Education
1975, Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, Boston University, Boston, MA, studied with Philip Guston and James Weeks

1971-72, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, studied with Milton Resnick

1970, Bachelor of Arts, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH


Faculty Positions
2003 - present
Art Department, Furman University, Greenville, SC: Associate Professor 2006, Assistant Professor 2003-2006

Greenville County Museum of Art Center of Museum Studies, drawing and painting

2006, Professor of Painting, Summer Session, The University of Georgia Study Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy

1999-2003, Chair, Visual Arts Department, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC

1996-1999, Faculty, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

1994-1999, Faculty, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL

1994-1996, Artist in Residence, Palm Beach County School for the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

1984-1993, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA, (Chair, Foundation Department, 1987-1993)

1993, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, painting (sabbatical replacement)

1981-1992, Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA, instructor

1976-1981, Rivier College, Nashua, NH, instructor


Professional Activities
Committees
2006
Implementation Task Force: new curriculum, Furman University

Academic Discipline Committee, Furman University

2004, Chair, Re-viewing Female Objectification in Art History: Gentileschi, Man Ray, and Picasso, ACS Women's Studies Conference

1999-2003, Gallery Committee, Application and Readmissions Committee, Calendar Committee, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

2002
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee: museum education, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

Task Force: new standards in art education recommendations to South Carolina State Board of Education

1999, President, Artsource (professional artists affiliate), Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL

1997-1999, Steering Committee Head, Artsource, Norton Museum

1996-1999, Education Committee, Norton Museum

1996-1997, Docent Council, Norton Museum

1996, Committee on Volunteerism, Norton Museum

1990-1993, Curriculum Council, Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA

1989-1992, Curriculum Advisory Council, Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, MA

Juror
2006, Outside In, Centre Stage, Greenville, SC

2005
52nd Pee Dee Regional Art Exhibition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC

Blue Ridge Arts Center 14th Annual Exhibit, Seneca, SC

2004
Adjudicator, Visual Arts, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

University of Tennessee/AVA Juried Student Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN

2000, Sidewalk Art Exhibition, Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC

1999, Art in the Park, Greenville, SC

1995, Juried Invitational, The Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, FL

1994, Scholastic Art Awards, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

1991, Annual Student Show, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

1988, Longmeadow Art Association, East Longmeadow, MA

Workshops
2002
Outreach,The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

Drawing workshop, teacher-in-service, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

2001, Drawing workshop, Western Region Mini-conference, The South Carolina Art Education Association

1999
Outreach, Battery Creek High School, Beaufort, SC

Outreach, Dreher High School, Columbia, SC

1996
Painting workshop, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

Master classes / workshops, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg, SC


Selected Lectures and Presentations
2006
Gallery talk: Still Life as Metaphor, USC Sumter University Gallery, Sumter, SC

Lander University Distinguished Speaker Series: Art as Metaphor, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

Panel Discussion Moderator: Street Smarts or Book Smarts, Upstate Visual Artists, Greenville, SC

Gallery talk: Expositions of the Heart, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

2005, Gallery talk: Photography : Painting :: Terri Bright : Michael Brodeur, Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery, Greenville, SC

2004
Artist's talk, Performing Arts Center, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC

Gallery talk: The Artist and Model, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

2003, Gallery talk, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC

2002
Gallery talk: From the Studio, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

Visual Arts Faculty Series, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC

2001, Lecture on personal work, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

2000, Lecture on personal work, Art Students' League, Furman University, Greenville, SC

1999
Gallery talk: Upstate to Midstate, Columbia College, Columbia, SC

Gallery talk, Rainey Gallery, Anderson College, Anderson, SC

1998
Gallery talk, Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN

Florida Visual Art Fellowship Awards Exhibition Roundtable, Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL

1995
Lecture on personal work, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL

Artists panel, Palm Beach Community College Art Museum, Lake Worth, FL

1994
Docent Enrichment Series: ongoing lectures on visual language, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL

The Art of Looking at Art, Frenchman's Creek, Jupiter, FL

The Art of Jim Moon, The Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, FL

1990, Gallery talk, Monsanto Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

1988
Lecture on personal work, Dutch Fork Art Association, Columbia, SC

Gallery talk, Gallery 28, the New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA


Distinctions
2006
Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant

Who's Who Among America's Teachers

2005
Who's Who Among America's Teachers

Greenville County Metropolitan Arts Council Grant

Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant

2004, Who's Who Among America's Teachers

2003-2004, Furman University Research and Professional Growth Grant

2002, Who's Who Among America's Teachers

1997, Florida Individual Artists Fellowship Award

1996, Florida Individual Artists Fellowship Honorable Mention

1993
Commencement Speaker, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Cox Award for Educational and Leadership Contributions, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA


Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

2006, The University of South Carolina at Sumter, Sumter, SC

2005, Interior Space in Slow Time, University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME

2004, Styrofoam as Metaphor, USC Upstate Gallery, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC

2003, Paintings and Drawings, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC

1999
Paintings and Drawings, Gallant Gallery, Rainey Art Center, Anderson College, Anderson, SC

Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN

1998, Montgomery Gallery, Florida Stage, Manalapan, FL

1996, Duncan Theater, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL

1995, Art in Public Spaces (sponsored by Palm Beach County Cultural Council) Northern Trust Bank, Boca Raton, Fl

1993, Art in Public Spaces (sponsored by Palm Beach County Cultural Council), Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL

1991, Symbols and Images, Gallery 28, New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA

1990
Monsanto Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, SC

1988, New Work, Gallery 28, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA

1986, Recent Work, Gallery 28, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA


Selected Group Exhibitions
Curated, Invitational and Juried (regional, national, international)
2007
Metaphor and Form: Works by Brodeur and Chance, Florence Museum, Florence, SC

Still Life Runs Deep, Upstairs Art Space, Tryon, NC

Battle of the Sexes, Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2006
Gifts to the Permanent Collection | the Woolsey Collection at Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas State University - San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas

From America, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Minsk, Belarus

Expositions of the Heart: works by Michael Brodeur and Bob Chance, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

LaGrange National XXIV, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA (purchase award)

"draw," Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Americas 2000: Paper Works, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, SD

2005
REMIX: Stephen Scott Young, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

Southeast College Art Conference Members Exhibition, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Gallery, Little Rock, AK

2005 Annual Juried Art Competition, South Arkansas Art Center, El Dorado, AR

Monotypes from King Snake Press, Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC

27th State-Wide Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC (first place award)

4X4, Faculty Exhibition, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC

Photography : Painting :: Terri Bright : Michael Brodeur, Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery, Greenville, SC

Greater Midwest International Exhibition XX, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO

Americas 2000: Paper Works, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, SD

2004, Furman University Art Faculty at the Governor's School, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC

2003, Monotypes from King Snake Press, Monsanto Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood, SC

2002
From the Collection, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

From the Studio, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

See How We Are, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

2001, Triennial 2001, The State Museum, Columbia, SC

2000
Emrys Foundation Invitational, Gallery 291, Greenville, SC (purchase award)

Faces of the Upstate, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC

1999
Upstate to Midstate, Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, SC

The Upstate Invitational, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC

1998, Traditional Values: Landscapes, Portraits and Still Lifes by Florida Artists, Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL

1997
Florida Visual Artists Fellowship Exhibition (Traveling Exhibition):
- Terrance Hall Gallery, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, FL
- Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
- Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL
- Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL
- Key West Art & Historical Society, Key West, FL

59th Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

Landscape and Still Life: A New Look, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA

46th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL

1996
58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

Hortt 38, The Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL (honorable mention)

Inspirations '96, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL (first place painting award)

The Fifty-fifth Anniversary Juried Competition for Florida Artists, Lake Worth Art League, Lake Worth, FL (first place painting award, first place drawing award)

Bi-annual Multi-media Juried Art Exhibit, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL

It's a Small World, Soho Gallery, Pensacola, FL

1995
44th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL

Aesthetic Mystic, GOLA (Gallery of Living Artists), New York, NY

Visual Arts Alumni Drawing Exhibition, University Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA

1994
56th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

After the Rainbow, East Martello Museum, Key West, FL

1991, Drawing Invitational, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

1989
The Realities of an Epidemic, Exploit and Different Angles Gallery, Boston, MA

Group Show, Sherman Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA

1987, No More Myths, Wet Gallery, Boston, MA


Exhibition Awards
2006, Purchase Award, LaGrange National XXIV, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College

2005, First Place Award, 27thState-Wide Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC

2000, Purchase Award, Emrys Foundation Invitational, Greenville, SC

1996
Honorable Mention, Hortt 38, The Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL

First Award - Painting, Inspirations '96, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL

First award - Painting, First Award - Drawing, The Fifty-Fifth Anniversary Juried Competition for Florida Artists, Lake Worth Art League, Lake Worth, FL


Collections Public and Private (Selected)
Jim and Sharon Campbell, Greenville, SC
Columbia College, Columbia, SC
Estate of Mark Coplan, Columbia, SC
David and Martha Dolge, Greenville, SC
Emrys Foundation, Greenville, SC
Dave Fernandez, Miami Beach, FL
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Glenda Guion and George Singleton, Dacusville, SC
Estate of Philip Guston, Woodstock, NY
Helane Hertz, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Gerri Houlihan, Durham, NC
LaMar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
Professor Stephan Lemelin, Kent, OH
Jeff Lewis, Chicago, IL
Estate of Marcia Mahon, North Palm Beach, FL
Professor Maggie McMahon, Chattanooga, TN
Professor Jo Carol Mitchell, Greenville, SC
Kat Mujahid, Newton, MA
Dona Smith, Columbia, SC
The Woolsey Collection at Texas State University - San Marcos by gift of Tim Woolsey, Austin, TX
Dr. Marie Watkins, Greenville, SC
Danielle van Wilde, Naples, FL


Selected Publications
Hicks, Ann, "Artists put their hearts on view,"The Greenville News, May 28, 2006
Catalogue, LaGrange National Biennial XXIV, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2006
At the Museum, volume 18, number 2, the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, May 2006
At the Museum, volume 18, number 1, the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, January 2006
New American Paintings, volume 58, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, June 2005
Catalogue, 27th Statewide Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC, 2005
Catalogue, Greater Midwest International, Art Center gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO, 2005
Gilkerson, Mary Bentz, "Michael Brodeur's Contemplative Tableware," Free Times, Columbia, SC, January 2003 (review)
Day, Jeffrey, "States of the Art,"The State, Columbia, SC, December 13, 2002 (review)
Hicks, Ann, "Artists Expand Vision,"The Greenville News, January 2002
Tynes, Teri, Triennial 2001, ARTPAPERS, Atlanta, GA, November/December 2001 (review)
Bache, Ellyn, "Layered Meaning,"The Greenville News, Greenville, SC, September 12, 2001
Day, Jeffrey, "Start the Presses," Arts and Life, The State, Columbia, SC, August 5, 2001
Day, Jeffrey, "Triennial," Arts and Life, The State, Columbia, SC, April 22, 2001
Catalogue: Triennial 2001, South Carolina State Museum, South Carolina Arts Commission, South Carolina Museum Foundation, Columbia, SC, 2001
- "Goodall Gallery Features Six Upstate Artists at Columbia College," Carolina Arts, December 1999
Day, Jeffrey, "Upstate Artists' Gems make for Must-See Show," The State, Columbia, SC, November 27, 1999 (review)
Nichols, Ann, "Objects of Meaning...," Art Section, Chattanooga Times- Free Press, March 28, 1999
Marger, Mary Ann, "Works by 16 Florida Artists on Display," Weekend, Saint Petersburg Times, May 22, 1998
Catalogue: 59th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, 1997
Catalogue: Florida Visual Arts Fellowships: 1996-1997, Florida Department of State and the Florida Arts Council, 1997
Catalogue: 46th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL, 1997
Catalogue: 58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, 1996
Naff, Lycia, "Love of Art," Palm Beach Plus Magazine, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 2, 1996
Freckman, Donna, "It's a Small Beautiful World at Soho Gallery," News Journal, Pensacola, FL, January 29, 1996 (review)
Catalogue: 44th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL, 1995
Catalogue: Visual Arts Alumni Drawing Exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1995
Schwann, Gary, "Society of Four Arts Exhibition...," The Palm Beach Post, December 2, 1994 (review)
INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH, cover reproduction, July 1993
Spaniol, Susan, dissertation interview, Leslie College, Boston, MA, 1990
Kort, Carol, "Healing Visions," The Tab, Boston, MA, October 17, 1989 (review)
Grabosky, Thomas, "Ideal Pursuits,"Bay Windows, Boston, MA, November 10-16, 1988 (review)
Hardman, Robin, South End News, Boston, MA, November 17, 1988 (review)


Gallery Representation
Art Murmur Gallery
129 E 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 623-2332
www.artmurmur.com

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