Born
1976, Fort Ord, CA
Education
2004 BFA magna cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1998 BS, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Additional Studies
2008 Plein Air Painting Workshop, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle WA
2007-8 Drawing & Painting Atelier, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle WA
2003 Woodblock Printing Workshop, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO
2003 Celtic Knotwork Workshop, Augusta Heritage Center, Davis & Elkins College,
Elkins, WV
1996 Studio Painting, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residencies and Awards
2012 Habitat for Artists NW Residency, Portland, OR
2011 Cash Prize, Art Port Townsend 2011 Juried Show, Port Townsend, WA
2008 Still Life Award, Best of Gage, Seattle, WA
Seattle Co-Arts Scholarship, Seattle, WA
2004 Harris Purchase Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2003 Brooks Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2011 One Act, Georgetown Art & Culture Center, Seattle, WA
2009 Quotidiana: Studies & Precursors, Concordia, Portland, OR
The Voyage of the Manticore, Joe Bar, Seattle, WA
2008 Transect, Georgetown Art Center, Seattle, WA
Fog & Other Mysteries, Gallery 070, Vashon, WA
2007 Far from Home, Selvedge Studio, Missoula, MT
Dubious Theodicies, Harrington-Beall Greenhouse Studios, Vashon, WA
2006 Lost in the Park, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA
2005 On Dark Ground, Harrison St. Coffeeshop, Richmond, VA
2004 51 Minutes: A Cold Evening, Harrison St. Coffeeshop, Richmond, VA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Recent Arrivals, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2012 Line of Best Fit, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
Michael McDevitt & Anna Daedelus, Walters Cultural Arts Center, Upper Gallery,
Hillsboro, OR (February)
Help Us Ninja, You're Our Only Hope, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Male Form, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Mt. Hood Flora: Bald Mountain Trail, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce,
Sandy, OR
2011 Kang-O’Higgins Atelier Alumni Show, Street Bean, Seattle, WA
Occupy Angst, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Mt. Hood Flora: Bald Mountain Trail, Mountain Gallery, Government Camp, OR
The Chair Show, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Art Port Townsend 2011 Juried Show, Northwind Art Center, Port Townsend, WA
Necropolis: The Dark Arts Show, Congregation Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Underpants Show, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Portland Love Show, Homeland Gallery, Portland, OR
Robot Love, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 Gage Alumni Exhibition, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
MonothonPDX-2010, The WaterHeater, Portland, OR
Good is Evil, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Cutting Edge, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Pink Show, Splendorporium, Portland, OR
2008 Mad Hatter’s Ball, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Apocalypse Now, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
Best of Gage, Steele Gallery, Seattle, WA
Kang-O’Higgins Atelier Show, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
Face Forward, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Michael McDevitt & David Lewis, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Circo dell’Arte, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Urban Wildlife, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Art to Go, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA
All-media Juried Show, Artworks, Richmond, VA
Grimm’s Fairytales, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Waiting…, Limani, Richmond, VA
2005 Art to Go, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA
An Eye Fool, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2004 Harris Purchase Award Exhibition, Medical College of Virginia,
Richmond, VA
Selected Commissions
2011 Nashua’s Ark, Private Commission, Acrylic on Canvas
Kansawyer, W.C. Beck & The Valiant Swains, Album Art & Design
Gloucester Old Spot Pig, Private Commission, Charcoal on Paper
Tractor Tavern Poster, My Goodness, Poster Art & Design
2010 On the Banks of Bon Secour, Private Commission, Acrylic on Canvas
And If Only, Hot Club Sandwich, Album Art & Design
Evening Crow, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Austen at the Window, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Elysium, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
2009 Cat on Donkey, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Goat Shed, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
2008 Hard Candy I, Showbox SoDo, Poster Art & Design
Hard Candy II, Showbox SoDo, Poster Art & Design
Hard Candy III, King Cobra, Poster Art & Design
Goat on Steer, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Related Experience
2012-Present Graduate Teaching Assitant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2010-12 Gallery Manager, Print Arts Northwest, Portland, OR
2009-10 Outreach & Events Intern, Print Arts Northwest, Portland, OR
2008 Atelier Assistant, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2005-6 President, Richmond Illustrators Club, Richmond, VA
2004 Computer Lab Assistant, Dept. of Painting & Printmaking, VCU, Richmond, VA
Michael McDevitt
