Resume
EDUCATION
2007 - M.F.A. - Painting - University of WI - Madison
2006 - M.A. - Painting - University of WI - Madison
2003 - B.F.A. - Painting and Graphic Communications - University of WI - Oshkosh
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 - TBD - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2018 - Wild Olympia - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2017 - Wild Olympia - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2016 - Burn! Burn! Burn! - Linda Hodges Gallery - Seattle, WA
2015 - Fired Up - Linda Hodges Gallery - Seattle, WA
2015 - Wild Fire - Esvelt Gallery - Columbia Basin College - Pasco, WA
2015 - The Clouded Now - Laura Russo Gallery - Portland, OR
2013 - The Long Road - Fairbanks Gallery - Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR
2013 - The Present End - Laura Russo Gallery - Portland, OR
2010 - The Salvaged - Lower Columbia College Art Gallery - Longview, WA
2009 - The Salvaged - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - The Salvaged - Phinney Center Art Gallery - Seattle, WA
2008 - The Salvaged - Gallery 070 - Vashon Island, WA
2008 - One from Wisconsin - Museum of Wisconsin Art - West Bend, WI
2008 - The Salvaged - PUB Gallery of Art - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2008 - The Salvaged - Kamerick Art Building Gallery - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA
2007 - The Salvaged - Porter Butts Gallery - University of WI - Madison, WI
2006 - Egress System - 734 Gallery - University of WI - Madison, WI
2003 - The End as a Beginning - interGen Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2003 - The End as a Beginning - Allen Priebe Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 - Fall Spectacular - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2022 - Holiday Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2022 - Fall Spectacular! - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2020 - Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2020 - Peninsula College Faculty & Staff Biennial - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2019 - Holiday Group Exhibition - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2018 - Peninsula College Faculty & Staff Biennial - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2017 - A Necessary Festival - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2017 - Peninsula College Faculty & Staff Biennial - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - 30 Years - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2016 - In Sight - Linda Hodges Gallery - Seattle, WA
2016 - Cultural Perspectives Part 2 - Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery - Seattle, WA
2015 - CHOPSHOP4 - rabbits - MARIA’S - Madison, WI
2015 - Gallery Group Show - Laura Russo Gallery - Portland, OR
2015 - On the Road - Linda Hodges Gallery - Seattle, WA
2015 - Neo-naturalists - Museum of Northwest Art - La Conner, WA
2015 - Peninsula College Faculty & Staff Biennial - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2014 - Making and Breaking - Linda Hodges Gallery - Seattle, WA
2013 - Gallery Group Show - Laura Russo Gallery - Portland, OR
2013 - First Light - Bainbridge Island Museum of Art - Rachel Feferman Gallery - Bainbridge Island, WA
2013 - CHOPSHOP3 - RADIORADIO - Pier 1218 - Madison, WI
2013 - CVG Show 2013 - Collective Visions Gallery - Bremerton, WA
2013 - Peninsula College Faculty & Staff Biennial - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2012 - Crosscurrents - North Seattle Community College Art Gallery - Seattle, WA
2012 - 10x10x10xTieton 2012 - Mighty Tieton Warehouse - Tieton, WA
2012 - Expressions West - Coos Art Museum - Coos Bay, OR
2012 - Crosscurrents 30th Anniversary Exhibition - Lower Columbia College Art Gallery - Longview, WA
2011 - 25! A Silver Milestone - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2011 - The Back Country - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2011 - Peninsula College Faculty & Staff Biennial - PUB Gallery of Art - Port Angeles, WA
