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name: Michael Smith media: linocuts, woodcuts & photography more: email Michael more: www.michaelsmithart.com In block printing, I tend to create tight compositions that focus the viewer’s attention on the subject but still allow for the wonderful variety of “marks” that can be made through the carving and printing process to become a textural attribute. This with the highly graphical tendencies of block printing can give most images a weighty feeling. In this medium, objects that are soft tend to become rigid and angular. When subjects start with a sense of foreboding, it is only exaggerated. I was initially introduced to block printing while studying Vincent Van Gogh and the influences of the Japanese woodcuts that were finding their way to Europe. With further study, I fell in love with the works of the German Expressionists like Käthe Kollwitz and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner with their strong angular compositions and use of black space. Other artists who have experimented with print making either through woodcuts or etching, like Edvard Munch, Albrecht Dürer and M.C. Escher continue to have a great effect on the way I view the medium. All of my prints are from limited edition printings, hand pulled and in the case of multi-colored images, hand registered. This tends to create images within an edition that are similar in quality, but do have some individuality because of the printing process. see Michael Smith's Resume	Raven El Padre De Las Masas
Despair	Endgame
Dragonfly
Cobble Street Symphonic	Three Musicians
Harvest	Morning Rain

 

Resume

Michael Smith
Vancouver, WA 98660
website: www.michaelsmithart.com

Education
M.A., Education, 2001. City University. Vancouver, Washington
B.A., Education, 1996, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington
B.A., Photographic Science and Graphic Communication, 1993, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington
A.A., 1991, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, Washington

Honors/Awards
2007 People’s Choice Award; Male Creativity Exposed; Sixth Street Gallery; Vancouver,
Washington
1995 Excellence in Journalism – Photojournalism Division

Professional Affiliations
Mosaic Arts Alliance – Member, 2005 – Current.
Sixth Street Gallery – Member, 2005 – October, 2007; September 2008 – Current.
New Mexico Printmakers – Member, 2005 – 2006.

Related Experience
1997-Present Art Instructor, Woodland Middle School, Woodland, Washington.
1996 Volunteer Art Instructor, Crosswalk Alternative School, Spokane, Washington.
1995-1996 Photographer/Photo Editor, Easterner Newspaper, Cheney, Washington.
1993 Studio Assistant, Barros Photography Studios, Spokane, Washington.

Bibliography
Salal Review; 2007
Salal Review; 2006
Lewis River News; February, 2006

Exhibitions
Featured/Solo Exhibitions
Bread and Ink, Portland, Oregon, February, 2009.
The Press Club, Portland, Oregon, November, 2007.
Coffee Lounge, Vancouver, Washington, October, 2007.
Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, September, 2007.
Coffee Lounge, Vancouver, Washington, January, 2007.
The Grind, Vancouver, Washington, September, 2006.
Digicraft Gallery, Portland, Oregon, May, 2006.
Tiger Garden, Vancouver, Washington, April, 2006.
Coffee Lounge, Vancouver, Washington March, 2006.
Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, February, 2006.
Equinox Coffeehouse Café, Cheney, Washington, October, 1995.

Juried Exhibitions
Mosaic Group Show, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, May 2008.
3rd Annual Photography Exhibition, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA, February, 2008.
Mosaic Group Show, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, Dec., 2007-Jan., 2008.
Talisman Gallery, Portland, Oregon, December, 2007-January, 2008.
American Print, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado, July-September, 2007.
35 th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington, April 2007.
Male Creativity Exposed, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, April 2007.
Mosaic Alliance Group Show, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, July 2006.
Parade of Homes-VIP Night, Washougal, Washington, July 2006.
Hand Prints II, University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, New Mexico; May-July 2006.
Male Creativity Exposed, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, April, 2006.
Photography Exhibition, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, February, 2006.
Mosaic Group Show, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, December, 2005.
Imprints, Albuquerque Arts Alliance Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November, 2005.
27 th Annual Photography Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington, 1999.

Museum Exhibitions
Reflections, Museum of Art, Los Cruces, New Mexico, October 2006.

Group Exhibitions
Falcon Art Center, Portland, Oregon, September 2008.
Hilton Hotel, Vancouver, Washington, May 2006-March, 2008.
Bijou Café, Portland, Oregon, 2007- Current.
Members Show, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, January, 2007
Politik, North Bank Gallery, Vancouver, Washington, October, 2006

Corporate Collections
Columbia Credit Union, Ridgefield, Washington.

Gallery Representation
Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington.
RedHare Gallery, Astoria, Oregon.
Lorang Fine Arts, Cascade Locks, Oregon.

 

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