Michael Freed

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Born and raised in Oklahoma, Michael Freed, spent most of his youth in rural towns on the great plains. He graduated from art school at the University of Oklahoma.

A five year stint as the director of a non-profit artists' organization and thirteen years in the art gallery business have brought him full circle back to his own art.

An affinity for the artists of the Renaissance and his interest in figurative art have heavily influenced his approach to his work. Some time in Chicago and San Francisco has also been an important aspect of his life and art.

Michael Freed lives in Santa Fe, NM.

Michael Freed, Florence, 2009.
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Photo by Peter Curtis, c.2009, Peter Curtis.



Artist's Resume

Education

1990 BFA, Painting, University of Oklahoma

1981 BA, Journalism/Advertising, University of Oklahoma

Exhibitions

2012 "Re-Presenting the Nude II", curated by John O'Hern, Evoke Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 

2011 We are a Museum! Celebration and Auction, Group Exhibition, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York, NY 

2009 RED HOT, Group Exhibition, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 

2008 A Penis Show; Razing the Metaphor, CCA, Santa Fe, NM

2008 Three-Person Show, Lyman Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2007 A Snow Globe Show, Invitational, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2007 The BIG Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2007 April Salon Show, Salon Mar Graff, Santa Fe, NM

2007 The RED Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2006 Body Language, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2006 The Magnificent Subject; Drawing is the Essence of Art, The John Sloan Group, St. John's College Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2005 The Red Show, Winterowd Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2005 Skull Show, Cruz, Santa Fe, NM

2002 The Magnificent Subject: Friends from the John Sloan Drawing Group, Wyeth Hurd Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2000 John Sloan Drawing Group Show, Santa Fe, NM

1998 The John Sloan Drawing Group: the Magnificent Subject IV, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1996 The Idolatry Series, Solo Show, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma

1994 The Painted Photograph, Invitational, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

1994 Through One Painter’s Eyes, Floyd Museum School, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK

1994 Oklahoma Artists Invitational, Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

1993 Thrones of Warriors, Installation with funds from New Forms Regional Initiative Grant, State Fair of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

1993 12 x 12 Show, Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK

1993 Visions & Vessels, Invitational, Artsplace, Oklahoma City Arts Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

1992 Thrones of Warriors, Solo Show, John Porter Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK

1992 Thrones of Warriors, Solo Show, McMahon Auditorium, Lawton Arts & Humanities Council, Lawton, OK

1991 Small Works II, Invitational, Pickard Art Galleries, Oklahoma City, OK

1991 Artists Against AIDS Auction/Invitational, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

1991 12 x 12 Show, Invitational, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK

1991 The Painted Photograph, Invitational, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

1991 Transitions, Two Person Show with Georgia Williams, Carpenter Square Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK

1990 The Painted Photograph, Invitational, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

1990 Fall Works, Solo Show, Pink’s Gallery, Norman, OK

1989 OK, It’s Your Turn, Installation in conjunction with National A Day Without Art, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

1989 Greater Than, Less Than, or Equal to the Empty Set, Group Show, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

1989 Furniture by Artists, Group Show, Artsplace, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

1989 Artists Against AIDS, Invitational, Fundraiser and Art Show, Oklahoma City, OK

1988 Furniture by Artists, Group Show, Artsplace, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

1988 Artists Against AIDS, Invitational, Fundraiser and Art Show, Oklahoma City, OK

1988 The Cow Show, Group Show, Artsplace, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

1987 Furniture by Artists, Group Show, Artsplace, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK

1987 Student Show, Curated Show, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Awards

1993 New Forms Regional Initiative Grant (NFRIG), NEA, Rockefeller Foundation, and Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts funded award. Criteria includes non-traditional media and non-traditional presentation.

1993 Sudden Opportunity Fund Grant, Visual Artists Coalition, supplemental grant applied to NFRIG project, Thrones of Warriors Installation.

Collections

New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Robert Cochran, Oklahoma City Offices

Private Collections

Michael Freed • m.freed.sf@gmail.com