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EDUCATION
2004 M.F.A., Photography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
1999 B.F.A., Photography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
   
AWARDS / HONORS
2012 Myers Distiniguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2011 Myers Distiniguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
  College of Creative Arts Professional Activities Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2010 Myers Distiniguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2009 Faculty Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
  College of Creative Arts Professional Activities Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
  Myers Distinguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2008 Faculty Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
  College of Creative Arts Professional Activities Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2007 Len Thayer Grant, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
2006 Tina Solberg Memorial Award, 2006 Kittitas County Juried Art Exhibit, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington
  Special Events Grant, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
2005 Individual Artist Grant, Wyoming Arts Council, Cheyenne, Wyoming
2004 Open Door Grant, Wyoming Arts Council, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  Artist in Residency Grant, Community Visual Arts Association, Jackson, Wyoming
  2004 Dean's Graduate Fellowship, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  Graduate School Research Award, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Art History Department, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2003 Juror Award, Illuminance 2003 exhibition, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas
  Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Malhuer Photographic Workshops, University of Oregon, Fields, Oregon
2002 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
1999 Robert and Marion Gatrell Undergraduate Student Art Award, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1996-99 Merit Scholarships and Tuition Grants, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
 
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2012 Michael Sherwin | Hans Gindlesberger, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
It's All Relative, Clay Center for Arts and Sciences, Charleston, West Virginia
2011 Divided Sky, Apothecary Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2010 Divided Sky, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Experiemnts in Wonder, Paul Mesaros Gallery, West Virginia University
2009 It's All Relative, Daywood Gallery, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia
Translations of Lorca, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
2008 Translations of Lorca, Atrium Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
It's All Relative, The Medicine Factory, Memphis, Tennessee
Experiments in Wonder, Bowman Gallery, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
2007 Michael Sherwin | Fanky Chak, Plates to Pixels Gallery, featured artist for November/December’s online duo exhibtion
Mysterious Transmissions, Bliss Hall Gallery, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
Mysterious Transmissions, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington
2006 Flux and Form, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington
  Walkscapes, Eveleth Green Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington
2005 Dislocation (national juried exhibition), Gallery 1101, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
  Vanishing Points (2-artist, national juried exhibition), Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona
  Dislocation (national juried exhibition), Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
2004 Illusions of Permanence, MFA Thesis exhibition, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2003 Dislocation, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
1999 The New Landscape, B.F.A. Exhibition, The Art Loft, Columbus, Ohio
 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Shift, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaing, IL, curated by Peggy Shaw
Terrain, (national juried exhibit), Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA
Gallery Divided, The Clay Center, Charleston, WV, curated by Arif Khan
2012 Juried Exhibition, (national juried exhibit), Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR
Electron Salon, (national juried exhibit), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, CA
2011 More is More, (national juried exhibit), Loudon House Gallery, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
Are You Faux Real?, SoftSpot.net, online curated exhibit by Kimberly Hennessey and Ryan Feeney
Small Magic: Photographic Transformations, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Maryland
Working in Wonder, (national juried exhibition), Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
7th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, (national juried exhibition), Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
2010 Selections from Cluster, The Center for Emerging Visual Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Of Memory, Bone and Myth, (national juried exhibition), Colonel Eugene E. Myers Art Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Cluster, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, curated by Adam Welch
Rock Paper Scissors, Space Gallery, Artist Image Resource, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2009 Something about Nothing, (internationally juried exhibition), Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, The Ohio State University at Marion
Ritual and Repetition, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Internal Compasses, (internationally juried exhibition), SPACES gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
The Extended Moment, (national juried exhibition), Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2008 You are Here, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
re.Action, (national juried exhibition), Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park and Arts Center, Solomons, Maryland
Photography in the Book Arts and the Book in Photography, (national juried exhibition), New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Society for Photographic Education Multicultural Caucus Video Festival, 2008 Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Denver, Colorado
2007 Trick of the Light (international juried exhibit), Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
West Virginia University Faculty Exhibition, in conjunction with the South East College Art Conference, City Hall Building, Charleston, West Virginia
35th Annual National Photo Exhibition (national juried exhibition), Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington
Weavings, Interlacing Texture and Design (invitational exhibition), Peggy Lewis Gallery, Yakima, Washington
Ritual and Repetition (national juried exhibition), James W. and Lois I. Richmond Center for the Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Central Washington University Faculty Exhibition, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington
2006 Vertical Hold, an Exhibition of Video Art, Eveleth Green Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington
  Wired Forest, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington
  2006 Kittitas County Juried Art Exhibit, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington
  Eight the Great, The Second Annual Ellensburg Super-8 Night, Bluestone Academy, Ellensburg, Washington
  Round Two, members exhibition, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington
  Hot and Now – Nine Photographers, (national juried exhibition), Gallery 115, Greensboro, North Carolina
  Double Vision | Shared Site, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2005 Symbol and Logic, (international juried exhibition), Caladan Gallery, Beverly, Massachusetts
  SPE NW Juried Exhibition, Washington State University, Gallery II Fine Arts Center, Pullman, Washington
  83 001/ 002 (juried exhibition), Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
2004 Snow Show|Show Snow (juried exhibition), Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
  Sense of Place (juried exhibition), Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
  MFA 2004, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
  22nd Annual National Small Works Exhibition (international juried exhibition), Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, New York
  Malheur 2004, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2003 Variants, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  New Work in Photography (juried exhibition), Photozone Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
  Illuminance 2003 (international juried exhibition), The Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas
  Analogue, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  16x20, Points of View, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington
  Craft Center Family Album Exhibit, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2002 [pho/to show], Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon
  Student/Teacher Exhibition of Art, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
2001 Salon des Refuses, New Zone Art Collective, Eugene, Oregon
  Spirits of the Land (juried exhibition), Art West Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
1999 Undergraduate Student Exhibition (juried exhibiton), Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
 
