Exhibitions, Awards & Publications
Michael’s photographs have been selected for recognition by curators of photography from the Philadelphia Museum of art, the New Mexico Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and by the founder and editor of The Photo Review and The Photo Collector. His photographs are included in the Wyoming Governor’s Capital Art Collection, and in the permanent collection of the Bibliotheque national de France. Portfolios of his work have been selected for inclusion in books published by the Center for Fine Art Photography and in COLOR magazine. Michael’s photographs have been recognized with numerous national and international awards and have been selected for group exhibitions in cities from the east coast to the west coast.
2021 Juried Awards, The 16th Edition of the Pollux Awards, A Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, A Second Place and
two Honorable Mentions
2020 Juried Award, Budapest International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention Award
2019 Summer Selections Group Exhibition, Robert Anderson Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2019 Juried Awards, The 12th Edition of the Pollux Awards, A Worldwide Photography Gala Award, Honorable Mention
Award
2018 Gold Dust Bash and Golden Gala: Annual Art Auction and Sale, Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2017 Golden Gala: Annual Art Auction and Show, Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2016 Masqued Gala: Annual Art Auction and Show, Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2015 Annual Art Auction and Show, Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2015 Solo Exhibition, With and Without, Scarlows Gallery, Casper, Wyoming
2014 Publication in The Photo Review, an entry in the Structures Competition
2014 Juried Exhibition, Black and White, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2012 Juried Exhibition & Honorable Mention Award, Street View, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
2012 Juried Exhibition & Excellence Award, Exposure, An Open Photography Competition, Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
2012 Juried Finalist Award, Exhibition, Book Publication, & Permanent Collection, 2012 International Fine Art Photography Competition/Grand Prix de la Decouverte, exhibited at No Found Photo Fair, Paris, France, accepted into Bibliotheque nationale de France permanent collection
2012 Juried Online Exhibition, I'LL FLY AWAY The Nature of Birds, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Juried Award & Online Exhibition, 7th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee Award, Architecture
2012 Juried Award & Online Exhibition, 7th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee Award, Nature
2012 Purchase Award, Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Collection
2012 Juried Exhibition, Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition, Hynds Building, Cheyenne, WY
2012 Group Exhibition, Member Smalls, The Corridor Gallery in Casper, Y
2012 Juried Exhibition, International Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012 Member Artist, Corridor Gallery, Casper, WY
2012 Juried Online Exhibition & Catalog Publication, Between Dusk and Dawn, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA
2012 20:20 Presentation, Sponsored by University of Wyoming Art Museum
2011 Juried Online Exhibition & Catalog Publication: On the Road: Travel Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2011 Juried Book Publication & Online Exhibition, Portfolio Showcase Volume 5, published by The Center for Fine Art Photography
2011 Juried Exhibition, International Juried Photography Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery in Richmond, VA
2011 Juried Award & Online Exhibition, 6th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee Award, Architecture
2011 Juried Award, PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris Official Selection in Nature/Wildlife category
2011 Permanent Collection Purchase for Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Collection
2011 Juried Exhibition, Exposure: Second Annual Juried Exhibition, Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
2011 Juried Exhibition, Early Morning, After Dark, MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Juried Exhibition, Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition, Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY
2011 Solo Exhibition, Architecture Speaks in Black & White, Corridor Gallery, Casper, Wyoming
2011 Juried Online Exhibition & Catalog Publication: Language of Light, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2011 Juried Online Exhibition & Catalog Publication, Point of View - 2011, Roho Photo Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Publication, Photography In The Fine Arts Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4, Published by Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication, Flowers, Trees, Birds & Bees: Nature Explored, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2010 Juried Exhibition, Religion, Corridor Gallery, Casper, WY
2010 Juried Exhibition, The Art of Photography Today 2, The Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 Juried Award, Online Exhibition & Book Publication, Urban and Country Landscape Contest, The World Wide Photography Gala Awards
2010 Solo Exhibition, Nature Studies: A Journey in Black & White, Corridor Gallery, Casper, Wyoming
2010 Juried Award, International Photography Awards 2010, Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Landscape Category
2010 Juried Award, 2010 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention, Fine Art/LandscapeCategory
2010 Juried Online Exhibition & Catalog Publication: Anything Goes!! 2010, RoHo Photo Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 20:20 Presentation, Sponsored by University of Wyoming Art Museum, Casper, WY
2010 Juried Exhibition, Landscapes - Unfeigned and Illusory, MPLS Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Juried Exhibition, Exposure: An Open Photography Competition, Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
2010 Juried Exhibition, artspace National Juried Photography and Printmaking Exhibition 2010, artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2010 Juried Book Publication & Online Exhibition, Portfolio Showcase, Volume 4, Published by The Center for Fine Art Photography
2010 Juried Award & Online Exhibition, 5th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee Award
2010 Juried Online Exhibition & Catalog Publication, FLORAL, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2009 Publications, The Photo Review 2009 Benefit Auction Catalog
2009 Juried Exhibition, Encore! More of "The Art of Photography Today", Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 Juried Award, International Photography Awards, Nature, Flowers Category, Honorable Mention
2009 Juried Exhibition, The Art of Photography Today, Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 Juried Exhibition, Far From Home, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2009 Merit Award & Publication, COLOR Magazine Portfolio Contest 2009
2009 Juried Exhibition, Water, PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
2009 Publication, China Life 2008: A Social Documentary Project, A self-published book from Blurb.com
2009 Juried Exhibition, ONWARD '09, Project Basho Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Juried Online Exhibition, New Works Gallery Online, Volume 20, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburg, PA
2008 Online Exhibition, Portfolio page on www.Fotomission.org
2008 Juried Awards, International Photography Awards, Architecture, Buildings Category, Honorable Mention
2008 Juried Awards, International Photography Awards, Architecture, Buildings Category, Honorable Mention
2008 Juried Awards, International Photography Awards Architecture, Interiors Category, Honorable Mention
2008 Juried Awards, International Photography Awards, Special, Travel/Tourism Category, Honorable Mention
2008 Juried Exhibition, 2008 Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition, Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY
2008 Juried Award, PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention
2008 Exhibition, Meet the Artists Celebrating Petaluma, Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2008 Publication, Celebrating Petaluma, The official commemorative book celebrating Petaluma's sesquicentennial 1858-2008
2007 Juried Exhibition, 2007 Members Exhibition,The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2007 Juried Award, International Photography Awards 2007, Architecture, Bridges, Honorable Mention
2007 Juried Exhibition, California Wine Country, Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2007 Juried Exhibition: The PhotoArts Market, Sponsored by the Santa Fe Council for the Arts, Inc.
2007 Juried Exhibition, And I Have Loved Thee, Ocean!, Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA
2007 Juried Award, 2007 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention
2006 Juried Award, International Photography Awards 2006, Nature, Flowers Category, Honorable Mention
2006 Finalist, People, Places, and Things, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO
1987 Juried Exhibition & Awards, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Quicksilver Photo Show & Sale, 2 Honorable Mentions
1985 Juried Award & Publication, Year of the Tree, Winter Phase, Tree Portrait Photo Contest, Sponsored by Omaha World-Herald & Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, Published in Omaha World-Herald's Magazine of the Midlands, Honorable Mention
1983 Juried Exhibition & Award 1983 South Dakota Governor Photo Contest, South Dakota's Religious, Ethnic and Cultural Heritage Category, Best of Class