CV
BORN
1965 Toledo, OH. Lives and works in Grand Rapids, MI.
EDUCATION
2011 MFA, Visual Arts, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival, Festival 2024 Artwork, Kalamazoo, MI
2023 Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Terrazzo Art Installation, Grand Rapids, MI
2021 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Festival of the Arts, Best of Show, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Spread Art, Spread Art Residency, Detroit, MI
2020 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 2020 West Michigan Area Show, Helen Sheridan Memorial Grand Prize, Kalamazoo, MI
2013 Ox-Bow School of Art, Fall Artist Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2012 Muskegon Museum of Art, Annual West Michigan Regional, Best of Show award, Muskegon, MI
2011 Zhou B. Art Center, National Wet Paint Exhibition 2011, Chicago, IL
2011 Grand Valley State University, Multi Media III: Alumni Invitational, Alendale, MI
2007 Lansing Art Gallery, Fire and Mud Statewide Clay Competition, Best of Show, Lansing, MI
2006 Rapid Central Station, Art In Transit, Purchase Award, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Governor Granholm Residence, Governor’s Residence Michigan Artist’s Exhibit, Lansing, MI
2005 Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Loeschner Purchase Award, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 Hanon McKendry Advertising, Soups On Poster Artwork, Addy Award, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Festival, Purchase Award, Grand Rapids, MI
1996 Lowell Arts Council, West Michigan Regional Competition, Best of Show, Lowell, MI
1995 Muskegon Art Museum, Annual West Michigan Regional, Award, Muskegon, MI
1994 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Arts Alive Commission Grant, Grand Rapids, MI
1993 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Festival, Purchase Awards, Grand Rapids, MI
1992 Muskegon Art Museum, Annual West Michigan Regional, Award, Muskegon, MI
1990 Muskegon Art Museum, Annual West Michigan Regional, Award, Muskegon, MI
1988 Pennsylvania School of the Arts, The Next Generation: National Graduate/Undergraduate Juried Student Show, Pennsylvania, PA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Ox-Bow House, February Flora, Douglas, MI
2023 Cultivate, Mid-Career Showcase, Grand Rapids, MI
2023 Eastend Studio and Gallery, Nature/Nurture, Marshall, MI
2018 Creston Brewery, New Botanicals, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 Light Gallery + Studio, Paint and Pixel, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Spread Art, Detroit Improvisations, Detroit, MI
2014 Kendall College of Art and Design, Shifting Landscapes: Selected Works by Michael Pfleghaar, Grand Rapids, MI
2012 Grand Rapids Art Museum, MFA Thesis Exhibition: Reinforcing Objecthood, Grand Rapids, MI
2008 The Nines Gallery, Modernscapes – Near the Edge, Holland MI
2007 Baber Room, Park Library, Central Michigan University, Complex Identity, Mount Pleasant, MI
2006 Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, Artist in Residence Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Dezart One Gallery, Contemporary | Allegory, Palm Springs, CA
2003 Absolute Gallery, Absolute Pfleghaar, Lansing, MI
2003 Violet NE, Phenomenal Flora in Terra Cotta Clay, Grand Rapids, MI
2000 The Creole Gallery, Living Large: Interior Works, Lansing, MI
1999 Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Inside and Out, Grand Rapids, MI
1999 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
1997 Monroe Fine Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
1994 Grand Valley State University, Paintings and Drawings, Allendale, MI
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022/23 Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon, MI
2022 Barker Hanger, The Other Art Fair, Santa Monica, CA
2022 Fluffy Crimes, Digital Art Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2021 Revel Fulton Market, The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2021 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2020 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo, MI
2019 LaFontsee Galleries, Preserved!, Grand Rapids, MI
2019 Frauenthal Center Reception Gallery, Preserved!, Muskegon, MI