2011 - Crosscurrents 30th Anniversary Exhibition - Yakima Valley CC - Yakima, WA - Pierce Colleges - Lakewood, WA & Puyallup, WA - Shoreline CC, Shoreline, WA - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2010 - Crosscurrents 30th Anniversary Exhibition - South Puget Sound CC - Olympia, WA
2010 - Back to New York - HP Garcia Gallery - New York, NY
2010 - Escape From New York - Fabricolor Building - Paterson, NJ
2010 - Safe Harbor - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2010 - Referencing the Past - Seattle Art Museum Gallery - Seattle, WA
2009 - UWO Alumni Art Exhibition - Steinhilber Art Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2009 - Gallery Artists September - Pacini Lubel Gallery - Seattle, WA
2009 - Gallery Artists August - Pacini Lubel Gallery - Seattle, WA
2009 - Envision Cascadia - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Expressions West - Coos Art Museum - Coos Bay, OR
2008 - Winter Group Salon - Denise Bibro Fine Art Gallery - New York, NY
2007 - Carroll University Faculty Biennial - Rowe Art Gallery - Waukesha, WI
2007 - Graduate Review - 7th Floor Gallery - University of WI - Madison, WI
2006 - UW M.F.A. Juried Show - Steinhilber Art Gallery - University of WI - Oshkosh, WI
2006 - Graduate Review - 7th Floor Gallery - University of WI - Madison, WI
2005 - UW M.F.A. Group Show - CitiArts Center - Madison, WI
2005 - UW M.F.A. Juried Show - Steinhilber Art Gallery - University of WI - Oshkosh, WI
2005 - Graduate Review - 7th Floor Gallery - University of WI - Madison, WI
2004 - Homecoming: Ron Weaver & Alumni - Allen Priebe Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2004 - Chaos - Charity Event & Art Exhibition - The Algoma Club - Oshkosh, WI
2004 - 2002 Jambalaya Monthly Exhibitions - Jambalaya Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2003 - The Oshkosh 150 - Wagner Opera House - Oshkosh, WI
2003 - UWO Art Exhibition - Steinhilber Art Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2003 - UWO Honors Exhibition - Allen Priebe Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
HONORS/AWARDS
2023 - Teacher Scholar Grant - Continued Colored Pencil Research - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2023 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2022 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2022 - Faculty Stipend Award - Continued Colored Pencil Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2021 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2021 - Faculty Stipend Award - Colored Pencil & Support Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2020 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2020 - Faculty Stipend Award - Colored Pencil Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2019 - Teacher Scholar Grant - Drawing with Ink and Pen Nibs Research - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2019 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2019 - Faculty Stipend Award - Acrylic Paint Medium Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2018 - Teacher Scholar Grant - Digital Painting Research - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2018 - Faculty Stipend Award - Fresco Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2018 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2017 - Exceptional Faculty Award - Visiting Artist Stephen O’Donnell - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2017 - Faculty Stipend Award - Egg Tempera Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - Peninsula College Sabbatical Award - Wild Olympia - Selected by Peninsula College President, Dr. Luke Robins - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - Exceptional Faculty Award - PUB Gallery of Art - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - Teacher Scholar Grant - Researching the Figure - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - Faculty Stipend Award - Sabbatical Research - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2015 - Faculty Stipend Award - Development of New Paintings - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2015 - Exceptional Faculty Award - Visiting Artist David Teng Olsen - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2014 - Faculty Stipend Award - Development of New Paintings - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2014 - Teacher Scholar Grant - Art Scholarship - Selected by Dr. Mary O’Neil-Garrett - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2014 - Exceptional Faculty Award - Visiting Artists LIPSCHUTZ & LIPSCHUTZ - Selected by the Peninsula College Foundation Board of Governors - Port Angeles, WA
