MICHEAL WETZLER
Lives and works in New York

Education

1989 BFA, State University of New York at Purchase

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007 John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
2005 Michael Wetzel: New Paintings, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA
2004 Warm Wishes, John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
2003 Lucky Man, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
2002 Michael Wetzel, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006 Tempest, curated by John Connelly, The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY, July 1 - July 26, 2006
Flaming June VI, Spanierman Modern Gallery, New York, NY, June 1 – August 5, 2006
Singular, curated by Stefan Stoyanov, Gallerie SE, Bergen, Norway
Group Exhibition, John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
6 NYFA Fellows, Deutsche Bank, New York, NY

2005 The Zine Unbound: Kults, Werewolves, and Sarcastic Hippies, Yerba Buena, Los Angles, CA
New Figuration, Gallerie Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
Blindness, curated by Valesha Soares, Dwight Hackett Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Silke Otto-Knapp, Erlea Maneros, J.P. Munroe & Andy Ochi, Michael Wetzel, China Art Objects, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Wetzel, Project Space, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Arts, Boston, MA

2004 Noctambule, organized by D’Amelio Terras Gallery, Foundation Dosne-Bibliotheque Thiers, Paris, France
She’s Come Undone, Artemis Greenburg Van Doren, New York, NY
Scream, The Moore Art Space, Miami, FL
Cave Canem, John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
Scream, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY

2003 Today’s Man, John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
Today’s Man, Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Assume Vivid Astro Focus VII, (Collaboration with Eli Sudbrack) Dietch Projects, New York, NY
Clementine at Hallwalls, Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo, NY
New Visions, Small Work, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA

2002 Field Trip, Schoolhouse Gallery, Croton Falls, NY
Where the Boys Are, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
Friends and Family, Lombard-Fried Fine Art, New York, NY

2001 The Yellow Brick Road, White Columns, New York, NY

2000 A New Day Dawning, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA

1999 Summer SurReality, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA

1998 Spectrum, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN

1997 New Landscapes, Pfizer Corporation, New York, NY

1995 Elementum, Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY

Awards

2006 Deutsche Bank Fellowship, awarded jointly by Deutsche Bank Art, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, and NYFA to 6 fellows.

Selected Bibliography

2006 Mendelsohn, Adam, "Paper Tiger", Art Review, July/August 2006, vol. 4, n. 6

2005 Carver, Jon, "Santa Fe", Art Papers, November/December 2005, p.58 - 59
Ross, Trine, "New Figuration", Fredag, September 23, 2005, Section 2, p. 8
Santus, Kinga. "Nye tendenser i ungt figurativt maleri", Kunstavisen, August 2005, p.16
McQuaid, Cate, “Cut-paper abstraction”, Boston Globe, April 15, 2005, Weekend Edition, p. C15

2004 Aubotnick, Ali, Massimiliano Gioni, and Maurizio Cattelan, “Everybody There: The Wrong Guide To New York In 2004: Tales From The Crypt,” Artforum, December 2004, p.183
Harpers Bazaar, November 2004, p.28
Molinari, Guido, “L’emozione che viene dal freddo”, Flash Art Italia, October/November 2004, pp. 144-147
Johnson, Ken, “Art In Review”, New York Times, July 9, 2004
Ribas, João, “Art”, Time Out, New York, July 1-8, 2004, p.55
Maerkle, Andrew, “Art”, Flavorpill, June 29, 2004
Schwendener, Martha, “New York Critics’ Pick”, Artforum, June
2004
“Prominent Figures”, New York Sun, June 21, 2004
“Art”, Time Out, New York, June 3-10, 2004
Beyer, Charles C., “Scream”, Flash Art, March/April, 2004
Finel Honigman, Ana, “New York Horitculutre”, ArtNet, 2004
Johnson, Ken, “Scream”, New York Times, February 13, 2004
Daily, Meghan, Scream, Exhibition Catalogue, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY, 2004
Miller, Ken, "Assume Vivid Astro Focus," Tokion, 2004
Goodbody, Bridget, “Scream”, Time Out, New York, February 5-12, 2004, p. 59

2003 Mar, Alex, "The New Dealers," New York Magazine, December 1, 2003
Today's Man, Exhibition Catalogue, Hiromi Yoshi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Bollen, Christopher, "Today‚s Man", Time Out New York, September 11-18, 2003
Cotter, Holland, "By and About Men and They’re Running With It," New York Times, August 8, 2003
Smith, Roberta, "Grand Finale of Group Show fireworks," New York Times, July 18, 2003
"Assume Vivid Astro Focus", New Yorker, July 14 - 21, 2003
Watson, Simon, "Artist Collectives," Issue Magazine, October 2003
Huntington, Richard, "Art From Non Art," Buffalo News, February 21, 2003
Glueck, Grace, "Lucky Man," New York Times, January 17, 2003
Gorden, Amanda, "Painted Preps," New York Sun, January 30, 2003
Clementine at Hallwalls, Exhibition Catalogue, Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo, NY

2002 McQuaid, Cate, "Probing the Darkness" Review, Boston Globe, May 17, 2002
"Gallery Highlights," Gallery Guide New York, January 2002
New American Painting, n. 38, 2002

2000 McQuaid, Cate, "Iconic Figures Emerge," Boston Globe, April 6, 2002

Related Projects

Contribution to K48 issue 5 K48 is an Animal

Collaboration with Eli Sudbrack, Assume Vivid Astro Focus VII, Dietch Projects, New York, NY

Collaboration with Mauro Restiffe, In Progress, Henry Urbach Gallery, New York, NY, 2002