2019 Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon, MI
2019 Alden B. Dow Museum, 58th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland, MI
2019 Gallery Uptown Walberg Gallery, Se7en 4 May 19, Grand Haven, MI
2019 Ann Arbor Art Center, Art Now: Painting, Ann Arbor, MI
2018 Janssen Artspace, Permanent Vacation, Palm Springs, CA
2018 Mana Contemporary, The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2018 Muskegon Museum of Art, 90th Michigan Regional Exhibition, Muskegon, MI
2017 Muskegon Museum of Art, 89th Michigan Regional Exhibition, Muskegon, MI
2017 Harris Building, Preserved!, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 LaFontsee Galleries, Preserved!, Douglas, MI
2016 Muskegon Museum of Art, 88th Michigan Regional Exhibition, Muskegon, MI
2014 Saugatuck Center for the Arts, The Lake Effect: Contemporary Art at Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI
2013 Lesley University College of Art and Design, Objectified, Alumni Exhibition, Cambridge, MA
2012 SOMArts, ReMix: Revisiting Appropriation, curated by Jonathan Katz, San Francisco, CA
2012 Eastern Oregon University, Meaning to Glue, La Grande, OR
2011 Boston University, Boston Young Contemporaries, Boston, MA
2011 Lesley University College of Art and Design, MFA Exhibition, Cambridge, MA
2011 Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, Multi Media III Alumni Invitational, Allendale, MI
2010 Boston Public Library: Grove Hall, Transitional Spaces: Art, Design and Architecture, Boston, MA
2010 Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan Regional, Muskegon, MI
2010 SOMArts, CHRONOTOPIA: The Past, Present and Future of Queer Histories, San Francisco, CA
2010 Sloan NYC, Mobile Uploads, New York, NY
2010 Tanglefoot Studio, ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Dezart One Gallery, Forever Modern, Palm Springs, CA
2008 Pacific University, Physical Culture, Forest Grove, OR
2008 Fact & Fancy, Wet Paint, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Leslie/Lohman, Art Actually, New York, NY
2008 ARTspace, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, One and Only, Sheboygan, WI
2007 Dezart One Gallery, Fabulous Fusion, Palm Springs, CA
2006 Dezart One Gallery, Modern Magnetism, Palm Springs, CA
2005 Gallery Project, Eastside/Westside, Ann Arbor, MI
2004 Lowell Area Arts Council, Janus: Traditional & Contemporary Fiber & Clay, Lowell, MI
2002 The Nines Gallery, A Figurative Moment, Douglas MI
2001 Muskegon Museum of Art, Century 2: New Glass and Painting, Muskegon, MI
2000 Vesuvius Gallery, Organically Grown, Glenn, MI
1998 Vesuvius Gallery, Light/Object, Glenn, MI
1996 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Vibrant Visions, Grand Rapids, MI
1995 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Ten Choose Ten, Grand Rapids, MI
1995 LaFontsee Galleries, Three Michaels: Of the Figure (?), Grand Rapids, MI
1991 Hefner Galleries, Four Men/Four Women, Grand Rapids, MI
1989 Buckham Fine Arts Project, Figurated Environs, Flint, MI
1989 Ann Arbor Art Association, The Print, Ann Arbor, MI
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024 Juarez, Frank “Michael Pfleghaar: Moments and Memories” Artdoese, Vol 36. https://issuu.com/artdosemagazine/docs/ single_final_artdose_vol_36_page_3
2023 Wogan, John, “This Omaha House Used to Look Like Liberace Lived There; Now It’s an “Experimental Laboratory” for Design” Architectural Digest, November 28, 2023. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/this-omaha-house-used-to-look-like-liberace-lived-there-now-its-an-experimental-laboratory-for-design
2023 Culitvate, “Michael Pfleghaar: Mid-Career Showcaase” Exhibition catalog, https://www.blurb.com/b/11823639-michael-pfleghaar, October 2023
2019 Orttenburger, Marie, “Michael Pfleghaar’s Out-of-This-World Landscapes” Artist Interview Series, Preserved!, https:// naturenearby.org/michael-pfleghaars-out-of-this-world-landscapes/, July 1, 2019
2019 Bechiri, Holly, “Getting to Know Michael Pfleghaar” Light Conversations, https://www.lightgallerygr.com/podcast/s2e1michael-pfleghaar-3hlmt June 6, 2019
2018 Skudder, Laura, “Chicago: An Interview with Artist Michael Pfleghaar” Canvas Saatchi Art. https://canvas.saatchiart.com/the-other-art-fair/chicago-an-interview-with-artist-michael-pfleghaar November 19, 2018
