Michael Parker 911 Ornelda St. Ruskin, FL 33570 813-846-2000 [email protected]

Education 2005 Painting MFA University of South 2000 Painting BFA University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 1998 Painting University of Georgia Cortona, Italy

Public and In Progress: Community Mural, 17th St. and Adamo Dr., 35’x 360’ Community In Progress: Bradenton Police Substation Community Mural, 14th St. and US 41, 25’x100’ Projects 2011 “Information Access” Community Mural, Ruskin Library, 8’x32’ 2011 “Best Little Town” Community Mural, Tamiami Trail US 41, Ruskin, FL 10’x 52’ 2011 Director of South Shore Community Arts Program and the Big Draw Studios 2010 “Spring Hill” Community Mural in Sulphur Springs Tampa, 12’x35’ 2010 “Orange St. Overhaul”, Mural on both sides of Orange St. Tunnel, University of Montana Commission Missoula, MT 2009 “Seasonal Vision” 12’x25’ Mural, City of Medford, MA Commission 2008 “Head Heart and Hands” South Shore Arts Council Commission 18’x114’ Mural, Ruskin, FL 2008 “Art Loud” Two Public Murals 8’x8’, Franklin Street, Tampa 2007 “Line Drawing”, Project manager for Janet Echelman’s Lights on Tampa installation 2007 “Exactly”, Two Racquet Ball Court Murals, Rowlett Park, City of Tampa Public Art Programs commission 80’x20’ Tampa, FL 2005 Lowry Park Zoo, Mural with students from Academy Prep, Tampa, FL 2004 “Intimate Spaces” Collaborative public art with British artists Frenchmottershead Tampa, FL 2003 “The Greek” Mural St. Petersburg, FL 2001 State of Massachusetts Historical Society: Permanent mural in historical building 10’x35’, Boston, Ma

Teaching 2010 Environmental Drawing Seminar The University of Montana 2010 Community Arts/Service Learning The University of Montana 2009 Drawing I- The Figure The University of Montana 2009 Painting I University of Montana 2008 Community Arts University of South Florida 2007 Community Arts University of South Florida 2006 Community Arts University of South Florida 2005 Fabrications I and II University of South Florida 2004 Beginning Drawing I and II, University of South Florida 2004 YMCA Community Outreach, Tampa, FL 2004-07 Academy Prep Center, Special Projects Coordinator, Tampa, FL 2003-08 Community Stepping Stones, Painting, Drawing, and Electronic Media, Solo Exhibitions 2008 Tampa Museum of Art, July 1-Sept. 15, six paintings 2007 William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL 2006 Neighborhood Documentary Project, Hillsborough Community College Gallery 2005 Matthews Art Gallery, Tampa, FL 2005 William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL 2005 Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL

Selected 2010 “Faculty Exhibition” Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT Group 2009 “Slow Death of A Flamingo”, HCC Ybor Gallery, Tampa, FL Exhibitions 2009 “Montana Triennial”, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT 2008 Southern Open, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA 2007 “Arts Alive” Flight 19, Tampa, FL 2007 “Sensory Overload” Centro Asturiano, Tampa, FL 2006 “Under Current Over View 8” Tampa Museum of Art 2005 “Reduced” Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL 2005 “USE” Atlantic Center for the arts New Smyrna Beach, Florida 2004 Juried Exhibition Contemporary Art Museum Tampa, FL 2004 “All Florida Juried Exhibition” Arts Center St. Petersburg, FL 2004 “Style vs. Substance” Matthews Art Gallery Tampa, FL

Fellowships 2010 Missoula Business Improvement District Grant Residencies 2010 Montana Arts Council Opportunity Grant Awards, 2010 Featured Speaker, Sunrise Rotary Club, Missoula, MT Lectures 2009 Guest lecture, Student Leadership conference, Missoula, MT 2008 The Big Draw artist in residence, Ruskin, FL 2008 Ucross Foundation artist in residence fellow, Ucross, WY 2007 Kirin and Avni Patel Foundation Healthy Hero Award 2006-07 Hillsborough County Planning Commission Design award of Excellence in Public Participation 2003-07 University of South Florida Foundation Grant 2004 Jack and Jean Winter Fellowship for individual artists 2004 Excellence in Painting award, Juried Exhibition Contemporary Art Museum, Juror Alan McCollum 2004 Guest lecture and critique, School of visual and performing arts, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 2002-03 James Rosenquist Fellowship

Bibliography Jessica Vander Velde, “Ready, Set, Paint.” St. Pete Times, Sept,12, 2008 Jade Dellinger, Undercurrent/Overview 8, Art Papers, Oct. 2006 Image Only Megan Voeller, Artist Profile: Michael Parker, Metro Magazine, March 2007 Esther Hammer, “Annual Show To Feature Artists From Across State”, The Tampa Tribune, May 11, 2006, pg 3 Lennie Bennet, “A New Height Of Sophistication”, St. Petersburgh Times, June 18, 2006, pg 8e Amanda Henry, “A Jurors Job”, The Tampa Tribune, May 14, 2006, pg 14 Laura Kinsler, “Mastering Murals”, The Tampa Tribune, December 21, 2004, Metro PG 1

Selected Missoula Art Museum Collections The Tampa Museum of Art Delano Financial Services The Arts Council of Hillsborough County City of Tampa Metropolitan District Commission, Boston, MA