Michael Kessler (artist)

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Michael Kessler
Born (1954-10-23) October 23, 1954 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArtist
Websitemichaelkessler.com

Michael Kessler (born October 23, 1954) is an American artist.

Art

Kessler makes nature-based paintings that merge

diaphanous color that are activated by organic linear structures that have been visually and physically woven into a grid structure which consists of thick slabs of paint. These organic linear structures are overlapped and punctuated by dendritic growth patterns that suggest the bending of time and space. All of these visual elements as well as the color combinations have been carefully extracted from nature over time through prolonged observation and then reconstructed and orchestrated to transmit the dynamics of the Natural World. In this way Kessler synthesizes disparate
elements into a new kind of harmony.

In 1991 after returning from a year in Italy (via. the

Paul Klein
who also got involved with the placement of site-specific works in his gallery Klein Art Works.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kutztown University.

Kessler attended the Independent Study Program at the

Whitney Museum of American Art

Awards

  • Winner of the Rome Prize, 1991
  • Winner of the Pollock-Krasner Award, 1992, This is a grant for painting set up and administered by the Pollock/ Krasner Foundation.
  • Winner of the "Awards in the Visual Arts-5" grant in painting, 1985
  • Winner of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant in painting, 1983

Public collections

His paintings are held in 25 museum collections including:

  • The Brooklyn Museum[1]
  • The Albright-Knox Art Gallery[permanent dead link]
  • The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston[2]
  • The Broad Art Foundation in Los Angeles
  • The New Museum in New York City

Gallery exhibitions

Since 1983 his paintings have been shown in over two hundred exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe.

  • Five solo shows at the Jack Tilton Gallery in New York City.
  • Solo Exhibition at Ann Korologos Gallery in
    Ann Korologos
    ).
  • Gallery Bienvenu, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Madison Gallery, La Jolla, California
  • Paia Contemporary Gallery, Maui, Hawaii
  • Schmidt Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Sense Fine Art, Menlo Park, California
  • Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls, New York

References

  1. ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ https://collections.mfa.org/advancedsearch/Objects/peopleSearch%3AMichael%20Kessler;jsessionid=68CD5D73A7565527B0B7C4C4C36DE66A

General references

External links

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