Faculty

Michael Coblyn

Painting

Clark 201
Phone: (413) 545-6949
e-mail
Website:www.coblyn.com

Artists Statement

I refer to my work as 'Social Expressionism'. I look to the past for visual resources and this exploration has exposed me to the richness, craftsmanship and spirituality of the cultures of Africa and Ancient Mexico. The complexities of the present and the possibilities of the future are also a constant source of imagery, concept and metaphor. The social history and current events of our world are a powerful and compelling source of aesthetic guidance for me, and I use their influence.

Strange Fruit, oil on board © 2003

CV Summary

MiniPrint Finland 2007: Fourth International Miniprint Triennial, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland, 2007. The Boston Printmakers 2005 North American Print Biennial, 808 Gallery Boston University, Boston MA., February 13 – March 27, 2004 (Juror, Joann Moser, Curator of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Wash. D.C.)The Small Prints Show ,The Print Center, Museum of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2004, Nude in the Post-Modern , An International Juried Exhibition, 2003, Made in Finland: An Exhibition of Gravure Prints , Hanoi University Gallery of Art, Hanoi, Viet Nam, 2003, The Small Prints Show , Paul Creative Arts Center Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 2003,  Nude in the Post-Modern Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa FL., 2003   The Way I See It , Recent Works by Michael E. Coblyn, Augusta Savage Gallery, University Of Massachusetts, 2003,  Five by Ten,  Group Exhibition of Five College Drawing Faculty Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College, Amherst, MA. 2002, Small Prints, A Traveling Exhibition, Boston Printmakers, Boston College Art Gallery, Boston, MA. 2002 Petite IX , Alder Gallery, Coberg, Oregon, 2002, MiniPrint Finland 2001: Fourth International Miniprint Triennial, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland, 2001(Honorable Mention by Jury).  Sixty Square Inches: National Small Print Exhibition, Purdue University Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2002.