2013 - Grants for Artist Projects Award - Professional Development - Selected by the 2013 GAP Panelists - Artist Trust - Seattle, WA
2013 - Faculty Stipend Award - Development of New Paintings - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2013 - Second Place in the Category of 2-D - CVG Show 2013 - Selected by Alfredo Arreguin - Collective Visions Gallery - Bremerton, WA
2012 - Faculty Stipend Award - Development of New Paintings - Selected by the Faculty Stipend Committee - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Best Artwork - 2009 Issue of Crosscurrents - Selected by the Washington Community College Humanities Association - Des Moines, WA
2009 - Nominated for Seattle City Light Direct Artwork Purchase - Selected by Deborah Paine, Curator for the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs - Seattle, WA
2007 - UW Project Assistantship - Selected by Derrick Buisch, Associate Professor of Art - Madison, WI
2006 - Nominated for the Dedalus Foundation Grant - Selected by the UW Department of Art as their 2006 2-D candidate - Madison, WI
2005 - Edith L Gilbertson Scholarship - "Advancing the Field of Art” - Selected by the UW Department of Art - Madison, WI
2003 - Best of 2-D - UWO Honors Exhibition - Allen Priebe Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2003 - Chancellor's Merit Award - UWO Honors Exhibition - Allen Priebe Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
2003 - Second Place in the Category of 2-D - UWO Art Exhibition - Steinhilber Art Gallery - Oshkosh, WI
PUBLICATIONS
2022 - Creative Digital Media Portfolio Magazine - Imagined Realism by Michael Paul Miller - December 2022
2017 - art ltd. - Michael Paul Miller: Wild Olympia - May/June 2017
2017 - Portland Art Dealers Association with museums, academic, + nonprofit galleries - June 2017
2017 - Preview - Vignettes - Preview Graphics Inc. - Selected by Allyn Cantor - Vol. 31, No.3 – June/July/August 2017
2016 - Seattle Art Dealers Association Guide - September 2016
2016 - Seattle Art Dealers Association Guide - August 2016
2015 - Picture Sentence - Vol. 2, No. 1 - Summer 2015
2015 - Seattle Art Dealers Association Guide - May 2015
2015 - Fine Art Connoisseur - Fine Art Today - Art Serving Nature & Nature Inspiring Art - Jeffrey Carlson - April 2015
2015 - Fine Art Connoisseur - Fine Art Today - Michael Paul Miller: Painting Apocalypse - Jeffrey Carlson - March 2015
2015 - MoNA Mag - Neo-Naturalist artists explore our sense of place - Spring 2015
2015 - Portland Art Dealers Association with museums, academic, + nonprofit galleries - March 2015
2014 - Seattle Art Dealers Association Guide - December 2014
2014 - Crosscurrents - Vol. 34 - Joe Batt - October 2014
2014 - Tidepools 50th Anniversary Issue - Michael Mills - Vol. 50, No. 2 - June 2014
2013 - Portland Art Dealers Association with museums, academic, + nonprofit galleries - December 2013
2013 - Art Access -Viva BIMA! - Kathy Cain - Vol. 22, No. 3 - July/August/September 2013
2013 - CHOPSHOP3 - RADIORADIO - Selected by Derrick Buisch - Madsion, WI - Issue No. 3 - April 2013
2013 - Preview - Vignettes - Preview Graphics Inc. - Selected by Allyn Cantor - Vol. 27, No.1 - February/March 2013
2013 - Portland Art Dealers Association with museums, academic, + nonprofit galleries - March 2013
2013 - Studio Visit Magazine - The Open Studios Press - Selected by Jonathan Greene - Vol. 20 - Winter 2013
2013 - CVG Show 2013 Exhibition Catalog - My Printing Services - Selected by Alfredo Arreguin - January 2013
2013 - Crosscurrents - Vol. 33 - Ray Cooper - October 2012
2012 - ARTNOIS Magazine - artnois.com - Selected by Magda Becerra - No. 3 - December 2012
2012 - 10x10x10xTieton 2012 Exhibition Catalog - Paper Hammer Studios - No. 3 - August 2012
