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Solo Exhibitions

2005
Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, Landscapes & Animalia- Paintings and Woodblock Monotypes, New York, NY
Triangle Gallery, Sinclair College, Between Heaven And Earth / Recent Paintings, Dayton, OH. exhibition catalog
1996
Nicholas Davies Gallery, Vocabulary Works / Paintings and Sculpture, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 (UPCOMING)
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, Fantastic Visions of Nature (February 7 - March 3, 2007), New York, NY
2006
Wave Hill, Celebrating Winter through Nature ~ 11 Contemporary Artists Bringing Nature Indoors for the Holidays, Bronx, NY
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, SPRING QUINTET - 4 Painters 1 Sculptor, New York, NY
Cynthia Broan Gallery, THE TAX FORM PROJECT, a group project originated by Elise Engler in conjunction with her TAX-ONOMIES solo-exhibition at the gallery, New York, NY
2005
The Horticultural Society of New York, BREAKING GROUND , curator Jodie Vicenta Jacobson, New York, NY www.hsny.org/html/exhibitions.htm
2004-05
ArtsPlace Gallery, If You Were Here , curators Mary Dinaburg and James Clark, Lexington, KY. The exhibition traveled to The Lobby Gallery, at Deutsche Bank, New York, NY and then to Conduit Gallery, Dallas TX exhibition catalog written by Saul Ostrow
2004
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, exhibiting at Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, New York, NY
Debs & Co., Art Star/Sausage Factory, New York, NY
2003
The Affordable Art Fair, exhibiting at Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, New York NY
Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, Flora and Fauna Manifestations, New York, NY www.cherylpelavin.com
Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Dancing In The Dark-Part 1: Aljira Emerge Fall 2002 Fellowship Program, curator Calvin Reid, Newark, NJ, exhibitioncatalog written by Calvin Reid www.aljira.org/emerge/
Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, HYBRIDS, curator Jennifer McGregor, Bronx, NY www.wavehill.org/Arts/hybrids.html
Gallery Mack, Cross-Cultural Paintings, Seattle, WA
2002
The Fales Library, New York University, The Dog Show: Canines in English and American Literature, curator Marvin Taylor, New York, NY
Momenta Art, Annual Gallery Benefit, Brooklyn, NY www.momentaart.org/pas_pro/benefit1_02.html
Exit Art, REACTIONS, curators Jodi Hanel and Bibi Marti, New York, NY
2000
Galerie United Arts, New Paintings, Berlin, Germany
Island Weiss Gallery, Recent Paintings, New York, NY
1999
Richard Anderson Fine Arts, The Passion/Passions of Art, New York, NY
The Design Laboratory, The Art of Michael Eade, New York, NY
Mallets Gallery, Commissioned Portraits, Sag Harbor, NY
1998
The Gramercy International, exhibiting at Nicholas Davies, New York, NY
Stichting IHTA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nicholas Davies Gallery, Paintings by Gallery Artists, New York, NY
1997
Islip Art Museum, The Altered Image, curator Anne Cohen DePietro, East Islip, NY
1994
Smithtown Township Arts Council, Hair: The Long and the Short of It, St. James, NY
1992
Pyramid Arts Center, Child, Rochester, NY
1983
Bellevue Art Museum, Northwest Watercolor Society, Bellevue, WA

Public and Corporate Art
2005-6
HERMÈS, MICHAEL EADE~THE FOUR RIVERS OF PARADISE, ARTIST'S WINDOWS AT HERMÈS, installation of commissioned sculptures, bas-reliefs and paintings in the U.S. flagship store's Madison Avenue windows. (November - January, 2005-06)
2005
MTA - Permanent Arts for Transit, selected finalist for artwork proposal Times Square Station Complex, the Flushing Lower/Upper Mezzanines Which are the central pathways for the A, C, E, Q, R, W, 1, 2, 3, and 7 trains, New York, NY. Designs for a very large series of glass (tesserae) mosaic installations within the heart of the Times Square station- the
designs sometimes reaching 3-stories in height.
2004
AT&T, MICHAEL EADE -YOU & ME, Art & Appreciation, selected finalist and Grand Prize winner of commission, New York, NY
2002
MTA - Permanent Arts for Transit, selected finalist with honorarium for artwork proposal, 191st Street Subway Station,1/9 Line, New York, NY. Design for glass (tesserae) mosaic mural.

