Michael Stillion

Education

2005/2007 – Master of Fine Arts, Indiana University Graduate School of Fine Arts- Bloomington, Indiana

1998/2002 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design- Columbus, Ohio

Residencies and Awards

2010 – Finalist for the 11th Annual Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award

2008/09 – Roswell Artist-In-Residence (R.A.I.R.), One Year, Full Fellowship, Roswell, New Mexico

2008 – Joan Mitchell Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

2008 – Ohio Arts Council Grant, Individual Excellence Award

Solo, Group, Juried Exhibitions and Lectures

2010 •Linda Warren Galley, Project Space, Chicago, Illinois – (Solo)

•Young Painters Competition, Heistand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio – (Group)

2009 •Partially Buoyed, CS 13 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Solo)

•We Saw The Wrecked, Bry Gallery, University of Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana – (Solo)

•Roswell Museum of Art, Roswell, New Mexico – (Solo)

•New Narratives- Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio – (Group)

•Artist Lecture: Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico

•The Stars In The Sky Are Still Boss – Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Group)

2008 •Exposed, Artworks Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Group)

•Avatar Atavistic, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, New York – (Group)

•Dry Heat, Runnels Gallery, Portales, New Mexico – (Group)

•Summer Sweat, ArtWorks Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Group)

•Introducing Mr. HammerFace, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Solo)

•Hypothetics, Art Hospital, Bloomington, Indiana – (Group)

•O.K., Engine 22 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Group)

2007 •Man-Made, 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Solo)

•They Can Walk Too, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana – (Solo)

•Refresh, SoFA Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana – (Group)

•Masters of Fine Arts Group Painting Exhibition, SoFA Gallery, Indiana University,Bloomington,

Indiana – (Group)

2006 •A Drawing Show, Fuller Project, McCalla Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana – (Group)

•Emerging Talent, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana – (Group)

•Masters of Fine Arts Group Painting Exhibition, SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana – (Group)

2005 •Artist Lecture: A Conversation w/ Michael Stillion- Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio

2003 •Realism 2003, Cultural Arts Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia – (Juried) – (Group)

2002 •Michael Stillion – Recent Paintings, Grove City Courthouse, Grove City, Ohio – (Solo)

•Michael Stillion – Recent Paintings, Canzani Thesis Gallery, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio – (Solo)

2001 •CCAD Alumni and Student Exhibition, Acock Gallery, Columbus, Ohio and Hillel Center, Ohio State University Campus, Columbus, Ohio – (Juried) – (Group)

•New Arrangements- Group Show, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus Ohio –(Group)

2000 •Ohio Art League Fall Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio – Juror: David Reed

Reviews and Publications

Art Buzz, DeltaStyle Magazine, pg. 115 October, 2009

Christopher A. Yates, “Narratives of many forms” Columbus Dispatch, May 17, 2009

Cid Standifer, “It’s a show about monsters…” Roswell Daily Record, May 14, 2009

MW Capacity, “Q & A with Michael Stillion”- http://mwcapacity.wordpress.com, January 2009

Anne Chlovechok, “Art is life for Pleasant City native”, The Daily Jeffersonian, October 27, 2008

Exposed: Top 100 Secret Artists of 2007, catalogue, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH, 2008

Realism 2003, exhibition catalogue, Cultural Center of Fine Arts, Parkersburg, West Virginia,

March – May 2003.

Jury Duty: interview w/ David Reed, Dialogue Magazine, pg. 28, Volume 23 #5 Sept. – Oct. 2000 Distribute throughout the Midwest