Michael Eble was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a BFA
degree in painting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a MFA
degree in painting and drawing from the University of Mississippi, in Oxford,
Mississippi. He is currently an Associate Professor of Studio Art and HFA
Gallery Curator at the University of Minnesota at Morris. Before relocating to
Minnesota, Michael spent a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at
the University of Mississippi and also an Instructor of Art at the Memphis
College of Art in Memphis, Tennessee. Over the past years he has shown
his paintings, drawings, and prints in numerous regional and national
exhibitions. Eble has been the recipient of grants through the Mcknight
Foundation, Lake Region Arts Council , Yoknapatawpha Arts Council,
Vermont Studio Center, University of Minnesota, and has received travel
and research awards, from the University of Mississippi and the University
of Minnesota, Morris.
Michael Eble
Associate Professor of Studio Art
Humanities Fine Arts Gallery Curator
University of Minnesota, Morris
600 East 4th Street
Morris, Minnesota 56267-2132
(320) 589-6285
FAX: (320) 589-6253
Education
2002 MFA in Painting and Drawing, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
2001 Artist Residency, May 2001, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1997 BFA in Painting, Minor: Photography, University of Louisiana,
Lafayette, LA
Grants/Awards
2007
Residential Fellowship at the Institute for Advance Study, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Grant-In-Aid, Office of the Vice President of Research, University of
Minnesota, Graduate School, Minneapolis, MN
Faculty Research Enhancement Funds, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
2006
Summer Faculty Research Fellowship/ McKnight Summer Fellowship,
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Graduate School,
Minneapolis, MN
Service Learning Faculty Fellow, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Faculty Mentor Enrichment Program Grant Award, University of Minnesota,
Morris, MN
Faculty Research Enhancement Funds, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Out-of-State-Travel Funds, Travel to the College Art Association Conference
in Boston, MA, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
2005
Grant-In-Aid, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Graduate
School, Minneapolis, MN
Student Tech Fee Funds, Laptop and AV equipment for the Humanities Fine
Arts Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN.
2004
McKnight Foundation/Lake Region Arts Council, Artist Small Grant, Lake
Region Arts Council Fergus Falls, MN
Next Generation of the Professoriate Program Grant, Technology grant,
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
2002
Merit Award, 4th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit, Renaissance
Center, Dixon, TN
Yoknapatawpha Arts Grant, Oxford, MS
2001
Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Work Exchange Award, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Graduate Student Achievement Award, University of Mississippi Art
Department, Oxford, MS
3rd Place Award, Mid-South Art Teachers Juried Exhibition, Memphis, TN
Graduate School Assistantship and Tuition Waiver, University of Mississippi,
Oxford, MS
Juror’s Award, Drawing, Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Jackson,
MS
2000
Graduate School Assistantship &Tuition Waiver, University of Mississippi,
Oxford, MS
Juror’s Award, Mixed Media, Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition,
Meridian, MS
1999
Graduate School Assistantship & Tuition Waiver, University of Mississippi,
Oxford, MS
1996
Merit Award in Painting and Photography, Red Bean Open Art Show,
Lafayette, LA
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Endangered Lands, Grand Contemporary Gallery, Lafayette, LA
2006
Patterns for Buson, Northern State University, Presidents Gallery, Aberdeen,
SD
Beats of Haiga, New Paintings, University of Minnesota, Morris, HFA
Gallery, Morris, MN
2005
New Paintings and Works on paper, Grand Contemporary Gallery,
Lafayette, LA
New Works on Paper, Prairie Renaissance Cultural Center Gallery, Morris,
MN
2004
Homesick Narratives, VT Gallery, East Central College, Union, MO
Homesick Narratives, Bolton Davis Gallery, River Oaks Square Art Center,
Alexandria, LA
2002
Boats, Houses, and Babies, Gallery 549, Lafayette, LA
A Personal Iconography, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Solo Exhibition, Bryant Hall
Gallery, Oxford, MS
1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, University of Louisiana at Lafayette,
Joel Fletcher
Group Exhibitions
2008
Past and Present, Faculty Exhibition, University of Minnesota, Morris,
Humanities Fine Arts Gallery
2007
PETITE, Grand Contemporary’s First Annual Small Art Show, Lafayette, LA
Spring Group Exhibition, Grand Contemporary Gallery, Curated by Jennifer
Grand, Lafayette, LA
2006
Wind and Water, Lake Region Arts Council, Fergus Falls, MN
2005
Spirit of place: Art from Acadiana, Curated by David Rubin, Chief Curator for
the Ogden
Museum of Southern Art and Crafts, Acadian Center for the Arts, Lafayette,
