Michael Flicek

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Photography Bio

 

Exhibitions, Awards, & Publications

 

2011

Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication:
On the Road: Travel Photography
Sponsor: PhotoPlace Gallery & Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
Exhibited on PhotoPlace On-Line Gallery Annex
Juror: Sandra Chen Weinstein, Documentary Photographer
Accepted Photographer: Rainy Day, Li River, China

Juried Publication & Online Exhibition:
Portfolio Showcase Volume 5
A book from The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juror: Chris Pichler, Founder and Publisher of Nazraeli Press
Twelve photographs from Egret Rookery project
Online exhibition begins December 2011
Expected publication date: January 2012 


Juried Exhibition:
12 12 Gallery International Juried  Photography Exhibition 2011
Exhibition at the 12 12 Gallery in Richmond, VA
October 28 through January 15
Juror: Amalia Pizzardi, Founder & Director of "The Gallery Art & Design"
Accepted Photographs: Old Faithful Greets a New Day, & A Smoke & A Text

Juried Award & Online Exhibition:  
6th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
Category:  Architectural, Nominee Award & Showcase at Online Winners Gallery
Jurors: "... the most respected names in photography"
Selected Photograph:  Ponte Vecchio, Florence


Juried Award:  
2011 PX3 Prix De La Photoraphie Paris
Official Selection in Nature/Wildlife category for "Egret Rookery" series
Photographs:  "The Glide", "Building A Nest", "Prehistory Reflected", "Dancing On A Treetop" & "Window Through A Tree"

Permanent Collection:  Wyoming State Museum
Purchased Photograph:  "Old Faithful Greets A New Day"

Donation:  Race for the Cure
Donated Photograph:  "Tree And Palm, Tuscany"

Juried Exhibition:  Exposure: Second Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition at the Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
August 12th through September 7th
Jurors:  Open Shutter Gallery & Steve McCurry, Magnum Photographer and Photojournalist
Accepted Photograph:  "Window Through A Tree"

Juried Exhibition & Book Publication: Early Morning, After Dark
Exhibition at the MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN
June 24th through August 13th
Juror:  Peter Howe, Former Photo Editor of the New York Times Magazine & Director of Photography for LIFE magazine
Accepted Photograph: A Smoke & A Text

Solo Exhibition:  
Architecture Speaks in Black & White
Corridor Gallery, Casper, WY
May 20th Through May 22nd
 

Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Language of Light
Sponsor:  PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
Exhibited on PhotoPlace On-Line Gallery Annex
Juror:  Paul Paletti, Gallery Owner, Louisville, KY
Accepted Photograph:  Embarcadero And Palms

Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication:  Point of View - 2011
Sponsor: Roho Photo Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Accepted Photograph:  Tea House, Shanghai (Wormhole version) 
Book:  Point of View - 2011, Published by Edgecliff Press

2010

Publication:  Photography In The Fine Arts Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4, November 2010
Published Photograph:  Guilin Cityscape #1, China
Publisher:  Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO

Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Flowers, Trees, Birds & Bees: Nature Explored
Sponsor: PhotoPlace Gallery, On-Line Gallery Annex
Juror: Alan Nyiri, Fine Art Photographer
Accepted Photograph: Reflected Tree, Fallen Blossom, Shanghai

Juried Exhibition:  
The Art of Photography Today 2
Jurors:  Hal Gould & Loretta Young Gaither
Accepted Photograph:  Guilin Cityscape 1, China
Location:  The Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado
December 10, 2010 through February 5, 2011

Juried Exhibition:  Religion
Corridor Gallery, Casper, WY
December, 2010
Accepted Photograph:  St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice

Juried Award, Online Exhibition & Book Publication:  Urban and Country Landscape Contest
Sponsored by:  The World Wide Photography Gala Awards (WPGA) to benefit
The Save The Children Organization
Jurors:  Editorial and Artistic Team & Julio Hardy
Silver Honorable Mention Award for the photograph:  Botanical Garden Worker, Wuhan, China
Online exhibition at Wonderpick.com

