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Creighton Michael (born 1949)^[1] is an American abstract artist.^[2] He earned his B.F.A. in painting from the University of Tennessee, his M.A. in art history from Vanderbilt University, and later received an M.F.A. in painting and multimedia from Washington University in St. Louis.

Career

Michael has garnered recognition, including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant,^[3] a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in sculpture,^[4] a Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts award in painting,^[5] and an Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellowship^[6]

Selected Collections:

His works is in public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Art^[1],The Phillips Collection,^[7] the Frances Mulhall Achilles Library Collection at the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum,^[8] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art^[9] in New York. Noteworthy additions include Embassy of the United States, Nairobi, U.S. Department of State, Permanent Collection,^[10] The Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art in Iceland, High Museum of Art^[11] in Atlanta, McNay Art Museum,^[12] in San Antonio, Texas, Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Denver Art Museum, and the Yale University Art Gallery^[13] in New Haven, Connecticut, among others.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

Michael has had solo exhibitions at the High Museum of Art, Katonah Museum of Art,^[14] Queens Museum of Art, Neuberger Museum of Art,^[15] and University of Richmond Museums.^[16] His international presence is marked by solo exhibitions in Copenhagen, Montreal, and Reykjavík.^[17]

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Parallels and Rupture, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania

Mystery & Mark, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Splendor of Dynamic Structure: Celebrating 75 Years of the American Abstract Artists, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Past Present: Conversations across Time, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Six Centuries of Drawing: A Selection from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery's Collection, Nashville, Tennessee

Leaded: The Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, 2007 through 2009 toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C

End Papers: Drawings 1890-1900 and 1990-2000, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York

The Sculptural Membrane, SculptureCenter, New York, New York

Academic Involvement:

Michael has been on the faculty at Rhode Island School of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Hunter College in New York City. He served as a visiting lecturer at Princeton University and conducted workshops at various institutions, including the Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Virginia Commonwealth University.^[18]

Professional Affiliations:

As a member of American Abstract Artists, Michael was on the Board of Directors for the International Sculpture Center and the Board of Overseers at the Katonah Museum of Art.^[19]

Curator/Producer:

Uncharted: American Abstraction in the Information Age, Emily Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University Museum, Hempstead, New York; 2020

Mutual Muses: The Collaborative Life of James Seawright and Mimi Garrard, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky; Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; 2018-2019

Blurring Boundaries: The Woman of American Abstract Artists, 1936-Present, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 2018; Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; 2018-19. Toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.; 2020-23

The Art of Rube Goldberg, toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.; 2017-2020^[20]

Pencil Pushed: Exploring Process and Boundaries in Drawing, The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture and Downtown Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; 2012.^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b "Creighton Michael Works of Art". National Gallery of Art.
^ Schwendenwien, Jude. "Creighton Michael". ArtForum, January 1989.
^ "Pollock-Krasner Image Collection: Creighton Michael". The Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
^ "Directory of Artists' Fellows & Finalists" (PDF). New York Foundation for the Arts.
^ "Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, Inc". Just Paint. Golden Artist Colors, Inc.}. April 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "Albee Fellows: 1985". Edward F. Albee Foundation.
^ "Tapestry 3610 (from "American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio") (2012)". The Phillips Collection.
^ "Aleph (5)". Brooklyn Museum.
^ "Tapestry 3610". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
^ "Art in Embassies". U.S. Department of State.
^ "Usk". High Museum of Art.
^ "Explore the Collection: Creighton Michael (American, b.1949)". The McNay Museum of Art.
^ "American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio". Yale University Art Gallery.
^ "On Drawing in process, Katonah Museum of Art" (PDF). Catalog on SquareSpace.com.
^ "Haiku/Innuendo, Neuberger Museum of Art" (PDF). Catalog on Squarespace.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "Articulated Spaces: Paintings by Creighton Michael". University of Richmond Museums.
^ "Creighton Michael Exhibitions". Fox Gallery. February 28, 2024.
^ "Creighton Michael". Art in Embassies, U. S. Department of State. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "Katonah Museum of Art Annual Report, 2016-17, p. 15" (PDF). Katonah Museum of Art. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "The Art of Rube Goldberg". International Arts and Artists.
^ Yates, Sam; Michael, Creighton; MacAdam, Barbara. "Pencil Pushed: Exploring Process and Boundaries in Drawing (Exhibition Catalogue)". University of Tennessee, Knoxville}. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

External links

Creighton Michael website
Creighton Michael, Artspace

[:0-1] "Creighton Michael Works of Art". National Gallery of Art.

[2] Schwendenwien, Jude. "Creighton Michael". ArtForum, January 1989.

[3] "Pollock-Krasner Image Collection: Creighton Michael". The Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

[4] "Directory of Artists' Fellows & Finalists" (PDF). New York Foundation for the Arts.

[5] "Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, Inc". Just Paint. Golden Artist Colors, Inc.}. April 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[6] "Albee Fellows: 1985". Edward F. Albee Foundation.

[7] "Tapestry 3610 (from "American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio") (2012)". The Phillips Collection.

[8] "Aleph (5)". Brooklyn Museum.

[9] "Tapestry 3610". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[10] "Art in Embassies". U.S. Department of State.

[11] "Usk". High Museum of Art.

[12] "Explore the Collection: Creighton Michael (American, b.1949)". The McNay Museum of Art.

[13] "American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio". Yale University Art Gallery.

[14] "On Drawing in process, Katonah Museum of Art" (PDF). Catalog on SquareSpace.com.

[15] "Haiku/Innuendo, Neuberger Museum of Art" (PDF). Catalog on Squarespace.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[16] "Articulated Spaces: Paintings by Creighton Michael". University of Richmond Museums.

[17] "Creighton Michael Exhibitions". Fox Gallery. February 28, 2024.

[18] "Creighton Michael". Art in Embassies, U. S. Department of State. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[19] "Katonah Museum of Art Annual Report, 2016-17, p. 15" (PDF). Katonah Museum of Art. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[20] "The Art of Rube Goldberg". International Arts and Artists.

[21] Yates, Sam; Michael, Creighton; MacAdam, Barbara. "Pencil Pushed: Exploring Process and Boundaries in Drawing (Exhibition Catalogue)". University of Tennessee, Knoxville}. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

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