ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
1983-1987 Major Course of Study: B.F.A.Painting Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS
* 2008 The Phillip Morton Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
* 2007 The Chasen Gallery, Richmond, VA
* 2007 The Chasen Gallery, Charlotte, NC
* 2006 The Arts Company, Nashville, TN
* 2006 Houchins Gallery, Bowling Green, KY
* 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD
* 2005 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
* 2005 Minerva Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
* 2004 Corkran Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
* 2003 Zwaanendael Gallery, Lewes, DE.
* 2002 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 2002 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 2001 District West Fine Art, Leesburg, VA
* 2000 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 1999 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 1998 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 1997 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 1996 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 1995 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
* 1994 eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
* 2005 - 2006 Dec. - Jan. Winter Group Exhibit, Fraser Gallery Bethesda,
MD
* 2004 - 2005 Dec. - Jan. Winter Group Exhibit, Fraser Gallery Bethesda,
MD
* 2004 Nov. Revisitation: Powys Gallery Shrewsburry, NJ
* 2004 Aug. Summer Group Exhibition REPRESENTING REPRESENTATION II: Fraser
Gallery Bethesda, MD
* 2004 April. The Ireland Show with Michael Bell: Zwaaendael Gallery Lewes,
DE
* 2003 Nov. Milton Theatre Fundraiser Exhibit with Michael Bell: Zwaaendael
Gallery Lewes, DE
* 2003 Oct. Art For Life: Artist Invitational Organization Of American States
Washington, DC
* 2003 May Heart of the Community: Artist Invitational Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
* 2003 March - April Faces Of Woman: 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Las Vegas, New Mexico
* 2001 Sept. Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists
Athenaeum Alexandria, VA
* 2001 Aug. Gallery Artists Exhibit Lowe Gallery Atlanta, GA
* 2001 Feb. A Wintry Mix eklektikos gallery Washington, DC
* 2001 Jan. The Presidential Art Show: 1789-2001 Rockville Arts Place and
MOCA DC Washington, DC
* 2000 Jul. Gallery Artists Exhibit Lowe Gallery Atlanta, GA
* 1999 Nov. Millennium DC Art Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA
DC) Washington, DC
* 1998 Jun. It Came to Pass Paint and Sculpture Studio (PASS) Washington,
DC
* 1998 Oct. Members Only Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA DC) Washington,
DC
* 1998 Feb. Color Forbidden: The Nude In Black and White, Artist Invitational
Greater Reston Art Center Reston, VA
* 1997 Oct. Members Only Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA DC) Washington,
DC
* 1997 Sept. From D.C. to N.Y., Ridge Street Gallery, New York, NY
* 1996 Sept. PHAT, MOCA DC, Washington, DC
AWARDS
* 1999 Annual Anna Maria Art Award: Best Solo Exhibition, Washington, DC
* 1999 Annual Anna Maria Art Award: Best Painter Washington, DC
* 1998 K.O.A.N. Readers Favorites’ Polls, #1 Washington, DC Painter
* 1998 K.O.A.N. Readers Favorites’ Polls #1 Washington, DC Emerging Talent
PUBLISHINGS
*2006 "Marilyn In Art" book by Roger Taylor page 164
* 2006 Arts Editor, Le Chic Shac Magazine of Design, Rehoboth Beach, DE
* 2005 Arts Journalist for the Delaware Coast Press, a subsidiary of Gannett
Press International. Bi-weekly column “A La Art”.
MEDIA
* 2007 Aug. Arts Agenda: Expressions at Chasen Gallery featured artist Michael
Sprouse with photograph of “Divinta Lunare” Creative Loafing Charlotte
* 2006 Sept. " 30 Under 30: The Top Young Talent Currently Slaying the Capital
Markets" Trader Monthly, featuring photograph of Sprouse's work "The Secret
Desire"
* 2006 April. " Critic's Pick : exhibit at The Arts Company" Nashville Scene
* 2005 May. " Must Have Painting: The Oath Taker by Michael Sprouse" Philly
Style Magazine, Design For Living Section with photograph 2005 May. " Must
Have Painting: The Oath Taker by Michael Sprouse" Philly Style Magazine,
Design For Living Section with photograph
* 2004 Dec. "Variety of Realist Winter Offerings on View in Bethesda" The
Maryland Gazette, Claudia Rousseau
* 2004 April. "Sprouse and Bell kick off Grand Opening Exhibit at Powys
Gallery" RedBank Gazette NJ
* 2004 Feb. Featured artist www.artZites.com
* 2003 Nov. "Artist Michael Bell and Michael Sprouse Join Together to help
the Milton Theatre Project" Cape Gazette DE.
* 2003 Nov. "Artist Michael Sprouse Opens Zwaanendael Gallery" Cape Gazette
DE.
* 2002 April "Treasures Beyond The Monuments" Story: Esther and Franklin
Schmidt Arts & Antiques, Photograph courtesy: eklektikos gallery
* 2001 July "At Lowe Gallery, Unity in Diversity: 12th Anniversary Exhibition"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Exhibit Review and Photograph AJC Art Critic:
Jerry Cullum
* 2001 May "VISUAL ARTS: EXHIBITS THE GO GUIDE: Summer Arts & Entertainment"
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
* 2001 Feb "Worth Seeing - The Presidential Art Show: 1789-2001" KOAN online,
Exhibit Review KOAN Art Critic: Ken Oda
* 2000 Oct "'The Artist and His Books': Eloquent Fictions at Mateyka" Washington
Post, Ferdinand Protzman Special to The Washington Post
* 2000 June "The Longest Day; Call it Thursday Night Fever." Washington
Post, Exhibit Review Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
* 2000 May "Michael Sprouse at eklektikos" Washington Post, Exhibit Review
Washington Post Art Critic: Ferdinand Protzman
* 2000 Apr "Where to Buy Good Art" Washingtonian Magazine author: Courtney
Porter Martin
* 1999 Oct "Creative Vision Television: Visiting The Artmakers...The Michael
Sprouse Story" Producer/Director: Barbara Januszkiewicz
* 1999 Oct "Portraits of Ingenuity" Washington Post, Exhibit Review Washington
Post Art Critic: Ferdinand Protzman
* 1999 Oct "Century-old faces gain life at Georgetown's eklektikos gallery"
The Georgetown Current, On Exhibit The Current Art Critic: Max Pizarro
* 1998 Oct "She Has Her DaDa's Eyes" Washington Post, Exhibit Review Washington
Post Art Critic: Ferdinand Protzman
"It is Nature who makes our artists for us, though
it may be Art who taught them their right mode of expression. " - Oscar
Wilde