BORN:
1979, Dallas, TX
EDUCATION:
2011 MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2000 BFA, Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
AWARDS:
2021 Certificate of Artistic Merit, Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg
2021 No Dead Artists, Winner, Johnathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2021 California Open, Second Place, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 London International Creative Competition; Shortlist; London, UK
2008 London International Creative Competition; Shortlist; London, UK
2007 Hunting Art Prize, $50,000 Cash Award, Hunting Ltd. Houston, TX
2006 Kimbrough Grant, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Upcoming - Solo Exhibition at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2013 It Was the Body Which Despaired of the Body; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 Blessed With all the Thunder in the World; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2010-2011 Struck by Lightning More Than Once, She Didn't Yield; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
2010 Inaugural Group Show; Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 The Poniard Twists, My Mutiny; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 What World Behind Those Ruby Eyes; Caine Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Some Queer Noisy Pendulum; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2004 I Think I Prayed For You To Come, But Wasn’t Prepared For The Reality;
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002 Stephen F Austin State University, Nacodoches, TX
2002 Conduit Gallery Project Room, Dallas, TX
GROUP SHOWS:
2021 No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2021 California Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Juror Gronk Nicandro
2021 Not! An Art Fair, Shock Boxx, Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
2021 Madre, Shock Boxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
2016 Benedictine University Faculty Show, Lisle, IL
2015 Schism, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Benedictine University Faculty Show, Lisle, IL
2012 University of North Texas Faculty Show, Denton, TX
2012 The Medium is the Message, UT Arlington Gallery, Arlington, TX
2011 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2010 Next Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2008 The Art of Describing; Gallery 10G
2008 Aqua Wynnwood, Miami, FL
2007 Red Dot, Miami, FL
2001 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
21C Museums, Louisville, KY
CCH Pounder, New Orleans, LA
Keith Fox, New York, NY
Ted Pillsbury, Dallas, TX
Sam and Catherine Basharkhah, Dallas, TX
John and Muffin Lemak, Dallas, TX
Carter Tolleson, Dallas, Tx
John Reoch, Dallas, TX
Ted Kincaid and Steve Atkinson, Dallas, TX
Cord Martin and Thom Armistead, West Columbia, TX
Jeff and Terry Kurz, Dallas, TX
Jeff Estes, Dallas, TX
Helen and Charles Nixon, Dallas, TX
Mark and Barbara Ashworth, Dallas, TX
SELECTED PRESS COVERAGE:
Vices Catalog, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2021
Correra, Caitlyn, Michael Tole, I Like Your Work Podcast, August 18, 2021
Smith, Andy. Michael Tole Re-imagines Mythology and Paintings, hifructose.com, January 16, 2018
Granberry, Michael. Art Notes, page 4E, Sunday, March 27, 2011
Artists and Galleries. Galveston Monthly, January 2011
Wiley, Rachel. Glaveston Arts Center in Exile 2, page 19, November 2010
London International Creative Competition Annual Catalogue, January 2010
Carter, Steve. "Unrealistically Speaking", Modern Luxury Dallas, pages 58-59, November 2009
Baker, Kenneth. "Photo-realism at Caine Schulte", San Francisco Chronicle, page E2, January 2009
London International Creative Competition Annual Catalogue, January 2008
Odom, Michael. "Michael Tole at Conduit Gallery", ARTFORUM, page 476, September 2007
Daniel, Michael. Guide Live, Dallas Morning News, Guide page 20, May 25, 2007
Gaile, Robinson. "THE CREATIVE LIFE" Fort Worth Star Telegram, May 13, 2007
Michael, Granberry. "Irving painter wins $50,000 prize" Guide Live, Dallas Morning News, page 2, May 2, 2007
Tellez, Leslie. "Five to Watch: Artists on the Verge", Dallas Morning News, May 30, 2007
Anspon, Catherine. "Good Will Hunting" Paper City Magazine, page 6, July 2007
Mitchell, Charles Dee. "Michael Tole at Conduit Gallery", Dallas Morning News, June 2007
Patricia, Johnson. "Irving artist wins prestigious award" Houston Chronicle, April 30, 2007
Terranova, Charissa. "Paintings by Michael Tole", Dallas Observer, September 30, 2004
"Painting the Town", D Magazine, page 30, September 2002
