BIO
| Mike Hansel Biography |
| EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA Graduate School of Fine Art Master of Fine Art, Sculpture, 1989 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, OH College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning Bachelor of Fine Art; Summa Cum Laude, 1986 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2011 BRECKNOCK HALL, Greenport, NY Sculpture Garden Exhibition 2010 BANISTER GALLERY, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, Providence, RI One person show, “Mike Hansel: Sculpture In All It's Parts” BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Fall River, MA Group show "10 for 10" Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery 2009 SCULPTURE IN THE STREETS, Albany, NY public outdoor art exhibit. WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Kalamazoo, MI “Sculpture Tour” of large-scale outdoor media on campus. PITTSFIELD PUBLIC ART PROGRAM, Pittsfield, MA Two year installation of “Inflatable solid” SCULPT MIAMI, Miami Beach, FL Art Rouge Gallery group outdoor exhibition. 2008 LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY, Farmville, VA Brock Commons Public Art Program, “Intestinal Fortitude”. ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC FESTIVAL, Jersey City, NJ Large scale installation at Liberty State Park public event. CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE AT CHESTERWOOD, Stockbridge, MA National juried exhibition. 2007 SUNY FERDONIA, Ferdonia, NY Permanent installation “Loose Ends” on college campus. 2006 PORT WARWICK ART AND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL, Newport News, VA National juried exhibition; “Male Balding Pattern”, Public Art Foundation 2005 SUNY FERDONIA, Ferdonia, NY Two year installation “Bristling” on college campus. NEWPORT ART MUSEUM, Newport, RI Juried members show, Best Sculpture Award ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, Stamford, CT Invitational show in downtown Stamford. PORT WARWICK ART AND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL, Newport News, VA National juried exhibition; “Intestinal Fortitude”, Public Art Foundation, Best of Show 2004 DeCORDOVA MUSEUM, Lincoln, MA Large-scale installation in outdoor sculpture park DEERFIELD ACADEMY, Deerfield, MA One person show CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION, Cambridge, MA National Prize Show, juried by Robert Fitzpatrick. 2003 "NAVY PIER WALK 2003", Chicago, IL International outdoor sculpture show juried by David Pagel. WHEELER GALLERY, Providence, RI Two person invitational show. SOHO20 GALLERY CHELSEA, New York, NY National show juried by Janet Koplos, senior editor, Art in America, Best of Show ISC MEMBER JURIED EXHIBITION, Hamilton, NJ International juried show at the "Grounds For Sculpture" 2002 "CONVERGENCE ART FESTIVAL", Providence, RI Large scale outdoor sculpture: "Bristling", steel, cast pewter, bronze. WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY, Silver City, NM Three person invitational show. SKIDMORE COLLEGE, Saratoga Springs, NY One person show, the Schick Gallery outdoor sculpture space. BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Fall River, MA Group show in Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery. 2001 "CONVERGENCE ART FESTIVAL", Providence, RI Large scale outdoor sculpture: "Innerchange", steel, bronze. BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE, Bridgewater, MA One person show NEWPORT ART MUSEUM, Newport, RI One person show, "Industrial Daydreams, sculpture by Michael Hansel" 2000 NEWPORT ART MUSEUM, Newport, RI "Thirteenth Annual Juried Members Exhibition" Best of Show SOUTH COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION, Newport, RI "Five Rhode Island Artists" SUYDAM DIEPENBROCK GALLERY, Newport, RI One person show. 1998 NEWPORT ART MUSEUM, Newport, RI "Eleventh Annual Juried Members Exhibition" First prize sculpture division 1997 "CONVERGENCE ART FESTIVAL", Providence, RI Large sculpture, "Floating Device", placed in lobby of One Citizens Plaza NEWPORT ART MUSEUM, Newport, RI "Tenth Annual Juried Members Exhibition" Charrette Merit Award WARWICK ART MUSEUM, Warwick, RI Regional juried exhibition DUBLOIS GALLERY, Newport, RI "Michael Hansel-Sculpture, Renee Bissell-Paintings" 1993 ARTS CENTER OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, New Milford, NJ "National Juried Show" Jurors: Harvey Dinnerstein, L. Goulet, William Scharf WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER, Watchung, NJ Four person show, "Quatro", awarded through regional competition 1992 A. J. LEDERMAN FINE ART GALLERY, Hoboken, NJ "Breaking Space, Selected New Jersey Artists" ARTS CENTER OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, New Milford, NJ "National Juried Show" First prize sculpture division. Juror: Cynthia Goodman. TRENTON CITY MUSEUM, Trenton, NJ "Ellarslie Open XI" national juried exhibition SEYMOUR BERGER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, East Hills, NY open juried art exhibition. First prize sculpture 1991 NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS, Summit, NJ "International Juried Show '91" Honorable mention sculpture division. Juried by Donald Kuspit, TEACHING EXPERIENCE ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL, Newport, RI August 1993 to present Chairman of the Art Department since 1996 The J. Vaughan Merrick III Chair in Architecture, Art History and Painting Teacher of Foundation, 3-D Design, and Advanced Placement Studio Art courses. THE PEDDIE SCHOOL, Hightstown, NJ August 1990 to June 1993 Teacher of sculpture, ceramics, woodworking and drawing. |
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