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Born
1976, Fort Ord, CA
Education
2004 BFA magna cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1998 BS, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Additional Studies
2008 Plein Air Painting Workshop, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle WA
2007-8 Drawing & Painting Atelier, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle WA
2003 Woodblock Printing Workshop, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO
2003 Celtic Knotwork Workshop, Augusta Heritage Center, Davis & Elkins College,
Elkins, WV
1996 Studio Painting, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residencies and Awards
2012 Habitat for Artists NW Residency, Portland, OR
2011 Cash Prize, Art Port Townsend 2011 Juried Show, Port Townsend, WA
2008 Still Life Award, Best of Gage, Seattle, WA
Seattle Co-Arts Scholarship, Seattle, WA
2004 Harris Purchase Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2003 Brooks Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2011 One Act, Georgetown Art & Culture Center, Seattle, WA
2009 Quotidiana: Studies & Precursors, Concordia, Portland, OR
The Voyage of the Manticore, Joe Bar, Seattle, WA
2008 Transect, Georgetown Art Center, Seattle, WA
Fog & Other Mysteries, Gallery 070, Vashon, WA
2007 Far from Home, Selvedge Studio, Missoula, MT
Dubious Theodicies, Harrington-Beall Greenhouse Studios, Vashon, WA
2006 Lost in the Park, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA
2005 On Dark Ground, Harrison St. Coffeeshop, Richmond, VA
2004 51 Minutes: A Cold Evening, Harrison St. Coffeeshop, Richmond, VA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Recent Arrivals, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2012 Line of Best Fit, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
Michael McDevitt & Anna Daedelus, Walters Cultural Arts Center, Upper Gallery,
Hillsboro, OR (February)
Help Us Ninja, You're Our Only Hope, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Male Form, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Mt. Hood Flora: Bald Mountain Trail, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce,
Sandy, OR
2011 Kang-O’Higgins Atelier Alumni Show, Street Bean, Seattle, WA
Occupy Angst, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Mt. Hood Flora: Bald Mountain Trail, Mountain Gallery, Government Camp, OR
The Chair Show, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Art Port Townsend 2011 Juried Show, Northwind Art Center, Port Townsend, WA
Necropolis: The Dark Arts Show, Congregation Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Underpants Show, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Portland Love Show, Homeland Gallery, Portland, OR
Robot Love, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 Gage Alumni Exhibition, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
MonothonPDX-2010, The WaterHeater, Portland, OR
Good is Evil, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Cutting Edge, Good Gallery, Portland, OR
The Pink Show, Splendorporium, Portland, OR
2008 Mad Hatter’s Ball, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Apocalypse Now, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
Best of Gage, Steele Gallery, Seattle, WA
Kang-O’Higgins Atelier Show, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
Face Forward, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Michael McDevitt & David Lewis, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Circo dell’Arte, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Urban Wildlife, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Art to Go, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA
All-media Juried Show, Artworks, Richmond, VA
Grimm’s Fairytales, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Waiting…, Limani, Richmond, VA
2005 Art to Go, Cornerstone Gallery, Richmond, VA
An Eye Fool, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2004 Harris Purchase Award Exhibition, Medical College of Virginia,
Richmond, VA
Selected Commissions
2011 Nashua’s Ark, Private Commission, Acrylic on Canvas
Kansawyer, W.C. Beck & The Valiant Swains, Album Art & Design
Gloucester Old Spot Pig, Private Commission, Charcoal on Paper
Tractor Tavern Poster, My Goodness, Poster Art & Design
2010 On the Banks of Bon Secour, Private Commission, Acrylic on Canvas
And If Only, Hot Club Sandwich, Album Art & Design
Evening Crow, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Austen at the Window, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Elysium, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
2009 Cat on Donkey, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Goat Shed, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
2008 Hard Candy I, Showbox SoDo, Poster Art & Design
Hard Candy II, Showbox SoDo, Poster Art & Design
Hard Candy III, King Cobra, Poster Art & Design
Goat on Steer, Private Commission, Acrylic on Panel
Related Experience
2012-Present Graduate Teaching Assitant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2010-12 Gallery Manager, Print Arts Northwest, Portland, OR
2009-10 Outreach & Events Intern, Print Arts Northwest, Portland, OR
2008 Atelier Assistant, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2005-6 President, Richmond Illustrators Club, Richmond, VA
2004 Computer Lab Assistant, Dept. of Painting & Printmaking, VCU, Richmond, VA
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