2012 - Studio Visit Magazine - The Open Studios Press - Selected by Trevor Richardson - Vol. 17 - Spring 2012
2012 - Crosscurrents - Vol. 32 - Ray Cooper - October 2012
2011 - On Center - 25! - Essay by Jake Seniuk - Vol. 23, No. 4 - Autumn 2011
2011 - Studio Visit Magazine - The Open Studios Press - Selected by Ian Berry - Vol. 15 - Fall 2011
2011 - Crosscurrents - Vol. 31 - Ray Cooper - October 2011
2011 - On Center - The Back Country - Essay by Jake Seniuk - Vol. 23, No. 3 - July– September 2011
2010 - Engage - Alumni - University of WI Oshkosh - Selected by Natalie Johnson - Vol. 3, No. 2 - Fall/Winter 2010
2010 - On Center - In Search of Safe Harbor - Essay by Jake Seniuk - Vol. 22, No. 4 - July–October 2010
2009 - Crosscurrents - Vol. 29 - Ray Cooper - October 2009
2009 - On Center - Envision Cascadia - Essay by Jake Seniuk - Vol. 21, No. 4 - Summer/Fall 2009
2009 - On Center - The Salvaged - Essay by Jake Seniuk - Vol. 21, No. 1 - January–March 2009
2008 - Art Access - Vol. 17, No. 10 - December–January 2009
2008 - Guests of the Nation - Mike Palecek - October 2008
2003 - The Oshkosh 150 Exhibition Catalog - August 2003
PRESS
2023 - Canadian Art Junkie - Darkness - Michael Paul Miller - Essay by Joan Walters - August 2023
2018 - The Peninsula Daily News - Artist stumps for 'Wild Olympia' exhibit in Port Angeles - Essay by Diane Urbani de la Paz - May 2018
2017 - The Oregonian - OREGONLIVE - 8 arts picks - Michael Paul Miller - June 2017
2017 - Portland Tribune - June Arts Feature - by Jason Vondersmith - May 2017
2017 - Oregon Artswatch - Visual Art - First Thursday Arrives - by Bob Hicks - May 2017
2016 - The Seattle Times - Five must-see art shows in September - Visual Arts - by Michael Upchurch - September 2016
2015 - Vanguard Seattle - Pioneer Square and Downtown Seattle Gallery Guide - Review by T.s. Flock - September 2016
2016 - The Seattle Met - Where to Go This First Thursday: September 2016 -Visual Arts - Review by Seth Sommerfeld - September 2016
2015 - The Seattle Times - Disaster that dazzles: Michael Paul Miller’s turbulent vision - Visual Arts - Review by Michael Upchurch - May 2015
2015 - Art Zone with Nancy Guppy - Neo-Naturalist Art - Seattle Channel 21 & KCTS 9 - May 2015
2015 - www.lauragrey.com - Art History and Destiny Join Forces - Review by Laura Grey - May 2015
2015 - Cascadia Weekly - Neo-Naturalist, Mixing Matter at MoNA - Review by Stephen Hunter - April 2015
2013 - The Art Out There - Michael Paul Miller - Review by David Carmack Lewis - November 2013
2013 - Preview - Previews - First Light: Reginal Group Exhibition - Preview Graphics Inc. - Essay by Allyn Cantor - Vol. 27, No.4 - September/October 2013
2013 - The Seattle Times - Bainbridge's new art museum: eclectic selection for every taste - Visual Arts - Review by Michael Upchurch - August 2013
2013 - The Peninsula Daily News - Area Artists part of Statewide Show - Peninsula Profile - Essay by Diane Urbani de la Paz - January 2013
2012 - Canadian Art Junkie - Michael Paul Miller: The Human Survival Instinct - Essay by Joan Walters - April 2012
2012 - Apocalypse Art - The Human Survival Instinct - Review by boomerontario - March 2012
2011 - The Peninsula Daily News - 25! A Silver Milestone - Peninsula Spotlight - Essay by Diane Urbani de la Paz - October 2011
2011 - Saatchi Online Magazine - Walking the Line Between Elegant and Eccentric - Art News - August 2011
2011 - The Peninsula Daily News - The Back Country - Peninsula Spotlight - Essay by Diane Urbani de la Paz - July 2011
2011 - The Peninsula Daily News - Peninsula College Exhibit Shows off Talents of Faculty and Staff - February 2011
2010 - NYC Art - Escape From New York - Review by Chris Rywalt - May 2010
2010 - The Badger Herald - Wisconsin Native Refuses to Paint by Society’s Numbers - Essay by Francis Bea - March 2010
2009 - The Peninsula Daily News - Visions of Cascadia Shimmer at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Essay by Diane Urbani de la Paz - August 2009
2009 - Art Beat - The Salvaged - Interview with Karen Hanan, Executive Director of Arts NW - KNOP 1450 AM, 102.1 FM - January 2009