Public Collections
The Library of Congress, Permanent Collection, The Exit Art Reactions Collection, Washington, DC
Washington State Arts Commission, selected in 1982 for Existing Works, Jurors: George Thomas, Patricia Watkinson, Joyce Moty, Seattle, WA

Corporate and Private Collections
HERMÈS, New York, NY
AT&T, New York, NY
Stephen and Cathy Weinroth, Bronx, NY
The Susan and Herbert Adler Collection, Williamstown, MA
Perseus Books Group, New York, NY

Panels and Lectures
2004
Lexington Arts & Cultural Council, Public Art Proposals - in conjunction with Eade’s paintings on exhibition in IF YOU WERE HERE, Lexington, KY
2003
WNYE, Guest Artist (with curator Jennifer McGregor), Wave Hill’s HYBRIDS Exhibition, Round & About, Aktina TV, New York, NY

Honors, Residencies, Awards and Grants
2006
Wave Hill, Honorarium to Create a Painting for CELEBRATING WINTER THROUGH NATURE exhibition, Bronx, NY
2004
Creative Capital, Participant, Strategic Planning Seminars, Aljira Galleries, Newark, NJ www.creative-capital.org
2003
St. Michael’s College, Summer Artist-in-Residence, Colchester, VT
Wave Hill, Honorarium to Create a Triptych of Paintings for HYBRIDS exhibition, Bronx, NY
2002
Aljira Emerge 2002, Fellowship Program (Painting), juror Calvin Reid, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ
1999
Artists’ Fellowship Inc., Fellowship (Painting), New York, NY
1983
Bellevue Art Museum, Northwest Watercolor Society, First Prize (Landscape), Bellevue,WA
1980
Oregon State University, The Norma Siebert Printmaking Scholarship, Corvallis. OR

Selected Bibliography
2006
TIME OUT NEW YORK, Wave Hill "Celebrating Winter Through Nature",Gallery Listings, December weekly issues 2006.
2005
Stringfield, Anne. THE NEW YORKER, Goings On About Town, (Highlighted, Front Section), "Breaking Ground", The Horticultural Society of New York, July 7-18, 2005, p. 12.
Schwendener, Martha. THE NEW YORKER, Goings On About Town- ART, "Breaking Ground", The Horticultural Society of New York, July 7-18, 2005, p. 20.
THE NEW YORKER, Goings On About Town- ART, "Breaking Ground", The Horticultural Society of NewYork, Aug. 29- Sept 5, 2005, p. 30, &Sept. 6- 12, 2005, p .23
2004
Ostrow, Saul. IF YOU WERE HERE (exhibition catalog), Lexington Arts & Cultural Council, Lexington, KY; Gallery W 52 - The Lobby Gallery, Deutsche Bank, New York, NY; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2004: illus. p.15, Methuselah, 48 x 48 in.; p. 8; p. 16.
MacAdam, Barbara A.. IF YOU WERE HERE (exhibition brochure), Gallery W 52 - The Lobby Gallery, Deutsche Bank, New York, NY; 2004:illus. cover, Methuselah, 48 x 48 n.; p. 3.
Wilmes, Tom. "Visual Arts Exhibits in Lexington." Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY, September 19, 2004: sec. Entertainment, p.1 (illus.).
Tackett, Sarah. "If You Were Here." Ace Weekly, Lexington, KY, September 15, 2004: sec. The Ace List, p. 24 (illus.).
Moser, Kevin. "Gallery Hop Begins Tonight." The Kentucky Kernel, University Of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, September 17, 2004: sec. Campus News, p.1 (illus.).
2003
Wuthnow, Robert. All in Sync. Berkley, CA: University of California Press, 2003: p. 106.
TIME OUT NEW YORK, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art "Flora and Fauna Manifestations", Gallery Listings, June 26- July 3, August 7-14, 2003.
Artnet.com, "New Home For Aljira", Artnet News, June 6, 2003.
Bischoff, Dan. "Aljira’s New Gallery Emerges As Fine Display Space."The Sunday Star Ledger, NJ, June 1, 2003.
Reid, Calvin. DANCING IN THE DARK: ALJIRA EMERGE 2002 (exhibition catalog), Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newak, NJ, 2003: illus. p. 12, Study for Genesis Garden, 15 3/8 x 17 3/4 in.; pp. 17-18; p. 58.
2002
Lewis, Francis. "HOT TIPS, Art and Antiques: DOG SHOW." WHERE (New York), April 2002: p. 10 (illus.); p. 39
2001
Rollins, Ron. "COOLY STRANGE, OR STRANGELY COOL." Dayton Daily News, August 13, 2001: sec. C, p. 1 (illus.).
Clark, M. James. Michael Eade / Between Heaven and Earth. (exhibition catalog), Triangle Gallery, Sinclair College, Dayton, OH.
Chambers, S. Karen. Object Lessons: Beauty And Meaning In Art. Madison, WI: GUILD Publishing, 2001: illus. p. 196, 12 Pitchers, 28 x 18 in.; p. 209.
1998
Lash, Michael. New American Paintings, No. 14. Wellesley, MA: The Open Studios Press, 1998: illus. pp 32 3,The Golden Bush, 12 x 16 in., Family Group. 12 x 16 in., Artist Taking a Shower, 55 x 40 in., p. 117.
1996
Cohen, Jaffe. "POLKA DOT MOSES: VOCABULARY WORKS / Works of Michael Eade." The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review - Homo Spiritualis, (Boston) vol. III no. 4 (Fall 1996): p. 49 (illus.).

Education and Related Work
New York Institute of Technology
Assisted Louise Nevelson
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Oregon State University, BA
Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenen Künste, Stuttgart, Germany
Portland Museum Art School, Portland, Oregon

Born 1957, Portland, Oregon

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