1979, Dallas, TX
EDUCATION:
2011 MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2000 BFA, Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
AWARDS:
2021 Certificate of Artistic Merit, Luxembourg Art Prize, Luxembourg
2021 No Dead Artists, Winner, Johnathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2021 California Open, Second Place, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 London International Creative Competition; Shortlist; London, UK
2008 London International Creative Competition; Shortlist; London, UK
2007 Hunting Art Prize, $50,000 Cash Award, Hunting Ltd. Houston, TX
2006 Kimbrough Grant, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Upcoming - Solo Exhibition at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2013 It Was the Body Which Despaired of the Body; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 Blessed With all the Thunder in the World; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2010-2011 Struck by Lightning More Than Once, She Didn't Yield; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX
2010 Inaugural Group Show; Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 The Poniard Twists, My Mutiny; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 What World Behind Those Ruby Eyes; Caine Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Some Queer Noisy Pendulum; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2004 I Think I Prayed For You To Come, But Wasn’t Prepared For The Reality;
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2002 Stephen F Austin State University, Nacodoches, TX
2002 Conduit Gallery Project Room, Dallas, TX
GROUP SHOWS:
2021 No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2021 California Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Juror Gronk Nicandro
2021 Not! An Art Fair, Shock Boxx, Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
2021 Madre, Shock Boxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
2016 Benedictine University Faculty Show, Lisle, IL
2015 Schism, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Benedictine University Faculty Show, Lisle, IL
2012 University of North Texas Faculty Show, Denton, TX
2012 The Medium is the Message, UT Arlington Gallery, Arlington, TX
2011 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2010 Next Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2008 The Art of Describing; Gallery 10G
2008 Aqua Wynnwood, Miami, FL
2007 Red Dot, Miami, FL
2001 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
21C Museums, Louisville, KY
CCH Pounder, New Orleans, LA
Keith Fox, New York, NY
Ted Pillsbury, Dallas, TX
Sam and Catherine Basharkhah, Dallas, TX
John and Muffin Lemak, Dallas, TX
Carter Tolleson, Dallas, Tx
John Reoch, Dallas, TX
Ted Kincaid and Steve Atkinson, Dallas, TX
Cord Martin and Thom Armistead, West Columbia, TX
Jeff and Terry Kurz, Dallas, TX
Jeff Estes, Dallas, TX
Helen and Charles Nixon, Dallas, TX
Mark and Barbara Ashworth, Dallas, TX
SELECTED PRESS COVERAGE:
Vices Catalog, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2021
Correra, Caitlyn, Michael Tole, I Like Your Work Podcast, August 18, 2021
Smith, Andy. Michael Tole Re-imagines Mythology and Paintings, hifructose.com, January 16, 2018
Granberry, Michael. Art Notes, page 4E, Sunday, March 27, 2011
Artists and Galleries. Galveston Monthly, January 2011
Wiley, Rachel. Glaveston Arts Center in Exile 2, page 19, November 2010
London International Creative Competition Annual Catalogue, January 2010
Carter, Steve. "Unrealistically Speaking", Modern Luxury Dallas, pages 58-59, November 2009
Baker, Kenneth. "Photo-realism at Caine Schulte", San Francisco Chronicle, page E2, January 2009
London International Creative Competition Annual Catalogue, January 2008
Odom, Michael. "Michael Tole at Conduit Gallery", ARTFORUM, page 476, September 2007
Daniel, Michael. Guide Live, Dallas Morning News, Guide page 20, May 25, 2007
Gaile, Robinson. "THE CREATIVE LIFE" Fort Worth Star Telegram, May 13, 2007
Michael, Granberry. "Irving painter wins $50,000 prize" Guide Live, Dallas Morning News, page 2, May 2, 2007
Tellez, Leslie. "Five to Watch: Artists on the Verge", Dallas Morning News, May 30, 2007
Anspon, Catherine. "Good Will Hunting" Paper City Magazine, page 6, July 2007
Mitchell, Charles Dee. "Michael Tole at Conduit Gallery", Dallas Morning News, June 2007
Patricia, Johnson. "Irving artist wins prestigious award" Houston Chronicle, April 30, 2007
Terranova, Charissa. "Paintings by Michael Tole", Dallas Observer, September 30, 2004
"Painting the Town", D Magazine, page 30, September 2002
