnetrista Juried Art Exhibition, Muncie, IN
Art About the Land, Muncie, Anderson, and Richmond, IN
2003 React to Art, Student Center Ball Room, Muncie, IN
Ball State University Juried Student Art Show, Ball State Art Museum, Muncie, IN
The 13th Annual Minnetrista Juried Art Exhibition, Muncie, IN
2002 React to Art, Student Center Ball Room, Muncie, IN
Ball State University Juried Student Art Show, Ball State Art Museum, Muncie, IN
Juried Student Art Exhibition, Old Student Center Gallery, Muncie, IN
VISITING ARTIST/ARTIST TALKS
2021 Artist Lecture, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture, Curry College, Boston, MA
2017 Artist Presentation Series, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
2016 Visiting Artist, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
2011 Ten Valiant Efforts, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Oromotuas, Worthington Community Center, Columbus, OH
Open Forum, Heistand Galleries, Oxford, OH
2006 Slide Jam, Art Space 30, Plainfield, IN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Melissa Starker. "Series of goofy how-to paintings makes madness entertaining." The Columbus Dispatch 11 May 2013: F6
Edith Newhall, "Artists' Subversive Sense of Humor at Vox Populi." The Philadelphia Inquirer 11 December 2011.
Manifest Gallery, "International Painting Annual 1." Fall 2011: Manifest Press
Christopher A. Yates. "Main Library: League Turns 100 With Style." The Columbus Dispatch 15 May 2011: E6.
Form & Color Fine Art, "Form & Color International Fine Art Book Competition."
Spring 2011: Form & Color
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, " Contemporary American Realism: 2010 Biennial Catalog." Fall 2010: FWMoA Press
Manifest Gallery. "International Drawing Annual 5." Fall 2010: Manifest Press
Franz, Jason. Catalog for exhibition "Shaped/Pause." November 2009: Manifest Press. V. 40.
Christopher A. Yates. “Connections on Surface Just Illusions.” The Columbus Dispatch 15 June 2008: E6.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-Present Assistant Professor, Furman University
Drawing (all levels)
Painting (all levels)
Printmaking (intro)
Senior Seminar
2015-2019 Art Department Chair/Assistant Professor, Bethel University, Mishawaka, IN
Weaver Gallery Director
Fundamentals of 2D Design
Fundamentals of 3D Design
Painting (all levels)
Drawing (all levels)
Art History 1 (Prehistory-Romanesque)
Art History 2 (Gothic-Contemporary)
Thesis Seminar
Independent Study (Various Topics)
Environmental Art (Taught in Costa Rica)
2010-2015 Adjunct Instructor, Columbus College of Art and Design
Independent Study, Fine Arts Program
Visual Literacy I: Color & Design, Foundations Program
Visual Literacy II: Surface & Dimension, Foundations Program
Painting and Color Theory I: Research and Practices, Foundations Program
Painting and Color Theory II: Applied Concepts, Foundations Program
Figure Drawing, College Preview Program
Figure Drawing, Creative Summer Workshop
Classical Figure Drawing, Continuing Education Program
Oil Painting, Continuing Education Program
2008-2010 Teaching Assistant, Miami University, Instructor of record
Beginning Drawing, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Painting 1, Fall 2009
Drawing 2, Spring 2010
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2021-Present National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Member
2020-Present Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Exhibition Committee and Member
2019-Present Metropolitan Arts Council, Member
2009-Present College Art Association, Member
2015-2019 Northern Indiana Artists, Inc, Vice President
2005-2015 Ohio Art League, Member
2007-2008 Wexner Center for the Arts, Volunteer
AWARDS
2021 Honorable Mention, March 2021, Juried Exhibition
2018 Merit Award, Jewish Federation, Juried Exhibition
2016 Artist in Residence, Fellowship Award, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT
2014 Columbus College of Art and Design's Teaching Excellence Award Nominee
2013 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award
Columbus College of Art and Design's Teaching Excellence Award Nominee
2011 Mary Lou Chess Memorial Award
2009 Graduate Student Achievement Fund, For significant achievement in research or creative activity