Michele Lauriat | | |
michele@michelelauriat.com | | |
www.michelelauriat.com | | |
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Education | | |
| 2011 | MFA, Studio Art, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| 2002 | BFA, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in affiliation with Tufts University, Medford, MA |
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Exhibition Record | | |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2019 | Paper Landscapes, Emerson Gallery, Bozeman, MT |
| 2017 | York Beach, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA |
| 2015 | beyond|return, Elizabeth A. Beland Gallery, Lawrence, MA |
| | No Hill, Seen Gallery, Pawtucket, RI |
| 2014 | Temporary Landscape, Harbor Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Boston |
| 2013 | beyond|return, The Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery, Middlesex School, Concord, MA |
| | Spot Pond, Branch Gallery, North Adams, MA |
| | Phil’s Hill and other stories, Goddard College Art Gallery, Montpelier, VT |
| 2011 | Amherst to Wakefield, SM&KK Studios, Chicago, IL |
| | Phil’s Hill, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| 2009 | wild yonder, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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| Two and Three Person Exhibitions | |
| 2018 | Earth and Urban, with Robert Steinem, Three Stones Gallery, Concord MA |
| 2017 | Sirens, with Jess Hurley Scott and Gretchen Greene, RSM Gallery, Charlestown, MA |
| 2015 | return|beyond, with Serhat Tanyolacar, Levitt Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City |
| 2013 | Landscape, with Sand T Kalloch, McGladrey Gallery, Charlestown, MA |
| 2010 | Midway, with Michelle Dickson and Hannah Richards, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2019 | Draw the Line, The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA |
| | Uncovered, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME |
| | Acadia, Star Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME |
| | Boston Key Party, Stove Pipe Factory Gallery, Charlestown, MA |
| 2018 | Acadia, Star Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME |
| 2017 | East by Northeast: New Directions in Landscape, Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slipper Rock, PA |
| 2016 | Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Art Gallery, New Caanan, CT. Curated by Steven Sergiovanni |
| 2015 | Land Ho! Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA. Curated by Mary Tinti |
| | Fitted to the Latch, Artist-in-Residence Showcase, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA |
| | University of Iowa Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa |
| | ebla domo / possible house, pop up, Iowa City, IA. Curated by Amanda Lechner |
| 2014 | Proof of Purchase, Samsøn, Boston, MA |
| | Landscape and Memory, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA |
| 2013 | Hallow’s Eve, The Lily Pad, Cambridge, MA |
| 2012 | META, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA. Juried by Camilo Alvarez |
| | Annual Faculty Exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH |
| 2011 | When your leg spends a night in the water, University Gallery, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
| | Dirty Hands, Soft-Spot.net, online gallery |
| 2010 | Running the Rivers Backward, GCC South Gallery, Greenfield, MA |
| | Home Grown, Herter Art Gallery, Amherst, MA |
| | Boston Young Contemporaries, Gallery 808, Boston University, Boston, MA. Juried by João Ribas, Katherine Bradford, and Jessica Dickson |
| 2009 | Shameless Self Promotion, University Gallery, UMass, Amherst, MA |
| | Shaping, Herter Art Gallery, Amherst, MA |
| 2008 | UMass/RISD exchange show, Benson Hall Gallery, Providence, RI |
| | Radius, Herter Gallery, Amherst, MA |
| | New Grad Show, Lee Edwards Gallery, Amherst, MA |
| 2005, 2004 | Faculty Exhibition, DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA |
| 2002 | Frances N. Roddy Competition, juried by Howard Yezerski, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA |
| | Regional Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY |
| 2000 | Red, Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ |
| | Compelling Collected, juried by Magdalena Compos-Pons, Tufts University Gallery, Medford, MA |
| | Revelation for Revolution, Revolving Museum, Boston, MA |
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Employment | | |
| Assistant Professor | |
| 2014-2015 | Visiting Assistant Professor and Grant Wood Fellow in Painting and Drawing, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Courses taught: Painting 1 and Concepts in Drawing. |
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| Adjunct Professor | |
| 2019-2020 | Adjunct Faculty, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Boston, MA. Courses taught: Basic Drawing. |
| 2016-2018 | Adjunct Faculty, Mount Ida College, Newton, MA. Courses taught: Introduction to Design, Basic Drawing, and Color Theory. |
| 2013-2017 | Adjunct Faculty, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. Courses taught: Basic Painting, Basic Drawing, 2D Design, and a non-studio course called Foundations of Art. |
| 2012-2013 | Adjunct Faculty, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH. Courses taught: Traditional Media for Illustrators and Watercolor/Works on Paper. |
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| Teaching Associate | |
| 2010-2011 | Painting II, Watercolor with Richard Yarde, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. I assisted Professor Yarde until he became too ill to continue teaching, at which point I took over all of the duties for his class. |
| 2008-2010 | Instructor of Record, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Courses taught: 2D Design, Foundations Drawing, and Drawing for non-majors. |
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| Visiting Artist | |
| 2015 | Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA |
| | Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA |
| | Loras College, Dubuque, IA |
| 2013 | Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA |
| | Middlesex School, Concord, MA |
| 2012 | Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
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| Awards | |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Painting Fellow |
| 2017 | Berkshire Taconic Artist Resource Grant Recipient |
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| 2016 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Drawing Fellowship Finalist |
| 2011 | University of Massachusetts Arts Council Grant Recipient |
| | Blanche E. Colman Award nominee |
| | Dedalus Foundation Fellowship nominee |
| 2009 | What is Life Worth? Feinberg Family Award |
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| 2002 | New Art 2002: Honorable Mention, MPG, Boston, MA |
| 2000 | Boit Award Recipient, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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| Residencies | |
| 2015 | Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA |
| 2012 | Zion National Park, UT |
| | Walnut Canyon and Wupatki Point National Monuments, AZ |
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| 2002 | Hall Farm Center for Arts and Education, Townshend, VT |
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Collections | | |
| Public | Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME |
| | Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA |
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| Private | Margret Ackerman |
| | Keith Buffo |
| | Katherine Rich |
| | Alex Solodkaya |
| | John and Lauren Manganello Anne Stroud |
| | Steve and Valerie Fox |
| | James and Ronnie Kearney |
| | Stacy Dow |
| | Denise and Graham Marks |
| | Richard and Barbara Caturano |
| | Linda Litchman and Jon Romig |
| | Kelly DeMartini |
| | Scott Monaghan and Emily Andersson |
| | Tanya Priyadeshini and Mahesh Krishnamoorthy Krishna Dayanidhi |
| | Pamela Gerardi |
| | Cynthia and Thomas Ackerman |
| | Betty Vandenbosch |
| | Martha Grover |
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| Corporate | Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Liberty Mutual, Plano, TX |
| | Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA |
| | Nutter, McClennen, & Fish, Boston, MA McGladrey Associates, Boston, MA Intralinks, Waltham, MA |
| | Loomis Sayles & Company, Boston, MA |
| | Ritz Residence, Boston, MA |
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