Michael Byron
Michael Byron was born in Rhode Island and received his MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in 1981. His inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art’s An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture in 1984 marked the beginning of his participation in museum exhibitions in North America and Europe.
Biography
Michael Byron was born in Rhode Island and received his MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in 1981. His inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art’s An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture in 1984 marked the beginning of his participation in museum exhibitions in North America and Europe. His work is in museum collections such as the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tamayo Museum, Mexico City and the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands among others. Byron, self-described as “internationally obscure”, has lived and worked in New York City, Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Cambridge, Massachusetts. He currently teaches at Washington University in St. Louis.
Awards and Residencies
2011
Nominee, United States Artist Grant
2009
Sam Fox School Faculty Research Grant
2003
Nominee Joan Mitchell Award
1994-96
Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Fellowship in Painting
1995
Bequia Residency (summer), Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA
1992
Werkbeurs (grant), the Netherlands 1989 NEA Grant – National
1982-84
National Studio Program, P.S.1, Long Island City NY
Exhibitions
2009
Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, “Cosmic Tears”, St. Louis University, St. Louis MO
Howard House, “The Grisaille Series, A Ten Year Series”. Seattle WA
2007
The Suburban, “Main St. 02879”, Oak Park IL
2004
Galerie Delta Rotterdam, “Walpergisnacht”, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Philip Slein Gallery, “A Decade of Work on Paper”, St. Louis MO
2002
Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston, “Amitin Notebook Project”
Susan Inglett, “Amitin Notebook Outtakes”, New York NY
2001
Forum for Contemporary Art, “Amitin Notebook Project”, St. Louis, MO
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, “A Survey of the Grisaille Series, 1997-2000”, St. Louis MO
Rhodes College, “A Survey of the Grisaille Series, 1997-2000,” curated by Marina Pacini, Memphis TN
2000
Carrie Seecrist Gallery, Chicago IL
1999
Baron/Boisante Gallery, “Portraits of Objects,” New York NY
Schmidt Contemporary Art, “Drawings From a Blind Man’s Pencil,” St. Louis MO
Elias Fine Art, Alliston MA
1998
Schmidt Contemporary Art, St. Louis MO
1997
Flatlands Galerie, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1996
St. Louis Art Museum, “Currents 66”, St. Louis MO
1995
Olin Gallery, “Michael Byron, Short Stories, Paintings, 1993-1995”, Roanoke College, Salem VA
Baron/Boisante Gallery, “Works on Paper, 1982-1995”, New York NY
1994
Baron/Boisante Gallery, “Michael Byron Oils on Panel, 1982-1985″, New York NY
Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden (publication)
1993
Baron/Boisante Gallery, New York NY
Galerie Philippe Gravier, Paris, France (catalogue)
Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York NY (catalogue)
1991
Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden
Baron/Boisante Gallery, New York NY
Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Boymans-van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (catalogue)
Galerie Barbara Farber, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1990
Baron/Boisante Gallery, New York NY
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne, Germany (catalogue)
Luhring Augustine Hetzler, Santa Monica CA
1989
Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago IL
Baron/Boisante Gallery, “Prints and Works on Paper”, New York NY
Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Galerie Barbara Farber, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galerie Berini, Barcelona, Spain
1988
Editions Julie Sylvester, New York NY
Luhring, Augustine & Hodes Gallery, New York NY
1987
Mario Diacono, Boston MA
Galerie Barbara Farber, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich, Germany
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield CT
Galerie Borgmann-Capitain, Cologne, Germany
1986
Luhring, Augustine & Hodes Gallery, New York NY
1985
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, “Working Drawings and One Candle”, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lawrence Oliver Gallery, “Spanish Titles”, Philadelphia PA
1984
Willard Gallery, New York NY
1983
White Columns, New York NY
Gallery Nature Morte, “Travels Afoot”, New York NY
Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1982
Artist’s Space, “For the Nun”, New York NY