Solo Exhibition: "Nature Studies: A Journey in Black and White"
Location: The Corridor Gallery, 120 E. Second Street, Casper, WY 82601
September  2010

Juried Award:  International Photography Awards 2010
Category:  Fine Art, Landscape - Honorable Mention
Photographs:  "River Bank, Li River", "Bamboo Raft, Li River", "River Bend, Li River", "Hillside Shack, Li River", & "Dancing Trees, Li River"

Juried Award:  2010 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
Honorable mention in Fiine Art/Landscapes category for "Cactus Garden" series
Photographs:  "Balboa Park 2", "Balboa Park 5", "Balboa Park 8", "Balboa Park 10" & "Balboa Park 12"

Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication:  Anything Goes!! 2010
May 28 through June, 2010
Accepted Photograph: "Venice Canal Reflection 4"
Included in online version of exhibition & published in the Anything Goes!! - 2010 Book"
Sponsor:  RoHo Photo Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

20:20 Presentation:  20 photographs from Nature Studies: A Journey in Black and White
April 2010, Sponsored by University of Wyoming Art Museum
Casper, WY

Juried Exhibition:  Landscapes - Unfeigned and Illusory
April 23 to June 13, 2010
Juror:  Todd Brandow, Art Consultant, Curator & Founding Director of the
Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography
Accepted Photograph:  "Pudong, Shanghai"
Location:  Mpls Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN

Juried Exhibition:  Exposure:  An Open Photography Competition
March 26, 2010 to May 5, 2010
Jurors:  Phil Borges, Social Documentary Photographer,
and Open Shutter Gallery
Accepted Photographs:  "Shanghai Nightclub 1" & "Coming And Going, Venice"
Location:  Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO

Juried Exhibition: artspace National Juried Photography and Printmaking Exhibition 2010
March 26, 2010 to April 18, 2010
Juror:  Richard Waller, Executive Director of Museums, University of Richmond
Accepted Photographs:  "Balboa Park 10" & "Balboa Park 11"
Location:  artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA

 Juried Publication & Online Exhibition:  Portfolio Showcase, Volume 4
A book from The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juror:  Katherine Ware, Curator of Photography for the New Mexico Museum of Art
Twelve photographs from China Life 2008 project
Online exhibition begins March 1, 2010
 Expected publication date:  May 2010

  Juried Award:  5th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
Category:  Nature, Nominee Award & Showcase at Online Winners Gallery
Jurors:  "... the most respected names in photography"
Selected Photograph:  "Reflected Tree, Fallen Blossoms, Jingan Park, Shanghai"

  Juried Online Exhibition: FLORAL -  February 2010
Juror:  Sally Apfelbaum
Accepted photograph:  Spring Awakening 5
PhotoPlace Gallery Online Gallery Annex

  2009

  Publication:  The Photo Review 2009 Benefit Auction Catalog
Three Included Photographs:  Botanical Garden Worker, Wuhan - Evening Light, Rome - Tea House, Yu Garden, Shanghai

 Juried Exhibition: Encore! More of "The Art of Photography Today" - November 6 through January 3
Jurors: Hal Gould & Loretta Young-Gautier
Accepted photograph: Pagoda Forest, Jiefang Park, Wuhan
Location: Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado

 Juried Award:  International Photography Awards 2009
Category:  Nature, Flowers - Honorable Mention
Photographs:  Spring Awakening 1 - Spring Awakening 2 - Spring Awakening 4

 Juried Exhibition:  The Art of Photography Today - September 18 through October 24
Jurors: Hal Gould & Loretta Young-Gautier
Accepted photograph:  Balboa Park 3
Location:  Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado

 Juried Exhibition:  Far From Home - August 18 through September 8
Juror:  May Mantell
Accepted photograph:  Tea House, Yu Garden, Shanghai
Location:  PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont

 Merit Award & Publication:  COLOR Magazine Portfolio Contest 2009
Accepted portfolio:  "Surface of Water, Venice Canal Reflections"
Published in September, 2009

 Juried Exhibition:  Water - July 18 through August 9
Accepted photograph: A photograph from the "Surface of Water, Venice Canal Reflections" project
Location:  PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont

 Publication:  China Life 2008:  A Social Documentary Project
A self-published book from Blurb.com

  Juried Exhibition:  Onward '09 -- January 10 through March 22
Juror:  Peter Barberie, Curator of Photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Accepted Image: Waiting For Work, Wuhan
Location:  Project Basho Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 Juried Online Exhibition:  Silver Eye New Works Gallery Online  --  April 1 through June 30
Volume 20
Artist statement and 10 photographs from the China Life, 2008 Project
New Works Gallery Online, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

 2008

 Online Exhibition:  Portfolio page on www.Fotomission.org -- Fall 2008 to present24 photographs and Artist Statement from the China Life 2008 Project.

 Juried Awards:  International Photography Awards 2008
Category:  Architecture, Buildings -- Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Embarcadero And Palm
Category:  Architecture, Buildings -- Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Geometry In The Sky
Category:  Architecture, Bridges -- Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Category:  Architecture, Interiors -- Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Map Room, Vatican Museum, 2007
Category:  Special, Travel/Tourism -- Honorable Mention:
Photograph:  Pagoda Forest, Jiefang Park, Wuhan

 Juried Exhibition:  2008 Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition --  June 23 through August 30
Juror:  Constance K. Mohrman
Photograph: Blue Heron, National Mall, USA
Location:  Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming

 Juried Award:  2008 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Blue Heron, National Mall, USA

 Exhibition:  Meet the Artists Celebrating Petaluma --  April 5 through April 13
Included photograph:  Vineyard #2, Sonoma Valley, 2006
Location:  Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA

 Publication:  Celebrating Petaluma
The official commemorative book celebrating Petaluma's sesquicentennial 1858-2008
Included photograph: Vineyard #2, Sonoma Valley, 2006

 2007

 Juried Exhibition:  2007 Members Exhibition -- November 16 through December 21
Juror:  Steve Simmons, Editor and Publisher of View Camera Magazine
Accepted photograph: Old Town Neighborhood, Shanghai, 2006
Location:  The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO

 Juried Award:  International Photography Awards 2007
Category:  Architecture, Bridges --  Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Chicago River

 Juried Exhibition:  California Wine Country --  August 25 through September 23
Accepted photograph: Vineyard #2, Sonoma Valley, 2006
Location:  Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA

 Juried Exhibition:  The PhotoArts Market, July 20 through July 22
Sponsored by the Santa Fe Council for the Arts, Inc.
Part of the Photo Arts Santa Fe, a 10 day festival

 Juried Exhibition:  And I Have Loved Thee, Ocean! --  June 2 through June 30
Accepted photographs:  Early Morning Surfers --  San Francisco Cityscape #2
Location:  Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA

 Juried Award:  2007 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
Honorable Mention

 2006

 Juried Award:  International Photography Awards 2006
Category:  Nature, Flowers -- Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Shanghai Blossom

 Finalist:  People, Places, and Things
Juror:  Andrew Darlow
Photograph:  Paraglider Landing
Sponsor:  The Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO

 1980s

 Juried Exhibition & Awards:  Quicksilver Photography Contest
Two Honorable Mention Awards
Photographs:  Last Stop --  Prickly Pear Bloom
Location:  Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY

 Juried Award & Publication:  Year of the Tree, Winter Phase
Sponsored:  Omaha World Herald, Magazine of the Midlands
Honorable Mention
Photograph:  Knarred Oak

 Juried Exhibition & Award:  South Dakota's Tourism Division
Best of Class
Photograph:  Relics
Location:  South Dakota State Fair

 



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