Teaching CV

M I C H A E L   W H I T I N G                                CV

1716 Elfin Forest Rd 112, San Marcos, CA 92078                       mikewhiting@gmail.com

mobile-(760) 481-8551               

                                                                                                               

EDUCATION

2002     MFA     Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

2000     BFA       Brigham Young University

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009-present     Instructor, Art103 3D design, Art 101 2D design & Color Theory

                          MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA

2015-2017 Gallerist, Airlock Gallery, San Marcos, CA

2015-2017 LUX Art Institute Advisory Board Member

2009-2014 Education Committee, LUX Art Institute, Encinitas, CA

2009       Visiting Instructor, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

               Courses taught, 3D design, Advanced Sculpture

2009       Resident Artist, Arts Council for Long Beach- Eye on Design Program, Long Beach, CA

2006       Assistant Artist, Sol LeWitt wall drawing, Malibu, CA

2002       Visiting Instructor, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

  Courses taught, Color Theory, 3D design, Intro to Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture,   

  Graduate Special Problems

2001-2002    Art Handling/Installation, Franklin Parasch Gallery, New York, New York

2001-2002    Metal Shop Technician, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

2000        Artist in Residence, Sundance, Sundance, Utah

1998-1999 Sculpture Studio Technician, BYU. Provo, UT

PUBLIC ART

2016     “Runner” Long Beach, CA

2016     “Castle, Ghost” Salt Lake City, UT (temporary)

2015     “5 Deer” Lansing, MI

2015     “Stealth” New York, NY (temporary)

2014     “Granite Line” JAM Projects, Salt Lake City, UT

2014     “Lucky Rabbit Head, Little Green Man” Denver, CO (temporary)

2011     “Turtle, Squid, Whale” Long beach, CA

2010     “Rino Rhino”  Denver, CO

2010     “Pinky and Mr. Green” Denver, CO

2010     "Nosegrab," Lynnwood, WA

2009     "Kickflip," Albuquerque, NM

2008     “Birdie” Palm Desert, CA  (temporary)

2006     "Handplant," Arbor Heights 360 Skatepark, Kent, WA

2005     "(T)ipped," Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT

2004     "Cone and Cup, One of These Kids, Chair” University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018     “Pixelated” Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO

2015     “Floppy” COZY OLY, Olympia, WA

2012     “Michael Whiting: 8bit-modern” MOA, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

2010     “Primitives”  Plus+Gallery, Denver, CO

2010     “Michael Whiting-sculpture”  Cabana Home, Santa Barbara

with Edward Cella Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2010     “The Lux Store Project” Local Art Partner, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA

2007     "Walk in the Park," Plus+gallery, Denver, CO

2005     "I’m a Square," Plus+gallery, Denver, CO

2005     "Michael Whiting: Sculpture," Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT

2004     "Dilated Pixels and Other Abstractions," Plus+gallery, Denver, CO

2002     "Found Paintings," MFA Thesis Exhibition, Steuben West Gallery, Pratt Institute,           Brooklyn, NY

2000     "New Structures," Sundance, Sundance, UT

1999     "Environments," Sundance, Sundance, UT

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017     “Artoretum” Neutra Everist House, Souix City, IO

2016     “Felicita” Ship in the Woods, Escondido, CA

2016     “Monstalgia” ASU Museum of Art, Tempe, AZ

2015     “Artoretum: sculpture/music makers” Neutra Everist House, Souix City, IO

2015     “All Over the Map: The Ongoing Dialogue of Public Art” Albuquerque Museum, ABQ, NM

2015     “Introduction to Plus Gallery” Metropolitan Frame, Denver, CO

2014     “6018 Wilshire” Edward Cella Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2014     “Color Outside the Lines” Republic Plaza, Denver, CO

2013     “Object, Object!” Helmuth Projects, SanDiego, CA

2012     “SRAM pART project” World Bicycle Relief, New York, NY

2012     “Secret Decoder Ring/ White Horse Prophesy” HPGRP gallery, New York, NY

2012     “Boys with Toys”, Causey Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY

2012     “Suburbia”, GOCA 121, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

2011     “TOPO/GRAPHY”, Edward Cella Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2011     Art in Public Places, Stamford, CT

2011     “Paper to Place”, Kruglak Gallery, Oceanside, CA

2010     “Excellencies” Plus+Gallery, Denver, CO

2009     “Looking out, Looking in” Kruglak Gallery, Oceanside, CA

2009     “Anxiety”, Pump Project, Austin TX

2008     El Paseo Invitational, Palm Desert, CA

2008     Brooklyn Bridge Park Outdoor Sculpture Show, Brooklyn, NY

2008     Art On The Streets, Colorado Springs, CO

2008     “Control” Object + Thought Gallery, Denver, CO

2006     "Rewind," Plus+gallery, Denver, CO

2003     "Surfaces," p(ART)ies, NY, NY

2002     "Spirit Matter," Hall of Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2002     "Beyond the Gates," Art in General, New York, NY

2002     "Beyond the Gates," Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2015     Jess Chamberlain, One perfect day in Denver's River North, Sunset Magazine

2013     New American Paintings, Pacific Coast, Volume 109

2012    Debu Barve, “Michael Whiting: The ‘Dynamic’ Pixelation”, Debu Barve Art Blog (blog), February 1, 2012 http://debubarve.blogspot.com

2012     Jess Chamberlain, “Denver Day trip River North”, Sunset Magazine, February. 19

2010     Susan Froyd, “2010:A Sculptural Odyssey”, Denver Westword, October 21

2010     Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 11

2010     Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 10

2009     Cantanker Magazine, Issue 8, August 29

2007     Michael Paglia , “Frank Martinez, Michael Whiting”, Denver Westword, November 22

2005     Mary Voelz Chandler, "Metal Shows It’s Rough Side," Rocky Mountain News, Nov. 4

2004     Kyle Macmillan, "Zeile/Judish Artists Ride Retro Wave," The Denver Post, April 30

2004     Michael Paglia, "Plaids and Solids," Westword, April 22

2002     Adam Bateman, "Mike Whiting," NY ARTS magazine, Vol.7 n.7

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

2012     “8bit Modern” Lecture/Presentation, Graduate and Undergraduate Critiques, MOA, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

2012     Artist Talk, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA,

2011     “Artist Conversations”, Edward Cella Art and Architecture, Los Angeles

2011     “Paper to Place” Artist Panel, Kruglak Gallery, Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA

2009     “Looking Out Looking in- Adam Belt, Mike Whiting” Artist Talk, Kruglak Gallery,

Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA

TECHNICAL ABILITIES

Computer based modeling and building techniques.  Rhino 3dm, computer controlled laser, waterjet, and plasma cutting.

Extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of metal and woodworking tools, such as: mig, tig, and gas welding, plasma and gas cutting, grinders, foundry/casting, saws, planers, drills, routers, and sanders. Traditional and nontraditional materials and building techniques.

LANGUAGES

English, Spanish