American/ Dutch, b. 1974
M.F.A. Masters of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, U.S.A., 2002
B.F.A. Bachelors of Fine Arts, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A., 1998
AWARDS, HONORS, STIPENDS/ AUSZEICHNUNGEN, EHRUNGEN, STIPENDIEN (AUSWAHL)
2021
Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V. -Stipendium / Neustart für Bildende Künstlerinnen und Künstler
2020
Sonder-Stipendium; Senate Department for Culture and Europe; Berlin, Germany
2009
Werk Budget; Mondriaan Fonds, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008
Nomination, Wim Izaks Prize; Dordrechts Museum, The Netherlands
2007
Nomination, Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst (Netherlands Royal Painting Prize); The Hague, The Netherlands
2006
Basisstipendium; Mondriaan Fonds, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Why Paintings Work, Kourd Gallery, Athens, Greece. Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
Berlin, A 10-Year Itch/ Am Flutgraben, PICTURA, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2021
A Grammar Of Gestures, Kourd Gallery, Athens, Greece. Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
A Sense of Possibility, Michael Markwick, Robert Muntean, Galerie Born, Born a. Darss, Germany
2020
Exhibitionisms, Tiger Strikes Asteroid – Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Michael Markwick: Sunshine for a Long Midnight; Galerie Born-Berlin; Berlin, Germany (Solo) >
2019
Michael Markwick: New Songs to Learn and Sing; Martin von Wagner Museum; Würzburg, (Solo) >
Long Loud Silence; Robert Gfader, Michael Markwick, Robert Muntean; Galerie am POLYLOG; Wörgl, Austria
2018
Serious Play: Lucy Teasdale / Michael Markwick; Galerie Born-Berlin; Berlin, Germany
2017
Michael Markwick: New Paintings; Galerie Born – Projektraum Heiddorf; Neu Kaliß, Germany (Solo) >
Re: Imagining Europe; Box Freiraum; Berlin, Germany. Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
Loud Silence; Robert Gfader , Michael Markwick , Robert Muntean; Parallel Vienna; Vienna, Austria
Loud Silence; Robert Gfader , Michael Markwick , Robert Muntean; Botschaft Berlin; Berlin, Germany
2016
Gallery Artists; Galerie Born; Darß, Germany
Loud Silence; Robert Gfader , Michael Markwick , Robert Muntean; Parallel Vienna; Vienna, Austria
Loud Silence; Robert Gfader , Michael Markwick , Robert Muntean; nationalmuseum; Berlin, Germany
2015
Robert Gfader / Michael Markwick / Robert Muntean; Kunstverein Steyr; Steyr, Austria
2014
It Never Happened: 10 Years Noordkaap; Noordkaap; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Curators: Katja Diallo and Jan Kryzons
Reflections on Life Earthbound; Galerie In Vorm; Hasselt, Belgium
2013
Geist und Form: Ten Painters from Berlin; Grunwald Gallery of Art; Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.; Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
The Legend of the Shelves; Autocenter Berlin; Berlin, Germany
2012
Michael Markwick, The WYE; US Embassy Event, The WYE, Berlin, Germany (Solo)
2011
Under Pressure: Current Trends in Printmaking; Kresge Gallery at Lyons College, Batesville, Arkansas, U.S.A.; Curator: Carly Dahl
2010
Michael Markwick: Periphery Rising – New Drawings; Kunst in Kreuzberg e.V./ Atelierhof Kreuzberg; Berlin, Germany (Solo)
BLICK OHNE ENDE: Niederländer in Berlin; Centrum Beeldende Kunst Dordrecht; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
BLICK OHNE ENDE: Niederländer in Berlin; Autocenter Berlin; Germany. Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
Art Prize; The Grand Rapids Art Museum; Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
Schwarzwald; Kunst Vlaai Art Fair, Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek; Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Curator: Arno Coenen
Hier gibt es keine falschen hase!; Forgotten Bar Project – Galerie im Regierungsviertel; Berlin, Germany
Schwarzwald; Noordkaap; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Curators: Arno Coenen and Katja Diallo
NATURansichten; Gallery Alte Schule; Berlin, Germany. Curator: Matheos Pontikos
2009
Salon; Pictura; Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Disturbed Nature: Three Artists at the Edge of Nature; Gallery Cluster; Berlin, Germany. Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
Summer An Abundance of Forms; Gallery Invorm; Hasselt, Belgium
Over-leven Sur-vivre Sur-vive I; Gallery Invorm; Hasselt, Belgium
Youth Cult; Dada Post Gallery; Berlin, Germany. Curators: Howard Mc Calebb and Lou Andrea Savoir
Opposites Attract – On Dialectics; De Veemvloer; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Curator: Christine Sluysmans
2008
ART AMSTERDAM; Gallery Tanya Rumpff; Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Solo)
Michael Markwick: Deeper/After Relocation, New Excavations and Paintings; Dordrechts Museum; Dordrecht, The Netherlands (Solo)
Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst; Gemeentemuseum Den Haag; The Hague, The Netherlands
COLLECTIONS / SAMMLUNGEN
Selection (AUSWAHL)
Martin von Wagner Museum; Würzburg, Germany
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten; Antwerp, Belgium
Frans Masereel Center; Kasterlee, Belgium
Calvin College; Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
Hong Kong Graphic Arts Center; Hong Kong
Indiana University Print Archive; Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
John Beck Collection; Indiana University Museum of Art; Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
University of the Arts; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
Mary Baldwin College; Staunton, Virginia, U.S.A.
South Carolina University; Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
RESIDENCIES (SELECTION) / KÜNSTLERRESIDENZ (AUSWAHL)
2008
Frans Masereel Center; Kasterlee, Belgium
2007
Dordrechts Museum; Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2006
Frans Masereel Center; Kasterlee, Belgium
2005
Kunstfabrik Am Flutgraben, Berlin, Germany
Amsterdam Grafische Atelier; Amsterdam, The Netherlands / June 2005
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica; Venice, Italy / April 2005
LECTURES / TEACHING / INTERVIEWS (SELECTION)
2020
Artist Talk: Sunshine for a Long Midnight; Galerie Born-Berlin; Berlin, Germany
2019
Artist Talk: New Songs to Learn and Sing: Martin von Wagner Museum; Würzburg, Germany
2017
Artist Talk: (IFCEAS) Universität Würzburg, Germany
2016
EASLCE Conference Talk: Discordant Harmonies and Imagined Wildness: A Painter’s Open Creative Space; Université Libre de Bruxelles; Brussels, Belgium
2016
Guest Panelist, Federal Academy of Security Policy in Berlin; Berlin, Germany
2015
Public Interview with gallery director Dr. Enrico Savio; Kunstverein Steyr, Austria
2014
Visiting Artist Lecturer, The Hong Kong Open Printshop, The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre; Hong Kong
2013
Visiting Artist Lecturer, The Hong Kong Open Printshop, The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre; Hong Kong
2013
Visiting Artist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.
Visiting Artist , University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Visiting Artist, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Visiting Artist , Indiana University, Bloomington, U.S.A.
Visiting Artist, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A
2010
Public Interview with Dr. Heinz Stahlhut (Leiter der Sammlung Bildende Kunst an der Berlinische Galerie); Autocenter; Berlin, Germany