RESUME |
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| 2007 | Bagg's Square Festival of the Arts, Utica, NY RESONANCE CENTER ALL STAR SHOW |
| 2006 | Capitol City Charter School, Washington, DC |
| Hart's Hill Inn, Whitesboro, NY Utica Community Visioning Event | |
| Waterville High School, Waterville, NY Waterville Community Visioning Event | |
| Underground Cafe, Utica, NY | |
| Art in Public Places, Stamford, CT, FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING | |
| 2005 | Montessori School of Syracuse Gallery, Syracuse, NY ART IN MY LIFE |
| Windsors Gallery, Dania, FL | |
| Eastlake Conference Center, Lenox, MA THE LABYRINTH SOCIETY ANNUAL GATHERING EXHIBIT | |
| Hotel Utica, Utica, NY BREAKTHROUGH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATION EXHIBIT | |
| 2004 | Sculpture Space, Utica, NY "CHAIR-ITY AUCTION SHOW" (04-05) |
| 2002 | Sculpture Internationale, Atlanta, GA |
| 2001 | Ribbon Cutting Exhibition, Fiber Instrument Sales Office Building, Oriskany, NY |
| "A World Wide Public Art Project: Celebrating Fathers and Sons" Exhibit, | |
| Planners Network National Conference, Rochester, NY | |
| 2000 | Oakton Sculpture Park, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL |
| Chicago Navy Pier. Chicago, IL PIER WALK 2000 | |
| James Thompson Center - Atrium, Chicago, IL PIER WALK MAQUETTE EXHIBITION | |
| 1999 | Wandell Sculpture Garden, Meadowbrook Park, Urbana, IL |
| Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago, IL MAQUETTE EXHIBITION | |
| Chicago Navy Pier. Chicago, IL PIER WALK '99 | |
| Edith Barrett Art Gallery, Utica College, Utica, NY ONE PERSON SHOW | |
| Vedanta Galley, Chicago, IL PIER WALK MAQUETTE EXHIBITION | |
| 1998 | Web Site Published (http://www.borg.com/~michelpw now: www.petermichel.com) |
| Sculpture Space, Utica, NY "CHAIR-ITY AUCTION SHOW" (97-98) | |
| Studio Show, Clinton, NY | |
| 1997 | Utica Films Gallery, Utica, NY |
| Ward Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, UNSEEN REALMS | |
| Murdoch Residence, Washington, DC | |
| Details Studio Gallery, Cazenovia, NY | |
| Circa Now Gallery, Houston, TX | |
| 1996 | Downtown Syracuse Art & Craft Festival, Syracuse, NY, NATIONAL JURIED SHOW |
| Gardner & Son Gallery, New Hartford, NY | |
| Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, SCULPTURE SPACE "CHAIR-ITY" AUCTION SHOW (91-96) | |
| 1995 | Artist Avenue CD-ROM |
| Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, NY, ART SHOP Artist of the Month | |
| Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY, "IN & OUT THE WINDOW" | |
| Village Green, Hamilton, NY, BICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION of CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE | |
| 1994 | Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA, CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE at CHESTERWOOD |
| Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD, "EYE to EYE: THE PAINTED PORTRAIT" | |
| 1993 | Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, NY, Members Rental Gallery Show |
| 1992 | Central NY Community Arts Council Gallery, Utica, NY, (TWO PERSON SHOW) |
| 1991 | Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY |
| Parkside Gallery, Clinton, NY | |
| Gallery 53 Artworks, Cooperstown, NY | |
| Kussmaul Gallery, Granville, OH | |
| Fireland Association of the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH | |
| Cooperstown Art Association Gallery, Cooperstown, NY | |
| 1990 | Genoa Gallery, Skaneateles, NY |
| 1989 | Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY (ONE PERSON SHOW) |
| 1987 | Cooperstown Art Association Gallery, Cooperstown, NY |
| Norwich Art Guild, Norwich, NY | |
| 1985 | Ghariany Executive Showroom, Houston Design Center, Houston, TX |
| Gallery McArthur, Houston, TX, TEXANS ... NEW DIRECTIONS '85 | |
| Pinnacle Gallery, Rochester, NY, A LITTLE EROTIC '85 | |
| Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, HOUSTON ARTISTS' GIFT SHOP SHOW | |
| Houston Independent School District Administration Building, Houston, TX | |
| 1984 | Consulting Services Group Offices (ONE PERSON SHOW) |
| 1983 | The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, Juror: Henry T. Hopkins |
| The Houston Festival, Houston, TX, THE BAYOU SHOW, OUTDOOR SCULPTURE | |
| First Congregational Church grounds, Houston, TX | |
| 1982 | Dillon Residence, Houston, TX (ONE PERSON SHOW) |
| 1981 | Evergreen Park, Bellaire, TX, PLAYGROUND OPENING |
| 1980 | Art League of Houston, Houston, TX, JURIED SHOW |
| 1979 | Miller Outdoor Theater, Houston, TX, FOLKFEST I |
| Astrohall, Houston, TX, SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN |
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
1991
First Prize, Cooperstown Art
Association, Vivian Raynor: Juror of Awards
1989 Artists
Grant, Artist Space, New York, NY
1987 Barrett
Sculpture Prize, Cooperstown Art Association,
Cooperstown, NY
Committee's Choice Award, Norwich Art Guild,
Norwich, NY
SELECTED
COMMISSIONS
Work has been commissioned by the
Academy of Gymnastics in Houston, by the Houston Festival,
the Houston Folk Arts Council, the Houston Hunger Project Committee
and a number of private individuals.
