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RESUME
One of the leading voices in the current renaissance of paper-based arts, Michael Velliquette (American, b. 1971) has had recent solo exhibitions at the David Shelton Gallery and the Duane Reed Gallery. Velliquette’s 2023 solo exhibition “The Direct Path” at the Contemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio was selected by Glasstire as one of the Top 5 exhibitions of the year. In 2025 he will have a solo exhibition at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum in Austin.
His recent group exhibitions include “Shanghai International Paper Art Biennial”; “Global Paper” at the Stadtmuseum in Deggendorf, Germany; “The Possibilites of Paper” at the Torggler Fine Arts Center in Newport News, Virginia; “Open Hands: Crafting the Spiritual: at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in St. Louis; “Paper Fascination” at the Gustav Lübke Museum in Hamm Germany; and the “Cheonju Craft Biennale” in South Korea. His work is in the permanent collections of the Chazen Museum of Art; Ruby City, San Antonio; the Racine Art Museum; The Progressive Corporation; The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art; The John Michael Kohler Art Center; and The Microsoft Collection.
He has participated in residencies and cultural exchange programs including the Artpace International Artist-in-Residence; the SIM Residency, Reykjavik; Iceland; the John Michael Kohler Art/Industry program; the Vermont Studio Center; EUARCA, Kassel, Germany; Kloster Dornach, Basel, Switzerland; and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. His work has been featured in publications including Colossal and The New York Times. In 2021 Velliquette appeared as a judge on the Discovery Network's competition series "Meet Your Makers Showdown".
Velliquette is an Assistant Professor of Art at the UW-Madison. Additionally, he conducts courses on the Paper Arts at the Haystack Mountain School of Craft, the Pocosin School of Fine Craft, and the Penland School of Craft.
Web: http://www.velliquette.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelvelliquette/