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Michael Ferris Jr. Biography
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1990 |
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Brighton Polytechnic, England
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1991 |
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B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
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1996 |
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M.F.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
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1997 |
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Chicago Department on Cultural Affairs, Community Arts Assistant Program, Project Grant, Chicago, IL
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1999 |
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Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, Chicago, IL
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2002 |
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American Craft Council Emerging Artist Grant, New York, NY
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2002 - 2003 |
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Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation Artist-In-Residence Program, Roswell, NM
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2003 - 2004 |
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Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program, New York, NY
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2004 - 2005 |
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Henry Street Settlement Artist-In-Residence Program, New York, NY
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2005 |
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George Sugarman Foundation Grant, Novato, CA
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2009 |
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New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, New York, NY
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2009 |
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BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Award, Bronx, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Group Show: Size Matters: Large-Scale and Small-Scale Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2011
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iImage: The Uncommon Portrait, Portsmouth Museum of Art, Portsmouth, NH
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2010
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Michael Ferris, Jr.: New Wood Sculpture and Drawings, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2010
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Michael Ferris Jr.: Sculpture and Process Drawing, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2010
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StAGEs of Transition, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
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2010
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Summer Group Show: New and Classic, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2010
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The Figure Five Ways, Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, NY
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2010
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REAL(ists), Selby Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
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2009
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Summer Group Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2009
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The Poetic Dialogue Project, Sidney Yates Gallery of the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; traveling to Indiana State University and to Bowling Greene State University
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2009
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Michael Ferris: Recent Sculpture and Drawings, DePree Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI; traveling to Central Michigan University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, MI; Bruce Gallery, Edinborough University, PA (solo)
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2008
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Michael Ferris Jr.: New Sculpture, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2007
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Figure This, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
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2007
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Dialogues: Arneson, Dill and Ferris, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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2006 Collector's Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
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2006
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Group Show, ATM Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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ATM Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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Monsters and Immortals, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2005
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Reconfigure, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA (solo)
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2005
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Art Chicago, Aron Packer Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
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2005
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Face Paint: A Portrait Show, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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2004
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Queens International, Queens Museum, Flushing, NY
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2004
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Frisbee Art Fair, Aron Packer Gallery, Miami, FL
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2004
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Irrational Exuberance, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
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2003
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Not of Iron, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
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2003
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About Face: Contemporary Portraits, University of Southern Indiana, New Harmony, IN
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2003
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Transition, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
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2003
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The Artist's Studio Revisited, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2003
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Michael Ferris, Jr., Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM (solo)
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2003
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Paintings Sculpture and Graphic Work, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL (solo)
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2002
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The Artist's Studio, The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2002
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Preparatory Graphics, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2002
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The Ongoing Narrative, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL (solo)
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2002
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Not of Iron, Illinois State Museum, Chicago, IL
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2002
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SOFA, Aron Packer Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
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2002
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Ferris: A Family of Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
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2001
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Skin Deep, The Islip Museum of Art, Islip, New York, NY
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2001
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Narrative Sampler, Lyonsweir Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2001
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Heads: New Sculpture, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2001
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New Work, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (solo)
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2000
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Area 2000, Aurora University, Aurora, IL
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2000
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Mirror on the Millennium: Self-Portraits, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
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1999
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18th Annual Hoyt National, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
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1999
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ANA 28, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
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1999
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Portraits, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1998
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Small Packages, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1998
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Sculptural Narrative, The Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
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1997
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New Work: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1996
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MFA Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (solo)
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Anderson Contemporary Art Museum, Roswell, NM
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De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
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Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
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Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
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Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
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