COLLECTIONS
Work is found in private collections in Germany, Japan, Korea, South Africa, and throughout the US
ARTICLES, REVIEWS AND TV COVERAGE
| Mohawk Valley Living, Channel 4 TV, Utica, NY June, 2005 |
| Jessie Gray, "Community Art At Its Best," The Clinton Courier, Clinton, NY April 27, 2005 |
| Greg Kline, "Art Flourishes at Meadowbrook" The News-Tribune, Champaign, IL November 10, 1999 |
| Steven Shipp, "Website of Peter W. Michel, Sculptor" briefme.com e-magazine July 19,1999 |
| Pier Walk ’99 Opens on Navy Pier Chicago Sun Times May 6, 1999 |
| "Clinton Sculptor is Art Shop Visiting Artist" Munson Williams Proctor Institute Bulletin, Utica, NY Summer 1995 |
| "Art on the Square" Hamilton Tribune, Hamilton, NY May 17, 1995 |
| Jonas Kover, "Forging a Connection" Observer-Dispatch , Utica, NY May 7, 1995 |
| Jonas Kover, "Region's Artists Display Their Work" Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY April 26, 1995 |
| Charles Kershner, "Art Imitates Life," The Clinton Courier, Clinton, NY April 5, 1995 |
| Ray Mark Rinaldi, "Chesterwood's '94 Showcase - An Eclectic Mix," Albany Times Union, Albany, NY September 4, 1994. |
| Peg Churchill Wright, "Delightful Stockbridge Exhibit Shows Sculpture Evolution in U.S.," |
| Schenectady Gazette, Schenectady, NY August 4, 1994 |
| Jonas Kover, "Sitting Pretty," Observer-Dispatch , Utica, NY June 14, 1991 |
| Robert Shaffer, "Creative Self" The Clinton Courier , Clinton, NY September 13, 1989 |
| "11 pm News," Channel 4 TV, Utica, NY September 10, 1989. Opening at the Kirkland Art Center. |
| Front page photo, Village Life, West University, TX February 2, 1985 |
| "PM Magazine" Channel 39 TV, Houston, TX 6:30 pm March 22, 1983. Views from the Bayou Show. |
| Patricia C. Johnson, "Festival Art Show Leaves One With a Big Hooray," Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX March 19, 1983 |
| Thomas McEvilley, "Review: The Houston Festival, Visual-arts Section," Artforum, October 1983. |
| Sharon Trakas, "A Tale of Beauty, Beasts and the Bayou," 1983 Houston Festival, March 1983 |
| Nancy Stanley Chisholm, "Geometric Jewelry" Houston Chronicle, May 4, 1983 (Photo background) |
| "Live at Five," Channel 13 TV, Houston, TX September 21, 1979 Pre-Folkfest IV activities |
| "10 pm News," Channel 2 TV, Houston, TX September 14, 1979 Opening ceremonies at Astrohall, |
| Southwest Conference on Children. |
CATALOGS AND PUBLICATIONS
| The Sculpture of Peter W. Michel - A Photographic Portfolio, First Edition Blurb, 2008. |
| The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art 6, Guild Publishing, 2008. |
| The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art 22, Guild Publishing, 2007. |
| Artwalk at Oakton, Oakton Community College, 2005. |
| The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art 20, Guild Publishing, 2005. |
| Anita Woolfolk, Educational Psychology, Eighth Edition, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, 2001 pp. 62-63, 472-3, 660-1. |
| The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art 16 , Guild Publishing, 2001. |
| 3-D Chicago, PIER WALK
'99: The Chicago International Sculpture
Exhibition, Navy Pier - Chicago, Illinois, USA - May 5 - November 1, 1999, Chicago, IL 2000. |
| Jane Ingram Allen, The
Hamilton Connection: A Bicentennial Exhibition of
Contemporary Sculpture, Hamilton Bicentennial Committee, Hamilton, NY 1995. |
| Elliot Offner, Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 1994, Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA 1994 |
EDUCATION
| 1986-94 | Studied Computer Aided Design as part of work as an architect |
| 1982-01 | International Sculpture Conferences, (Oakland, Washington, Providence, Chicago, Houston, Pittsburgh |
| 1976-82 | Sculpture, The Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX |
| 1962-64 | Graduate Study in Urban Design, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA |
| 1962 | B. ARCH, Department of Architecture, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA |
| 1959 | A.B. in Fine Arts, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH |
2001
"Public Art as a Tool for Community Activation" Planners
Network National Conference, Rochester, NY
1999
SLIDE PRESENTATION, Utica College
GALLERY TALK TO THE DOCENTS of the MUNSON WILLIAMS PROCTOR
INSTITUTE, Utica, NY
1990
ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM, Slide lectures at Clinton High
School
1975
ARCHITECTURAL THEORY & CRITICISM, Boston
Architectural Center
1970
EXPERIENCING ARCHITECTURE, Boston Center for Adult Education
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