Michael Edwards


Born: 75.04.17, Nassau, Bahamas.

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EXPERIENCE

2009
Senior Education Officer, The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas.

2009
Admissions Associate, The Cape Eleuthera Island School
Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

2002
Contributing Art Writer for Globe Magazine
(Fashion and Cultural Magazine) Nassau, The Bahamas.

1999-2000
Studio Assistant for Artist Sam Gilliam
Washington D.C., U.S.A.

EDUCATION

2006
Chalmers University of Technolgy, MSc, Art and Technology.
Gothenburg, Sweden.

2000
The Rhode Island School of Design
BFA, Painting
Rhode Island, U.S.A.

1995–1996
Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III
Certificate, French
École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts
Non-Matriculating study, drawing
Bordeaux, France.

1993–1995
The College of The Bahamas
AA, Fine Arts
Nassau, The Bahamas.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007
Works, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, Florida.
Untitled, The Rhode Island School of Design.
Gothenburg Biennale - Mobilebox, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2006
Black and White, Galleri 300m3, Gothenburg Sweden.
CREAM, NAGB (The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas), Nassau, Bahamas.
Funky Nassau, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Untitled, The Asched, Como, Italy.

2005
The Situations, Konsthallen Trollhättan, Trollhättan, Sweden.
Reclamation, FYR artecontemporanea, Florence, Italy.
LOVE, Popopstudios Gallery, Nassau, The Bahamas.
First Year Graduate Show, 141:an, Göteborg, Sweden.
Language in a Box, Valhallabadet, Göteborg, Sweden.
Dawn Davies Collection: Past, Present and Personal, NAGB (The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas), Nassau, The Bahamas.

2004
Charette, PRO Gallery -The College of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas.
Grey Matter, Popopstudios Gallery, Nassau, The Bahamas.

2003
xhbt a, Popopstudios Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas.
Wood and Metal, PRO Gallery -The College of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas.
24 x 24 - Bahamas RISD Alumni Chapter, Popopstudios Gallery, Nassau, The Bahamas.
NE 1 - Inaugural National Exhibition, NAGB (The National Gallery of The Bahamas), Nassau, The Bahamas.

2002
2, Segafredo Café, Nassau, Bahamas.
BACUS (Bahamas Association of Cultural Studies), The Central Bank of The Bahamas Gallery, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Dialogue, Popopstudios Gallery, Nassau, The Bahamas.

2001
Perspectives, Cinque Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

2000
African Under/Over and Crosscurrents, Franklin Peers College Gallery, New Hamphire, U.S.A.
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery - The Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Departmental Invitational Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, The Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

1999
Painting and Printmaking Departmental Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery - The Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Idioscapes, Boston Center for the Arts - Mills Gallery, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

1998
Painting Departmental Show, Woods Gerry Gallery-The Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

grants / assistance

The Endowment for the Performing Arts - The Bahamas
Chalmers University of Technology
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
The Lyford Cay Foundation
Galleri 300m3

collections

The National Gallery of The Bahamas
The Rhode Island School of Design

teaching / workshops / talks

2007-2008
Instructor - Environmental Art, The Cape Eleuthera Island School
Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

2007
Presentation / Lecture - The Island School, Cape Eleuthera - The Bahamas

2002-2004
Adjunct Faculty - Drawing Fundamentals and Intro to Graphic Design
The College of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas.

2003
Co-Presenter for artist talk for xhbt a, NAGB -The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Panel discussant at The College of The Bahamas “FORUM 2003”, Nassau, The Bahamas.

2002
Co-presenter for artist talk at NAGB, Nassau, Bahamas.

1999-2000
Panel discussant for exhibition at Franklin Peers College, New Hamphire, U.S.A.

articles / reviews

2007
Göteborg Posten, Michael Edwards, Petra Vargova, 300m3, Göteborg, Sweden.

2006
The Bahama Journal, Weeds take on new meaning in art installation, Nassau, The Bahamas.

2005
EDT (Entertainment, Design and Technology) Film Screening
IT-University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden.

2004
Echoes of the Heart, Nassau, Bahamas and Gibraltar.

2003
Inaugural National Exhibition Catalogue, Things to Come, Nassau, The Bahamas.
ARSVera, www.arsvera.com, Milan, Italy.

2002
The Tribune,2, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Italian Vogue, Milan, Italy.
Globe Magazine, Dialogue, Nassau, The Bahamas.
The Nassau Guardian, Dialogue, Nassau, The Bahamas.

2001
Exhibition Catalogue, Perspectives, New York, U.S.A.

1999
The Boston Globe, Idioscapes, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
The Boston Herald Idioscapes, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Exhibition Catalogue, Idioscapes, Massachusetts, U.S.A.