COLLECTIONS
Gallery 115, The Design Group, Greensboro, North Carolina
Permanent Collection, Art History Department, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Sarah Gummere Photographic Collection, Portland, Oregon
   
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 Chris Dorst, “New Clay Center Exhibits Cover Animals, Solar Eclipse and Native Americans”, The Charleston Gazette, January 11, 2012
Jackie Mantey, “Preview: January Gallery Hop”, featured exhibition and review, Columbus Alive!, January 4, 2012
2011 Devra Goldberg, “Small Magic Showcases a Tiny World”, John Hopkins News-letter, March 10, 2011
Peter Boyce, “Unpack the Catalog Essay-Nate Larson's 'Small Magic' at MAP”, Radar Redux, March 8, 2011, Baltimore, MD
2010 Wuchina, Merritt, “Divided Sky Looks at Nature through Technology”, The Pitt News, Sept. 7, 2010
Veshinick, Anna, “Divided Sky, Michael Sherwin”, phgfilmmakers.wordpress.com, Sept. 2, 2010
Duryea, Rachel, “Assistant Professors Photography Exhibited at CAC”, The Daily Athenaeum, Arts & Entertainment, Sept. 2, 2010, Morgantown, WV
Olson, Kristina, “Rock Paper Scissors”, Notable Exhibitions, Art Papers magazine, July/August issue
Shaw, Kurt, “Rock, Paper, Scissors Exhibit Set Up in Three Pittsburgh Venues”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 1, 2010
Baron, Jennifer, “Pop Filter Event of the Week: Rock, Paper, Scissors Animates Local Art Galleries”, Pop City, March 31, 2010
Riegelnegg, Curt, “Cluster shows a wide swath of local artists in fine form”, Pittsburgh City Paper, March 4, 2010
Thomas, Mary, “Pittsburgh Center for the Arts curator Adam Welch offers engaging Cluster”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 10, 2010
Shaw, Kurt, “Cluster has Area Artists Exploring Diverse Connections”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 28, 2010
2009 Fleming, Lindsey, “Minor Planets”, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, WV, June 12
2008 Shaw, Kurt, “SPACE Exhibit Shows Artists Depictions of Sense of Place”, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, July 31, 2008
Bowman, Amy Joan, “SPACE Studies Place”, Pittsburgh City Paper, July 31, 2008
2007 Amanda Karpeuk, “Art Students Produce Innovative Photos”, The Daily Athenaeum, February 7, 2007
Brian Sherwin, "Art Space Talk: Michael Sherwin", www.myartspace.com, several image reproductions and interview
Patrick Carlson, ''CWU Photo, A Developing Art Form'', and ''Depth of Field; In the Digital Age, Interest in Photographic Art Expands'', feature articles in Peak, a weekly section highlighting arts and entertainment, The Daily Record, Ellensburg, Washingtion, April 12-20
Weavings, Interlacing Texture and Design, image chosen for postcard cover, Peggy Lewis Gallery, Yakima, Washington
2006 Regina Hackett, ''Visions of Nature in the Age of Technology'', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 27
  Regina Hackett ,''Punch Gallery features the artwork of Michael Sherwin'', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 15
  Michelle Bates, Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity, image reproduction in text, Focal Press
Graves, Jen, ''Punch and More'', image reproduction and review, www.thestrangersblog.com, The Stranger newspaper, Seattle, Washington
  Keith Buckner, ''Nine Ways of Looking Through a Lens'', www.gotriad.com
2005 Margaret Regan, ''Rebirth Again'', Tuscon Weekly, September 1, 2005
  83 001/ 002, Image chosen for postcard cover, Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
  Tammy Christel, ''Sherwin Exposed: New Photography Studio Clicks'', image reproduction and interview, Planet Jackson Hole newspaper, Volume 3, #22
  Travis Martin, ''Dislocation'', image reproductions and interview, Splash magazine, Summer 2005 issue
2004 Snow Show |Show Snow, image chosen for postcard cover, Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
  Image reproduction, Planet Jackson Hole newspaper, Volume 2, Number 52
  The Photo Review, National juried photography competition, Volume 26, Number 3, Consolidated Drake Press, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
  Illuminance 2003, exhibition catalogue cover and website reproductions, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas
2000 Spirits of the Land, image chosen for postcard cover, Art West Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
   
