Co-owner and curator of eklektikos gallery in Washington, DC from 1994 to 2002 and curator of Zwaanendael Gallery of Art in Lewes, Delaware, from 2001 - 2004, nationally recognized artist Michael Sprouse has established himself as an important fixture of the Mid-Atlantic art scene.
The June 2002 issue of DCONE Magazine describes Sprouse as "one of the most important young artists in Washington" who knows "the joy of creating something new and original with canvas, paints and loads of talent."
Sprouse exhibits regularly throughout the United States and is also the Art/Theatre critic for the Delaware Coast Press, a subsidiary of Gannett Press, Inc.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION Minerva Gallery: 263 S. 10th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 Metro Living: 218 south 12th St Philadelphia, Pa 19107 The Light Street Gallery: 1448 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 The Fraser Gallery: Bethesda: 7700E Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 The Lowe Gallery: 75 Bennett Street, Space A-2 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Powys Gallery : 432 Broad Street, Shrewsburry, NJ 07702 Ariel Of France: 4949 Blalock Road, Houston Texas 77041
EDUCATION
1983-1987 Major Course of Study: B.F.A.Painting Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky
SOLO EXHIBITS
UPCOMING - MARCH 2005 Minerva Gallery , Philadelphia, PA UPCOMING - SEPTEMBER 2005 The Fraser Gallery , Washington, DC UPCOMING - OCTOBER 2005 The Light Street Gallery , Baltimore,MD 2004 Corkran Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE. 2003 Zwaanendael Gallery, Lewes, DE. 2002 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 2002 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 2001 District West Fine Art, Leesburg, VA 2000 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 1999 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 1998 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 1997 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 1996 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 1995 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC. 1994 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 - 2005 Dec. - Jan. Winter Group Exhibit, Fraser Gallery Bethesda, MD 2004 Nov. Revisitation: Powys Gallery Shrewsburry, NJ 2004 Aug. Summer Group Exhibition REPRESENTING REPRESENTATION II: Fraser Gallery Bethesda, MD 2004 April. The Ireland Show with Michael Bell: Zwaaendael Gallery Lewes, DE 2003 Nov. Milton Theatre Fundraiser Exhibit with Michael Bell: Zwaaendael Gallery Lewes, DE 2003 Oct. Art For Life: Artist Invitational Organization Of American States Washington, DC 2003 May Heart of the Community: Artist Invitational Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 2003 March - April Faces Of Woman: 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition Las Vegas, New Mexico 2001 Sept. Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists Athenaeum Alexandria, VA 2001 Aug. Gallery Artists Exhibit Lowe Gallery Atlanta, GA 2001 Feb. A Wintry Mix eklektikos gallery Washington, DC 2001 Jan. The Presidential Art Show: 1789-2001 Rockville Arts Place and MOCA DC Washington, DC 2000 Jul. Gallery Artists Exhibit Lowe Gallery Atlanta, GA 1999 Nov. Millennium DC Art Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA DC) Washington, DC 1998 Jun. It Came to Pass Paint and Sculpture Studio (PASS) Washington, DC 1998 Oct. Members Only Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA DC) Washington, DC 1998 Feb. Color Forbidden: The Nude In Black and White, Artist Invitational Greater Reston Art Center Reston, VA 1997 Oct. Members Only Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA DC) Washington, DC 1997 Sept. From D.C. to N.Y., Ridge Street Gallery, New York, NY 1996 Sept. PHAT, MOCA DC, Washington, DC
AWARDS
1999 Annual Anna Maria Art Award: Best Solo Exhibition, Washington, DC 1999 Annual Anna Maria Art Award: Best Painter Washington, DC 1998 K.O.A.N. Readers Favorites Polls, #1 Washington, DC Painter 1998 K.O.A.N. Readers Favorites Polls #1 Washington, DC Emerging Talent
PUBLICATIONS
2004 The Artists Bluebook: 32,000 North American Artists 16th Century to August 2004 Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, Editor 2005 'Marilyn In Art' Author: Roger Taylor Publisher - Elm Tree Books
PUBLISHINGS
2005 Current Art/Theatre Critic for the Delaware Coast Press, a subsidiary of Gannett Press International
MEDIA
2004 Dec. "Variety of Realist Winter Offerings on View in Bethesda" The Maryland Gazette, Claudia Rousseau 2004 April. "Sprouse and Bell kick off Grand Opening Exhibit at Powys Gallery" RedBank Gazette NJ 2004 Feb. Featured artist www.artZites.com 2003 Nov. "Artist Michael Bell and Michael Sprouse Join Together to help the Milton Theatre Project" Cape Gazette DE. 2003 Nov. "Artist Michael Sprouse Opens Zwaanendael Gallery" Cape Gazette DE. 2002 April "Treasures Beyond The Monuments" Story: Esther and Franklin Schmidt Arts & Antiques, Photograph courtesy: eklektikos gallery 2001 July "At Lowe Gallery, Unity in Diversity: 12th Anniversary Exhibition" Atlanta Journal-Constitution Exhibit Review and Photograph AJC Art Critic: Jerry Cullum 2001 May "VISUAL ARTS: EXHIBITS THE GO GUIDE: Summer Arts & Entertainment" The Atlanta Journal and Constitution 2001 Feb "Worth Seeing - The Presidential Art Show: 1789-2001" KOAN online, Exhibit Review KOAN Art Critic: Ken Oda 2000 Oct "'The Artist and His Books': Eloquent Fictions at Mateyka" Washington Post, Ferdinand Protzman Special to The Washington Post 2000 June "The Longest Day; Call it Thursday Night Fever." Washington Post, Exhibit Review Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan 2000 May "Michael Sprouse at eklektikos" Washington Post, Exhibit Review Washington Post Art Critic: Ferdinand Protzman 2000 Apr "Where to Buy Good Art" Washingtonian Magazine author: Courtney Porter Martin 1999 Oct "Creative Vision Television: Visiting The Artmakers...The Michael Sprouse Story" Producer/Director: Barbara Januszkiewicz 1999 Oct "Portraits of Ingenuity" Washington Post, Exhibit Review Washington Post Art Critic: Ferdinand Protzman 1999 Oct "Century-old faces gain life at Georgetown's eklektikos gallery" The Georgetown Current, On Exhibit The Current Art Critic: Max Pizarro 1998 Oct "She Has Her DaDa's Eyes" Washington Post, Exhibit Review Washington Post Art Critic: Ferdinand Protzman
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