| EDUCATION |
| 2004 |
M.F.A., Photography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 1999 |
B.F.A., Photography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
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| AWARDS / HONORS |
| 2008 |
Faculty Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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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 |
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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 |
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Artist in Residency Grant, Community Visual Arts Association, Jackson, Wyoming |
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2004 Dean's Graduate Fellowship, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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Graduate School Research Award, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Art History Department, University
of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2003 |
Juror Award, Illuminance 2003 exhibition, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas |
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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 |
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| SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
| 2008 |
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 |
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Mysterious Transmissions, Bliss Hall Gallery, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio |
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Mysterious Transmissions, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2006 |
Flux and Form, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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Walkscapes, Eveleth Green Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2005 |
Dislocation (national juried exhibition), Gallery 1101, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
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Vanishing Points (2-artist, national juried exhibition), Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona |
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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 |
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Familiar Faces, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1998 |
Face the Light (juried exhibition), Bernie’s Bagel and Distillery, Columbus, Ohio |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2008 |
You are Here, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, curated by Robert Raczka, Professor of Art and Gallery Director, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania |
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re.Action, (national juried exhibition), Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park and Arts Center, Solomons, Maryland, juried by Mark Ward, Deputy Director of the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland |
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Photography in the Book Arts and the Book in Photography, (national juried exhibition), New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, curated by Irene Chan, Founder of ChAn press and Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Print Media at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Society for Photographic Education Multicultural Caucus Video Festival, 2008 Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Denver, Colorado, curated by Carola Dreidemie, Assistant Professor of Art, University of Miami, Miami, Florida |
| 2007 |
Trick of the Light (international juried exhibit), Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, curated by Dennis Kiel, Chief Curator of The Light Factory in Charlotte, North Carolina |
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West Virginia University Faculty Exhibition, in conjunction with the South East College Art Conference, City Hall Building, Charleston, West Virginia |
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35th Annual National Photo Exhibition (national juried exhibition), Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington |
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Weavings, Interlacing Texture and Design (invitational exhibition), Peggy Lewis Gallery, Yakima, Washington |
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Ritual and Repetition (national juried exhibition), James W. and Lois I. Richmond Center for the Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Central Washington University Faculty Exhibition, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2006 |
Vertical Hold, an Exhibition of Video Art, Eveleth Green Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington (curated by Andrew Kaufman, Adjunct Professor of Art, Central Washington University) |
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Wired Forest, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington (curated by Tracey Fugami, Associate Director of Education at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, Washington) |
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2006 Kittitas County Juried Art Exhibit, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Eight the Great, The Second Annual Ellensburg Super-8 Night, Bluestone Academy, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Round Two, members exhibition, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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Hot and Now – Nine Photographers, (national juried exhibition), Gallery 115, Greensboro, North Carolina |
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Double Vision | Shared Site, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, Oregon (curated by Terri Warpinski, Chairperson, National Board of Directors, Society for Photographic Education and Professor of Photography, University of Oregon) |
| 2005 |
Symbol and Logic, (international juried exhibition), Caladan Gallery, Beverly, Massachusetts |
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SPE NW Juried Exhibition, Washington State University, Gallery II Fine Arts Center, Pullman, Washington |
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83 001/ 002 (juried exhibition), Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
| 2004 |
Snow Show|Show Snow (juried exhibition), Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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Sense of Place (juried exhibition), Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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MFA 2004, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon |
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22nd Annual National Small Works Exhibition (international juried exhibition), Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, New York |
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Malheur 2004, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2003 |
Variants, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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New Work in Photography (juried exhibition), Photozone Gallery, Eugene, Oregon |
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Illuminance 2003 (international juried exhibition), The Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas |
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Analogue, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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16x20, Points of View, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington |
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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 |
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Student/Teacher Exhibition of Art, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2001 |
Salon des Refuses, New Zone Art Collective, Eugene, Oregon |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 2007 |
Amanda Karpeuk, “Art Students Produce Innovative Photos”, The Daily Athenaeum, February 7, 2007 |
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Brian Sherwin, "Art Space Talk: Michael Sherwin", www.myartspace.com, several image reproductions and interview |
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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 |
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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 |
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Regina Hackett ,''Punch Gallery features the artwork of
Michael Sherwin'', Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
September 15 |
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Michelle Bates, Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity, image reproduction in text, Focal Press |
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Graves, Jen, ''Punch and More'', image reproduction and review, www.thestrangersblog.com, The Stranger newspaper, Seattle, Washington |
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Keith Buckner, ''Nine Ways of Looking Through a Lens'',
www.gotriad.com |
| 2005 |
Margaret Regan, ''Rebirth Again'', Tuscon Weekly, September
1, 2005 |
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83 001/ 002, Image chosen for postcard cover, Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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Tammy Christel, ''Sherwin Exposed: New Photography Studio Clicks'', image reproduction and
interview, Planet Jackson Hole newspaper, Volume 3, #22 |
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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 |
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Image reproduction, Planet Jackson Hole newspaper, Volume
2, Number 52 |
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The Photo Review, National juried photography competition,
Volume 26, Number 3, Consolidated
Drake Press, Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
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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 |
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| PRESENTATIONS |
| 2007 |
Artist Presentation, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio |
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“Systems of Change: Science, Photography and our Quest for Understanding”, Unnatural Landscape panel session, South East College Art Conference, Charleston, West Virginia |
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Artist Presentation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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Artist Presentation, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan |
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Artist Presentation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Artist Presentation, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Artist Presentation, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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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 |
| 2004 |
''Reality and Representation'', Landscape Architecure Deparment,
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Oregon |
| 2003 |
Artist Lecture: ''Sequential Imagery and Time-based Art'',
Department of Art, University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon |
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Artist Lecture, Malhuer Photographic Workshops, Fields, Oregon |
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''Alternative Cameras'', Department of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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Artist Lecture, Creative Black and White Photography, Department of Art, University of Oregon |
| 2000 |
''Alternative Landscape Photography and The New Topographics'', Photography Forum, Jackson,
Wyoming |
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| 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 |
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Gallery Manager, Light Reflections Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
| 2004 |
Visiting Artist / Instructor of Photography, Jackson Hole Middle School, Jackson, Wyoming |
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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 |