2009 - The Peninsula Daily News - New Exhibit at Art Center - Peninsula Spotlight - January 2009
2009 - Sequim Gazette - Young Artist with Strong Style - January 2009
2008 - Buccaneer - Art Department gets New Professor - Essay by Sebastian Edgerton - Vol. 48, No. 1 - October 2008
2005 - The Advanced Titan - UW Madison Students Show Off Art - Essay by Nicholas Gumm - March 2005
2003 - The Scene - Issues, Arts, Events - July 2003
2003 - The Advanced Titan - Art Displayed at Honors Exhibition - February 2003
EXPERIENCE
2008 - Current - Professor of Art - Painting, Drawing, Art History - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2008 - Lecturer - Painting, Illustration, Introduction to Studio (2-D) - Carthage College - Kenosha, WI
2008 - Assistant Professor - Illustration - Herzing College - Madison, WI
2007 - 2008 - Lecturer - Intro to Painting, Plein-Air Painting - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
2007 - 2008 - Lecturer - Drawing and Composition, 2-D and 3-D Design - Carroll University - Waukesha, WI
2006 - 2007 - Project Assistant in Painting - Associate Professor Derrick Buisch - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
ARTIST LECTURES
2018 - Think Big - Northwind Arts Center - Port Townsend, WA
2017 - Wild Olympia - Peninsula College Board of Trustees Meeting - Port Angeles, WA
2015 - Featured Artist - Artist Trust Reception - Port Angeles, WA
2015 - Wild Fire - Columbia Basin College - Pasco, WA
2014 - Earth Matters - Northwind Arts Center - Port Townsend, WA
2013 - The Long Road - Fairbanks Gallery - Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR
2013 - Art Convergence - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Small Expressions VIII - Northwind Arts Center - Port Townsend, WA
2009 - The Salvaged - The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2007 - MPMART - Carroll University - Waukesha, WI
SERVICE
2023 - Juror - Clallam County Fair - Port Angeles, WA
2018 - Juror - Think Big - Northwind Arts Center - Port Townsend, WA
2014 - Juror - Earth Matters - Northwind Arts Center - Port Townsend, WA
2013 - Juror - Art Convergence - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Port Angeles, WA
2012 - Juror - Bliss: The Art of Love - The Landing Gallery - Port Angeles, WA
2012 - PAFAC Exhibition Critique - Artpaths Portfolio: 2012 - Port Angeles, WA
2012 - Juror of Youth Art Category - Tidepools - 2012 Issue - Port Angeles, WA
2011 - PAFAC Exhibition Critique - Artpaths Portfolio: 2011 - Port Angeles, WA
2010 - Juror - Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts - Art Exhibition - Port Angeles, WA
2010 - PAFAC Exhibition Critique - Artpaths Portfolio: 2010 - Port Angeles, WA
2010 - Current - Member of the PAFAC Board of Directors - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Current - Director - PUB Galley of Art - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Founding Member & Logo Design - Port Angeles Arts Council - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Juror - Small Expressions VIII - Northwind Arts Center - Port Townsend, WA
2009 - Juror - Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts - Art Exhibition - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - PAFAC Exhibition Critique - Artpaths Portfolio: 2009 - Port Angeles, WA
2009 - Juror of Adult Art Category - Tidepools - 2009 Issue - Port Angeles, WA
2008 - Juror - 1st Annual Student Art Show - Carthage College - Kenosha, WI
2007 - Advanced Painting Critique - Gelsy Verna - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
COLLECTIONS
2016 - Hot Multnomah - Oregon Health & Science University Collection - Portland, OR
2016 - The Promise - WA State Art Collection - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - Black Cloud - WA State Art Collection - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2016 - Exhumation - WA State Art Collection - Peninsula College - Port Angeles, WA
2015 - Barge - Seattle Public Utilities Portable Works Collection - Seattle, WA
REPRESENTATION
2013 - Current - Russo Lee Gallery - Portland, OR
2015 - 2018 - Linda Hodges Gallery - Seattle, WA
2008 - 2009 - Denise Bibro Fine Art Inc. - New York, NY