PRESENTATIONS
2012 Artist Lecture, “Vanishing Points, Revisiting America's Ancestral Landscape”, Society for Photographic Education Northwest Regional Conference, Eugene, OR
Artist Lecture, “Vanishing Points, Revisiting America's Ancestral Landscape”, Society for Photographic Education Midwest Regional Conference, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Visiting Artist Presentation, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Visiting Artist Presentation, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Artist Lecture, “Experiments in Wonder”, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 Artist Lecture, “Experiments in Wonder”, Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Photography panel session, South East College Art Conference, Richmond, Virginia
Artist Presentation, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Visiting Artist Presentation, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Artist Presentation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2009 Visiting Artist Presentation, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia
2008 Visiting Artist Presentation, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Artist Presentation, “Extending the Photographic Image: The World Wide Web and our New Sense of Place”, Society for Photographic Education Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Artist Presentation, “Extending the Photographic Image: The World Wide Web and our New Sense of Place”, ”Fiction, In Fact: Directions in Contemporary Art Photography” panel session, South East College Art Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
2007 Artist Presentation, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
Artist Lecture, “Systems of Change: Science, Photography and our Quest for Understanding”, Unnatural Landscape panel session, South East College Art Conference, Charleston, West Virginia
Artist Presentation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Artist Presentation, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Artist Presentation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Artist Presentation, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Artist Presentation, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, Indiana
Artist Presentation, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
2006 ''Translations of Lorca: Sharing an Experience in Cross-disciplinary Collaboration'', Symposium on University Research and Creative Expression, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
 
RECENT EMPLOYMENT
2007 Assistant Professor of Art, Digital Photography (ongoing), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2005-07 Visiting Professor in Photography and Digital Imaging, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
2005 Instructor of Photography, The Art Association, Jackson, Wyoming
  Gallery Manager, Light Reflections Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming
2004 Visiting Artist / Instructor of Photography, Jackson Hole Middle School, Jackson, Wyoming
  Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2001-04 Instructor of Photography, The Craft Center, Eugene, Oregon
2001-02 Instructor of Photography, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon