Michael R. Brodeur
Painting and Drawing
Education
1975 Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, Boston University, Boston, MA, studied with Philip Guston and James Weeks
1971-72 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, studied with Milton Resnick
1970 Bachelor of Arts, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Faculty Positions
2003 - present
Art Department, Furman University, Greenville, SC: Associate Professor 2006, Assistant Professor 2003-2006
Greenville County Museum of Art Center of Museum Studies, drawing and painting
2006
Professor of Painting, Summer Session, The University of Georgia Study Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy
1999-2003
Chair, Visual Arts Department, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC
1996-1999
Faculty, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
1994-1999
Faculty, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL
1994-1996
Artist in Residence, Palm Beach County School for the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
1984-1993
The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA, (Chair, Foundation Department, 1987-1993)
1993
Suffolk University, Boston, MA, painting (sabbatical replacement)
1981-1992
Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA, instructor
1976-1981
Rivier College, Nashua, NH, instructor
Professional Activities
Committees
2010-2011
Curriculum Committee
2008-2009
Admissions Committee, Furman University
Search Committee: Assistant Dean CTEL, Furman University
2006-2008
Implementation Task Force: new curriculum, Furman University
2006-2007
Academic Discipline Committee, Furman University
Chair, Art Department Curriculum Review
2006
Implementation Task Force: new curriculum, Furman University
Academic Discipline Committee, Furman University
2004
Chair, Re-viewing Female Objectification in Art History: Gentileschi, Man Ray, and Picasso, ACS Women's Studies Conference
1999-2003
Gallery Committee, Application and Readmissions Committee, Calendar Committee, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
2002
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee: museum education, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Task Force: new standards in art education recommendations to South Carolina State Board of Education
1999
President, Artsource (professional artists affiliate), Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
1997-1999
Steering Committee Head, Artsource, Norton Museum
1996-1999
Education Committee, Norton Museum
1996-1997
Docent Council, Norton Museum
1996
Committee on Volunteerism, Norton Museum
1990-1993
Curriculum Council, Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA
1989-1992
Curriculum Advisory Council, Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, MA
Judge/Juror
2009
Judge/Juror: Greenville Technical College Art Department Student Exhibition
Judge: Saluda Arts Festival, Saluda, SC
Judge: Greenville Public School District Art Exhibition
Judge: 4th Congressional District Art Exhibition
2008
Judge: Saluda Arts Festival, Saluda, SC
Judge: Greenville Public School District Art Exhibition
Curator, 6,7,8,9....FYI Gallery, SC
Juror: Picasso Project Regional, Bells Crossing Elementary School, Greenville, SC
2006
Outside In, Centre Stage, Greenville, SC
2005
52nd Pee Dee Regional Art Exhibition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC
Blue Ridge Arts Center 14th Annual Exhibit, Seneca, SC
2004
Adjudicator, Visual Arts, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
University of Tennessee/AVA Juried Student Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN
2000
Sidewalk Art Exhibition, Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
1999
Art in the Park, Greenville, SC
1995
Juried Invitational, The Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, FL
1994
Scholastic Art Awards, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
1991
Annual Student Show, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
1988
Longmeadow Art Association, East Longmeadow, MA
Workshops
2002
Outreach,The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
Drawing workshop, teacher-in-service, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
2001
Drawing workshop, Western Region Mini-conference, The South Carolina Art Education Association
1999
Outreach, Battery Creek High School, Beaufort, SC
Outreach, Dreher High School, Columbia, SC
1996
Painting workshop, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
Master classes / workshops, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg, SC
Selected Lectures and Presentations
2011
Gallery talk: Of Cubic Proportions and Pansies and Other Fruits, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville, SC
2010
Exhibition Talk, Greenville Technical College, Greer Campus, Taylors, SC
Jasper Johns prints, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Galery Talk: Of Cubic Proportions, Trillium Art Centre, Travelers Rest, SC
2008
Work of Marlene Dumas, CAFfeine, South Carolina Govenor's School for the Arts
2007
Open Critique Night, South Carolina Water Media Society, Greenville, SC
Gallery Talk, Church Gallery, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Panel Discussion (with Katya Cohen and Alexia Timberlake): The Role of Jasper Johns in Contemporary Art, Greenville County Museum of Art
2006
Gallery talk: Still Life as Metaphor, USC Sumter University Gallery, Sumter, SC
Lander University Distinguished Speaker Series: Art as Metaphor, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
Panel Discussion Moderator: Street Smarts or Book Smarts, Upstate Visual Artists, Greenville, SC
Gallery talk: Expositions of the Heart, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2005
Gallery talk: Photography : Painting :: Terri Bright : Michael Brodeur, Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery, Greenville, SC
2004
Artist's talk, Performing Arts Center, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Gallery talk: The Artist and Model, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2003
Gallery talk, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC
2002
Gallery talk: From the Studio, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Visual Arts Faculty Series, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC
2001
Lecture on personal work, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2000
Lecture on personal work, Art Students' League, Furman University, Greenville, SC
1999
Gallery talk: Upstate to Midstate, Columbia College, Columbia, SC
Gallery talk, Rainey Gallery, Anderson College, Anderson, SC
1998
Gallery talk, Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Florida Visual Art Fellowship Awards Exhibition Roundtable, Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL
1995
Lecture on personal work, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Artists panel, Palm Beach Community College Art Museum, Lake Worth, FL
1994
Docent Enrichment Series: ongoing lectures on visual language, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
The Art of Looking at Art, Frenchman's Creek, Jupiter, FL
The Art of Jim Moon, The Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, FL
1990
Gallery talk, Monsanto Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
1988
Lecture on personal work, Dutch Fork Art Association, Columbia, SC
Gallery talk, Gallery 28, the New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Distinctions
2011
Wurlitzer Foundation Fellow in Residence, Taos, NM
2010
Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant
2006
Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
2005
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
Greenville County Metropolitan Arts Council Grant
Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant
2004
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
2003-2004
Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant
2002
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
1997
Florida Individual Artists Fellowship Award
1996
Florida Individual Artists Fellowship Honorable Mention
1993
Commencement Speaker, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Cox Award for Educational and Leadership Contributions, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011
Of Cubic Proportions, Lipscomb Gallery, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC
2010
Of Cubic Proportions, Greenville Technical College, Visual and Performing Arts, Greer Campus, Taylors, SC
Of Cubic Proportions, Trillium Art Center, Travelers Rest, SC
2007
University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
2006
The University of South Carolina at Sumter, Sumter, SC
2005
Interior Space in Slow Time, University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME
2004
Styrofoam as Metaphor, USC Upstate Gallery, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
2003
Paintings and Drawings, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC
1999
Paintings and Drawings, Gallant Gallery, Rainey Art Center, Anderson College, Anderson, SC
Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
1998
Montgomery Gallery, Florida Stage, Manalapan, FL
1996
Duncan Theater, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL
1995
Art in Public Spaces (sponsored by Palm Beach County Cultural Council) Northern Trust Bank, Boca Raton, Fl
1993
Art in Public Spaces (sponsored by Palm Beach County Cultural Council), Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL
1991
Symbols and Images, Gallery 28, New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
1990
Monsanto Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, SC
1988
New Work, Gallery 28, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
1986
Recent Work, Gallery 28, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions - Curated, Invitational and Juried (regional, national, international)
2011-2012
2nd International Painting Exhibition Competition, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia Bulgaria
2011
ifArt Gallery Fifth Anniversary Exhibition, ifArt Gallery, Columbia, SC
Triennial Revisited, 701 center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
Magnitude 7, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
The Contemporaries' Artists of the Year, Columbia Art Museum, Columbia, SC
Verner Awards Benefit, The South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC
Further Along, Sabbatical Exhibition (with Bob Chance), works from Of Cubic Proportions and
Pansies and Other Fruits, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
Contemporary Conversations, Works curated from the South Carolina Art Collection, Brooks Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2010
The End of the Line, Riverworks Gallery, Greenville, SC
2009
Contemporary Conversations, Works curated from the South Carolina Art Collection, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
2008
String of Pearls, Upstairs Art Space, Tryon, NC
Ate-eight-08, CAFfeine group show, 18 East North Street, Greenville, SC
Faculty Show, FYI Gallery, Greenville, SC
Spectrum: Beyond Cups and Bowls, Michael Brodeur and Bob Chance, Thomas Row Art Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
2007
Metaphor and Form: Works by Brodeur and Chance, Florence Museum, Florence, SC
Still Life Runs Deep, Upstairs Art Space, Tryon, NC
Battle of the Sexes, Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Gifts to the Permanent Collection | the Woolsey Collection at Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas State University - San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas
From America, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Minsk, Belarus
Expositions of the Heart: works by Michael Brodeur and Bob Chance, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
LaGrange National XXIV, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA (purchase award)
"draw," Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Americas 2000: Paper Works, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, SD
2005
REMIX: Stephen Scott Young, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Southeast College Art Conference Members Exhibition, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Gallery, Little Rock, AK
2005 Annual Juried Art Competition, South Arkansas Art Center, El Dorado, AR
Monotypes from King Snake Press, Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC
27th State-Wide Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC (first place award)
4X4, Faculty Exhibition, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
Photography : Painting :: Terri Bright : Michael Brodeur, Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery, Greenville, SC
Greater Midwest International Exhibition XX, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Americas 2000: Paper Works, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, SD
2004
Furman University Art Faculty at the Governor's School, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC
2003
Monotypes from King Snake Press, Monsanto Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
2002
From the Collection, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
From the Studio, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
See How We Are, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2001
Triennial 2001, The State Museum, Columbia, SC
2000
Emrys Foundation Invitational, Gallery 291, Greenville, SC (purchase award)
Faces of the Upstate, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
1999
Upstate to Midstate, Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, SC
The Upstate Invitational, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
1998
Traditional Values: Landscapes, Portraits and Still Lifes by Florida Artists, Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL
1997
Florida Visual Artists Fellowship Exhibition (Traveling Exhibition):
Terrance Hall Gallery, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, FL
Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL
Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL
Key West Art & Historical Society, Key West, FL
59th Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
Landscape and Still Life: A New Look, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
46th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
1996
58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
Hortt 38, The Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL (honorable mention)
Inspirations '96, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL (first place painting award)
The Fifty-fifth Anniversary Juried Competition for Florida Artists, Lake Worth Art League, Lake Worth, FL (first place painting award, first place drawing award)
Bi-annual Multi-media Juried Art Exhibit, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
It's a Small World, Soho Gallery, Pensacola, FL
1995
44th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Aesthetic Mystic, GOLA (Gallery of Living Artists), New York, NY
Visual Arts Alumni Drawing Exhibition, University Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
1994
56th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
After the Rainbow, East Martello Museum, Key West, FL
1991Drawing Invitational, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
1989
The Realities of an Epidemic, Exploit and Different Angles Gallery, Boston, MA
Group Show, Sherman Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
1987
No More Myths, Wet Gallery, Boston, MA
Exhibition Awards
2006
Purchase Award, LaGrange National XXIV, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College
2005
First Place Award, 27thState-Wide Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC
2000
Purchase Award, Emrys Foundation Invitational, Greenville, SC
1996
Honorable Mention, Hortt 38, The Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL
First Award - Painting, Inspirations '96, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
First award - Painting, First Award - Drawing, The Fifty-Fifth Anniversary Juried Competition for Florida Artists, Lake Worth Art League, Lake Worth, FL
Collections Public and Private (Selected)
Jim and Sharon Campbell, Greenville, SC
Columbia College, Columbia, SC
The Mark B. Coplan Collection of Art at the South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
Glenn and Sally Dasher, Somerville, AL
David and Martha Dolge, Greenville, SC
Emrys Foundation, Greenville, SC
Dave Fernandez, Miami Beach, FL
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Glenda Guion and George Singleton, Dacusville, SC
Estate of Philip Guston, Woodstock, NY
Helane Hertz, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Gerri Houlihan, Durham, NC
LaMar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
Professor Stephan Lemelin, Kent, OH
Jeff Lewis, Chicago, IL
Estate of Marcia Mahon, North Palm Beach, FL
Professor Maggie McMahon, Chattanooga, TN
Professor Jo Carol Mitchell, Greenville, SC
Kat Mujahid, Newton, MA
Dona Smith, Columbia, SC
The South Carolina Art Collection, State Museum, Columbia, SC
The Woolsey Collection at Texas State University - San Marcos by gift of Tim Woolsey, Austin, TX
Dr. Marie Watkins, Greenville, SC
Danielle van Wilde, Naples, FL
Selected Publications
New American Paintings, volume 100, The Open Studios Press, MA, June 2012
Gilkerson, Mary Bentz, Triennial: Revisited Offers Distilled Look at S.C. Art Trends, Freetimes, 09/07/2011
Catalog, Magnitude 7, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2011 http://www.artdaily.com/indexv5.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=16053
Hicks, Ann, "Artists put their hearts on view,"The Greenville News, May 28, 2006
Catalogue, LaGrange National Biennial XXIV, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2006
At the Museum, volume 18, number 2, the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, May 2006
At the Museum, volume 18, number 1, the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, January 2006
New American Paintings, volume 58, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, June 2005
Catalogue, 27th Statewide Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC, 2005
Catalogue, Greater Midwest International, Art Center gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO, 2005
Gilkerson, Mary Bentz, "Michael Brodeur's Contemplative Tableware," Free Times, Columbia, SC, January 2003 (review)
Day, Jeffrey, "States of the Art,"The State, Columbia, SC, December 13, 2002 (review)
Hicks, Ann, "Artists Expand Vision,"The Greenville News, January 2002
Tynes, Teri, Triennial 2001, ARTPAPERS, Atlanta, GA, November/December 2001 (review)
Bache, Ellyn, "Layered Meaning,"The Greenville News, Greenville, SC, September 12, 2001
Day, Jeffrey, "Start the Presses," Arts and Life, The State, Columbia, SC, August 5, 2001
Day, Jeffrey, "Triennial," Arts and Life, The State, Columbia, SC, April 22, 2001
Catalogue: Triennial 2001, South Carolina State Museum, South Carolina Arts Commission, South Carolina Museum Foundation, Columbia, SC, 2001
"Goodall Gallery Features Six Upstate Artists at Columbia College," Carolina Arts, December 1999
Day, Jeffrey, "Upstate Artists' Gems make for Must-See Show," The State, Columbia, SC, November 27, 1999 (review)
Nichols, Ann, "Objects of Meaning...," Art Section, Chattanooga Times- Free Press, March 28, 1999
Marger, Mary Ann, "Works by 16 Florida Artists on Display," Weekend, Saint Petersburg Times, May 22, 1998
Catalogue: 59th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, 1997
Catalogue: Florida Visual Arts Fellowships: 1996-1997, Florida Department of State and the Florida Arts Council, 1997
Catalogue: 46th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL, 1997
Catalogue: 58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, 1996
Naff, Lycia, "Love of Art," Palm Beach Plus Magazine, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 2, 1996
Freckman, Donna, "It's a Small Beautiful World at Soho Gallery," News Journal, Pensacola, FL, January 29, 1996 (review)
Catalogue: 44th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL, 1995
Catalogue: Visual Arts Alumni Drawing Exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1995
Schwann, Gary, "Society of Four Arts Exhibition...," The Palm Beach Post, December 2, 1994 (review)
INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH, cover reproduction, July 1993
Spaniol, Susan, dissertation interview, Leslie College, Boston, MA, 1990
Kort, Carol, "Healing Visions," The Tab, Boston, MA, October 17, 1989 (review)
Grabosky, Thomas, "Ideal Pursuits,"Bay Windows, Boston, MA, November 10-16, 1988 (review)
Hardman, Robin, South End News, Boston, MA, November 17, 1988 (review)
Online Galleries
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http://michaelbrodeur.blogspot.com/