LA and the Ogden
Museum of Southern Art and Crafts, New Orleans, LA
Faculty Exhibition, University of Minnesota, Morris, Humanities Fine Arts
Gallery
Group Exhibition, Grand Contemporary Gallery, Curated by George Marx,
Lafayette, LA
2003
Dis(MISS)ed, Group Exhibition of Seven Mississippi Artists, Delta Axis
Gallery at Marshall Art,
Memphis, TN
"There is life in it” Michael Eble: Paintings, Three Person Exhibition,
Southside Gallery, Oxford MS
Festival International Group Exhibition, Gallery 549, Lafayette, LA
2002
Faculty Print Exhibition, Memphis College of Art, North Tower Gallery,
Memphis, TN
2001
Annual Crafts Invitational, Bolton Davis Gallery, River Oaks Square Arts
Center, Alexandria, LA
MFA Crew Exhibit, University of Mississippi, Bryant Hall Gallery, Oxford, MS
Space Available, Group Exhibition, Oxford MS
Revue, Southside Gallery, Group Exhibition, Oxford, MS
2000
Faculty Exhibition, University of Mississippi, Bryant Hall Gallery, Oxford, MS
Do it! Collaboration piece, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
Smile on a Dog, An exhibition of Sculptural Dog Houses, University of
Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Composers of Ole Miss, In C by Terry Riley, a visual and musical
collaboration performance,
University of Mississippi, Meek Hall, Oxford, MS
Via the Visual III, Annual Teaching Exhibition, University of Mississippi,
Bryant Hall Gallery, Oxford
SAA/Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Mardi Gras Art Exhibition, City of Oxford
Power Plant, Oxford
1996
Four Artists in Progress, The Art House, Lafayette, LA
Tattoo Walls, Festival International, Artist Alliance, Lafayette, LA
Works in Progress, The Art House, Lafayette, LA
Juried Exhibitions
2005
Alumni Reunion Exhibition, University of Mississippi, Curated by Tracy
Bashkoff, Associate Curator for Collections and Exhibitions, Soloman R.
Guggenheim Museum, University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, MS.
Artistic Expression of Music, Lake Region Arts Council, Fergus Falls, MN
2002
Tupelo City Hall Exhibition, Fall/Winter 2002-03, Tupelo City Hall, Tupelo,
MS
4th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit, Juror: Susan W. Knowles and
Sergi Shillabar, RenaissanceCenter, Visual Art Gallery, Dickson, TN
The 29th Annual Juried Competition, Juror: Mark O’Grady, Masur Museum
of Art, Monroe, LA
29th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Juror: Michael Crespo, Meridian
Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Juror: Jeremy Jernegan, Lauren
Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
2001
A Sense of Place: Continuity and Change in the New South, Juror: Norman
Wagner, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
4th Annual Southeastern College Art Conference Members’ Exhibition,
Juror: Robin S. Waites, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Juror: Harvey Breverman, Columbia,
MO
Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Juror: Sandy Lorence, Mississippi
Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Juror’s Award, Drawing
Mid-South Art Teachers Juried Exhibition, Juror: Bill Nelson, Memphis
Brooks Museum of Art,
Memphis, TN, 3rd Place Award
Juried Summer Student Exhibition, Juror: Alonzo Davis, Bryant Hall Gallery,
Oxford, MS
2000
On/Off Paper, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Juror: Lisa Tremper Hanover, Adams
State College, Alamosa, CO
Fresh Inspiration: Catholic Art 2000: juried exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery,
Jackson, MS
H2O Project, The 621 Gallery, Juror: Mark Messersmith, (catalogue),
Tallahassee, FL
Cottonlandia Museum’s 18th Biennial Competition, Juror: Andy Mass,
Cottonlandia Museum,
Greenwood, MS
Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Juror: Doyle Gertjejangen, Meridian
Museum of Art,
Juror’s Award, Mixed Media
1999
Annual Juried Holiday Art Auction, University of Mississippi, Bryant Hall,
Oxford, MS
13th Annual Artist’s Alliance Member’s Exhibition, Lafayette, LA
Louisiana Chair Competition, In celebration of ten years of YA/YA, The New
Orleans African
American Museum of Art, Culture and History, New Orleans, LA
Southern Open: a juried exhibition of Southern Art: Artist Alliance, Lafayette,
LA
Works on Paper, Recent Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, Juror: Mark
Pascale, Union Art Gallery,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
The 9th Annual Mixed Media Competition, Juror: Doyle Gertjejangen, Slidell
Cultural Center,
Slidell, LA
1998
Third Annual “No Dead Artists Show”, Positive Space Gallery, New Orleans,
LA
The Self-Portrayed, Artist Alliance, Lafayette, LA
1997
Louisiana and the Great Themes in Photography, Juror: Dan Burkholder,
Artist Alliance,11th Annual
Artist’s Alliance Member Exhibition, Lafayette, LA
1996
The Wheel of Fortune, Artist Alliance, Lafayette, LA
Red Bean Open Art Show, Union Art Gallery, Lafayette, LA Merit award in
painting and photography
Current Employment
Assistant Professor of Studio Art, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Curator, Humanities Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Minnesota,
Morris, MN