2005 press releases for MAP -
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Published on: 2/14/2005
Last Visited: 8/14/2008
Autio chose SuperMud founder and renowned ceramicist and teacher, Dave DonTigny and Virginia area artist Linda Wachtmeister; Baldwin selected mid-career Chicago sculptor Philip Capuano and Baltimore new media artist Rich Lipscher; while Leedy identified a number of younger artists, including New York area artist Adam Welch (whose modular handmade brick works represent a new aspect of minimalism,) Oklahoman Brandon Reese (whose large scale modular works are reminiscent of architecture, yet move to a new realm of sculptural representation,) while Kansas and Missouri artists Marshall Maude, Araan Schmidt, Bill Lane and Michael Wickerson explore themes reminiscent of archeology, anthropology and history in their energetic recent works.
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Michael Wickerson has been part of the faculty since 2001 and is currently interim chair of the sculpture department of the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, MO.He received a MFA from York University in Toronto, Ontario and a BFA University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, and has been exhibited at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, the Green Door Gallery, Zone Gallery and the H&R Block Artspace, all in Kansas City, MO, and at numerous galleries and public buildings throughout Canada.His work is in private collections and the University of Waterloo¹s Fine Arts Department.