Michael Stillion
michaelstillion@gmail.com
Galleries-
Linda Warren Projects- http://lindawarrenprojects.com/artists/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
2015 - Ohio Arts Council Grant, Individual Excellence Award
2013 - Nominee, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award
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
2016
•In The Belly Of The Whale, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Illinois- (Solo)
•Cincinnati 5: Artists Impacting the Community, Wave Pool Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Group)
•Losing My Edge: New Perspectives in Abstract Figurative Painting, Bloch Hall Gallery , Montevello, Alabama - (Group)
2015
•Now Here: Theoretical Landscapes, The Carnegie Gallery, Covington, Kentucky – (Group
•We Got Spirit, Yes We Do, Unity Gallery, Maharishi University, Fairfield, Iowa –(Group)
•Blood, Milk, Sky and Gold- Mural, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Solo)
2014
•National Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Weatherhead Gallery, University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana - (Group)
•Ghost In The Machine, Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Solo)
•Shall I tell you the secret of the whole world? Painting, Parody & Disguise, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Group/Curator)
•I Can't Spell Group Without A You, Lovey Town, Madison, Wisconsin - (Group)
•Weight of the Sky, Angela Meleca Gallery, Columbus, Ohio - (Two Person)
2013
•Formica Forever, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Group)
•Paper Trail 2, Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Group)
•BZ&C; bent, zigzag and crooked, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Illinois - (Solo)
•Squall, 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Solo)
2012
•Birke Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia - (Two Person)
•Paintings (Preview), Satellite Projects, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Solo)
•Paintings - Caestecker Art Gallery, Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin - (Solo)
2011
•MasterWorks, Vance Waddell Project Space, Cincinnati, Ohio - (Group)
•NEXT/Art Chicago art fair, represented by Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, Illinois - (Group)
2010
•Zep Up, 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Solo)
•Michael Stillion: Recent Work, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, Illinois – (Solo)
•Carousel Kids, Museum Gallery/Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio – (Group)
•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)
•Wheels of Fire, 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
Collections
Fidelity Corporate Art Collection, Fidelity Investments
Sara and Michelle Vance Waddell, Cincinnati
Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin
Hilton Art Collection, Columbus, Ohio
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, New Mexico
Reviews and Publications
Cincinnati Five: Artists Impacting the Community, Paperback – January 21, 2016 by Emily Moores
Matt Peiken, Contemporary Arts Center leader envisions a vibrant public space for its ground-floor renovation, WCPO, Cincinnati, January 09, 2015
I Can't Spell Group Without A YouPaperback – July 11, 2014, by Lovey Town
Julie Engebrecht, Michael Stillion mural marks rerouted CAC entrance, The Enquirer, Cincinnati, December 18,2014
Julie Engebrecht, Color takes over CAC, The Enquirer, Cincinnati, March 28, 2014
Kathy Schwartz,Works on Paper Help Make Memories Last, City Beat, July 31st, 2013
Lily Mulberry, “Repartee” at the Phyllis Weston Gallery, Aeqai, December 23rd, 2013
Gabrielle Blumenthal, Linda Warren Projects, Discovering Art in Chicago, http://discoveringartinchicago.blogspot.com/, February 13, 2013
Lee Shippey, Stillion's work draws a crowd at Ripon College's Caestecker Gallery, Wausau Daily Herald, February 10, 2012
Ben Ranes, Unorthodox Art from Unorthodox Muses, Ripon College Days, February 7, 2012
Megan Jeyifo, ReadyMade, NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art’s Opening Preview, April, 29, 2011
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