Biography
Michael Creese was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his family at the age of seven. While in school, he developed a keen interest in art and drawing, and was greatly encouraged by his high school art teachers to pursue his passions. Michael’s interest in drawing quickly progressed to a fascination with painting.
After being accepted at several different universities, including the Pratt Institute of New York, Michael began his formal art training at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, where in 1981 he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Michael paints in the oil impasto style, a technique used in art where paint is laid thickly on canvas, leaving visible brush (or palette knife) strokes. When dry, impasto provides a great deal of texture to the finished painting. He also works with several other mediums in addition to oils, most notably watercolors. Only high quality artist's materials, permanent lightfast pigments, archival canvas mounted on solid wood stretcher bars, and acid-free watercolor papers are used in the creation of his work.
Michael’s work has been sold in print form by major art distributors and retailers, featured in the work of interior designers, and sold as ceramic and marble tile murals. His original oil on canvas paintings are purchased by collectors throughout the United States, as well as internationally. He is currently a member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society.
Exhibition History
2012 Sewickley Spring Gallery Walk, Sewickley, PA
2011 Various Works, Starbucks, Sewickley, PA
2011 Sweet Jazz Music Series Exhibit, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
2010 Various Works, Spot Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2009 Sewickley Spring Gallery Walk, Sewickley, PA
2008 4th Annual Art Exhibition, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
2008 Various Works, Spot Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2007 Koi Fish Paintings, Starbucks, Sewickley, PA
2006 Poppy Fields, Starbucks, Sewickley, PA
2006 Various Works, Earth Works Art Gallery, Penn Yan, NY
2005 Various Works, The Open Mind Bookstore, Sewickley, PA
2004 Sewickley Artists on the Streets, Live Auction, Sewickley, PA
2003 Oil and Knife Paintings, Starbucks, Sewickley, PA
2001 Oil and Knife Paintings, Starbucks, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1997 Beach Scenes, Borders Books and Music, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1994 Acrylic Paintings, Consign Design, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1990 Group Show, The Inn at Glen Echo, Glen Echo, MD
1988 Group Show, Flutes of Georgetown, Washington, DC
1982 National On-Paper Show, Terrance Gallery, Palenville, NY
1982 National Juried Art Show, George Washington University, Washington, DC
1981 Solo Show, Wiebe-Bonwell Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1981 Group Show, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1980 Group Show, CMU Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Associations
National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society
News & Awards
Wolf poster publication by Trends International
Emerging Artists category addition by greatbigcanvas.com
Koi fish prints selected for publication by AllPosters.com
Koi fish prints included in the interior design store at Barclay Butera
First Place, Purchase Award, charcoal drawing, Terrance Gallery
Second Place, silk-screen, George Washington University
First Place, acrylic painting, CMU Art Gallery
Media
Guitar painting used by Carlos Wilde at Reverbnation
Guitar painting used for Monocle Band Website
Saturday Night Live, Season 37: Koi art used in set design for skit entitled Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Baby
Zazzle: Featured Seller Interview
San Francisco Bay Area Koi Club: July and August Newsletters
Trinity University Philosophy Department: May 2010 Newsletter
Sewickley Herald: Wiebe-Bonwell Gallery Show
Sewickley Herald: Macbeth Poster
Bittersweet Magazine: Paintings
Prints Available Online
