MICHAEL GROTHUSEN
909 Fraser Rd., Erdenheim, PA, 19038
215 704 4744, michaelgrothusen@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, MFA, Sculpture, 1991 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, 1990
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, BFA Sculpture, 1988
Brighton Polytechnic, Brighton, England, 1986-1987
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
City of Philadelphia, Percent for Art (finalist) Viaduct Rail Project, 2015
Skopelos Foundation for Art, Noon Mark Skopelos, Greece, 2014,
Redevleopment Authority of Philadelphia, Chaes Foods, The Assist, 2011
Redevleopment Authority of Philadelphia (finalist) Federal Reserve Bank, Origin of All Else, 2009
Redevleopment Authority of Philadelphia (finalist) Spring Arts Point, Typology of Vessals, 2007
City of Philadelphia, Percent for Art(finalist)
Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center, Two Rings/Two Positions, 2008
Redevleopment Authority of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA The Point Where
Things Change, 2001
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA Midway of Another Day, 2001
SELECTED INSTALLATIONS AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA Matter, 2018 Two person exhibiton with Buy Shaver.
Gallery 114, Portland, OR, Double Self-Portrait as the God Janus, 2017, Two person exhibition with Curtis Suttino
Skopelos Foundation for Art, Skopelos, Greece Secret Sharer, 2014
Old School at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA Good Luck to All Artists, 2013
James A. Michener Museum, Doylestown, PA Life’s Joys-Life’s Disappointments, 2009
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA I Heard a Fly Buzz, 2008
Crane Arts - Philadelphia, PA Scale Model, From Memory, 2008
Leonard Perstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Life’s Joys-Life’s Disappointments, 2007
Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA (Un)Explained Phenomena, 2001
Gallery Joe-Philadelphia, PA
Bodies, Memories, Weights and Measures, 1998
Philadelphia Museum of Art-Philadelphia, PA
Twenty Philadelphia Artists-Celebrating Fleisher Challenge at Twenty, 1998
Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Melon University , Pittsburgh, PA Be Here Now, 1998
SELECTED GROUP & EXHIBITIONS
National Museum of Art, 8th Beijing International Art Biennal, China 2019
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA 77th Annual Juried Exhibiton, Curated by Syd Carpender, 2018
Uarts Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery County Community Colletge, Blue Bell, PA All the Water in My Body, 2017
Uarts Faculty Exhiubiton, Kimmel Center for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA View From Above, 2016
Charlotte St. Foundation, La Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO I Am What I Am Doing, 2014
Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, Philadelphia, PA Process Wood, 2014
Samson Projects, Boston, MA Chain Letter, 2011
Little Berlin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, This is the Only Place that Can Save My Heart, Curated by Alex Gartleman, 2010
Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA 1.5 Million, Curated by Corey Antis, 2009
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, Forever Young, Celebrating 70 Years of Art, 2009
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Foundation Faculty, Works on Paper, 2007
Lafayette College, Easton, PA, On Ice, Curated by Kathy Bruce, 2006
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 65th Annual Juried Exhibiton, Curated by Polly Appfelbaum, 2006
Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Stations, Curated by Kevin Melchionne, 1999
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA Eight Contemporary Artists, 1998
GRANTS
Pew Fellowships in the Arts-Professional Development Grant, 2008
University of the Arts-Faculty Development Grant, 2006 and 2010
Pew Fellowships in the Arts-Visual Arts Fellowship 1998
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, 1997
Pennsylvania State Council on the Arts grant, Visual Artists fellowship, 1993, 1997 and 2001
Venture Fund-University of the Arts, 1998, 2001
Pew Charitable Trust, LaNapoule Art Foundation, LaNouple, France, Artists’ Residency
1995 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Full Scholarship, 1990
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Associate Professor College Core and Sculpture, 2009-present
University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA, Assistant Professor Foundation 2000-2009, 3-D and Time Motion