2016 No Author, “Twelve Digital Paintings” Arcadia, (Pittsburg, KS) vol:10.2 (Spring 2016) pp. 49-61.
2012 Berry, Ian: Curator, “Home-Psych“ exhibition catalog, Ox-Bow Fine Arts Camp/Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2012 Powers, Matthew: “So You Think You Can Paint,” GQ, Conde Nast (New York) vol: 82, no. 9, (September 2012): pp. 206-214.
2012 No Author, “Snaps” Interior Design Magazine, (New York) vol: 83 no. 3 (March 2012) p. 301.
2012 Peeke, Cory: Curator, “Meaning to Glue“ exhibition catalog, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
2011 No author: Studio Visit Magazine, The Open Studios Press (Boston, MA) vol: 16 pp. 168-69.
2010 Mathews, Henry: Curator, “Multi Media III Alumni Invitational” exhibition catalog, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI. pp. 113-114.
2010 Loechner, Erin: “Michael Pfleghaar,” Design Milk. https://design-milk.com/michael-pfleghaar/ April 16, 2010
2010 Rainwater, Sarah: “Mid-Century Inspired Artwork by Michael Pfleghaar,” ApartmenTherapy. https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/midcentury-insp-113936 April 13, 2010
2009 Runnels, Kate: “Michael Pfleghaar,” The Constant Gatherer: Art and Found. http://theconstantgatherer.blogspot.com/2009/11/michael-pfleghaar.html November 16, 2009
2009 Sweet, Laura: “Like David Hockney? Then Meet Michael Pfleghaar,” If It’s Hip, It’s Here. http://www.ifitshipitshere.com/michael-pfleghaars-architectural-art/ February 19, 2009
2009 Coles, Stephen: “Moody Mid-Century, Modern,” The Mid-Century Modernist. http://midcenturymodernist.com/2009/culture/flickr-picks/moody-mid-century-modern/ January 1, 2009
2008 Tennant, Kristin: “Michael Pfleghaar,” Solace, (Grand Rapids) vol: 1 no. 3 (Fall 2008/Winter 2009): pp.18-22.
2008 No author: “Gallery of Dogs,” Dog World, (Los Angeles) vol: 93 no. 7 (July 2008) p. 48.
2008 Wozniak, Curt: “Tanglefoot Studio: Sticking to GR,” Rapid Growth. https://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/features/tanglefoot112008.aspx November 20, 2008
2007 No author: “Thirty Cakes at UICA Review,” American Craft Magazine, (New York) vol: 67 no. 4 (August/September 2007)
2005 Greer, Chris: “From Studio to Cyber Space,” Grand Rapids Magazine, (Grand Rapids) vol: 42 no. 9 (September 2005) pp. 38-40.
1997 Hawkins, Elizabeth: “Celebrate the Imagination,” Shoreline Cosmopolitan Home, (Grand Rapids, MI) vol: 9 no. 43 (March/April 1997) pp. 38-41.
1997 Lassell, Michael: “Modern Color Update,” Metropolitan Home Magazine, (New York) vol: 29 no. 1 (January/February 1997) pp.86-89.
LECTURES AND PANELS
2023 Mid-Career Showcase, Cultivate. Grand Rapids, MI
2023 Nature/Nurture, Eastend Gallery and Studio. Marshall, MI
2017 Steelcase Pride Group, Steelcase Inc. Kentwood, MI
2012 Presentation: Reinforcing Objecthood. The Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2011 Presentation: Reinforcing Objecthood. The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston, MA
2009 Kendall College of Art and Design, Panelist, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Panelist, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Central Michigan University, Presentation: Complex Identity, Mount Pleasant, MI
2007 East Kentwood High School, Visiting Artist, Kentwood, MI
2006 Forest Hills Fine Art Center, Visiting Artist, Grand Rapids, M