statement

In my work I seek the essence of human interaction, in the spoken and unspoken ways people communicate with each other through body language and gesture. Painting the figure in the interior is a way for me to give the viewer a somewhat voyeuristic look into the figureís anxiety, urgency, or obliviousness to tension. My paintings are about realizing the complexity of human behavior while celebrating its inherent ambiguity and mystery. The act of painting is an attempt to communicate things that cannot be said simply.

bio

born: 1972, Ellery, Illinois

education

Indiana University, MFA Painting, 2004
Eastern Illinois University, MA Painting, 1999
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, BFA Painting, 1995

selected awards/honors

Merit Award, The Red Clay Survey: 2014 Exhibition of Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, 2014

selected publications

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center: MEA-Season 10, Manifest Press, 2015
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center: INPA 2, Manifest Press, 2012
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center: INPA 1, Manifest Press, 2011

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Recent Paintings, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina, 2015
Marcus Michels and Todd Podolsky, Blindfold Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 2012
Jamie Bowman and Marcus Michels, McGowan Fine Art Gallery, Concord, New Hampshire, 2011

selected group shows

The Red Clay Survey: 2014 Exhibition of Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, 2014
Annual National Juried Show, Prince Street Gallery, New York, New York, 2014
51st Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana, 2014
Fresh Paint, Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2013