Born: Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1951.
Biography
Since 2000 Permanent Residence in New York (U.S. citizen 2010)
1977-1999 Resident in Munich, Germany
1994-1995 6 months residence in Austin, Texas
1991-1992 Regular working visits to the Provence, France
1976-1977 Resident in Rotterdam, Holland
Education
1971-1974 London Central School of Art and Design, BA with honours
1969-1971 Stoke-on-Trent College of Art: Pre-degree Foundation Course
The second year was under the tuition of the late Arthur Berry.
Exhibitions: One Person
** 2024:
PRESENTATION at the National Museum of Korea, Seoul:
- “Natural Mineral Pigments from Rocks and Crystals in the European Tradition”.
2. Lecture and presentation of works on paper with natural mineral pigments at the Paper House Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
2018: Rosalie “Roz” Steiner Art Gallery, Batavia, New York
2017: Walter Wickiser Gallery (Jan./Feb. 2017). Catalogue
2015: W. Wickiser Gallery (Oct. 2015). Catalogue
2010: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
2009: W. Wickiser Gallery, New York. Catalogue
2005: Henry Gregg Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
FGS Gallery, Englewood, New Jersey
2003: David Findlay Galleries, New York
2002: Post Gallery, Houston, Texas
2000: Post Gallery, Houston, Texas
1998: Galerie Poller, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Catalogue
1997: Post Gallery, Houston, Texas
1996: Post Gallery, Houston, Texas
1989: Galerie Poller, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Galerie am Theaterplatz, Erlangen, Germany
Galerie Friedrich, Cologne, Germany
1988: Galerie Friedrich, Cologne, Germany Catalogue
1985: Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich Catalogue
Group and Museum
2023: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2022: “War or Peace” Art Impact® International, Inc. Nurturing Humanity Through
Artists. A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation www.artimpactinternational.org
2021: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
On-line presentation: “Pigments Revealed Symposium 2021” with two video presentations of pigment preparation and application in different binders.
2019: “Narrative and Illusion”, Art League of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.
2018: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2017: Art Mora, Summer Group Show, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
2015: “ArtExchange”, College Art Association Conference, New York
2014: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2013: W. Wickiser Gallery, New York
(four persons show titled “Figure Variations”, Catalogue)
2011: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2010: W. Wickiser Gallery, New York Catalogue
Henry Gregg Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey Catalogue
2009: Toronto International Art Fair (Walter Wickiser Gallery)
2008: W. Wickiser Gallery, New York (four persons, “Just the Figure”)
Henry Gregg Gallery, New York
2005: Post Gallery, Houston, Texas, (four persons)
2001: Organization of Independent Artists, New York
1996: ‘Paros’, Paron, France. (3 painters & 1 sculptor) Catalogue
‘18th Hollfelder Sommeraustellung’, Bayreuth, Germany
1993: ‘Six International Artists’, Montague Art Galleries Inc., New York
1989: Galerie Friedrich, Cologne, ‘Line-art’
1988: Galerie Friedrich, Cologne
1985: ‘Art Cologne’, Galerie von Braunbehrens
1984: ‘Kunst Salon’, Haus der Kunst (Museum of Modern Art), Munich Catalogue
Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich
1983: ‘Kunst Salon’, Haus der Kunst, Munich Catalogue
Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich
1982 Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich
1981: ‘Trends 81’, Mall Galleries, London
‘Drawing Show’, Loggia Gallery, London
‘Kunst Salon’, Haus der Kunst, Munich Catalogue
Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich
Publications:
BOOK:
2017: “RENAISSANCE MYSTERIES”
Vol. I, Natural Colour
Vol. II, Proportion and Composition
ISBN 978-0-692-81574-8 and ISBN 978-0-692-81575-5
(Financed by Kremer Pigmente, Aichsetten, Germany)
Book Presentation and lecture at Kremer Pigments, NYC, June 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdyWVpgCAko&t=18s
Research Papers
Scheduled February 2019 at
the CAA Conference, New York: “A Contemporary Solution of Producing Renaissance Blue Pigments”
2007: College Art Association Conference
Abstracts 2007:
“The Contemporary Relevance of the Renaissance Palette” pp. 190-192
2005: 1. “Bunte Götter, Die
Farbigkeit antiker Skulptur” – Skulpturhalle Basel, Switzerland. Exhibition of the recontruction of polychromatic Greek sculpture 11th Aug. – 20th Nov. 2005. Catalogue contribution titled: ‘The preparation and application of mineral pigments‘, pp.256-259
Dutch translation: Kleur! Bij Grieken en Etrusken, prepared for the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam
2. Journal
„Artwatch“ UK, No. 20, Summer 2005, ‘Blue, bluer, blu-est’, pp. 30-34
2000: „Leonardo“; Journal of the
International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, M.I.T. press
Title: ‘A Renaissance of Colour, Particle Separation and Preparation of Azurite for Use in Oil Painting. (Issue 33/4)
Research Collaboration with Institutions and Companies:
Since 2008: Doerner Institute, Munich, Germany
2005-2007:
1. Vienna University of Technology, Austria. Binding medium and
natural resin analysis with mineral pigments
2. Golden Colors Inc.
Production of a sample of historical mineral pigments for the company displays
2003-2007:
The Glyptothek, Munich. The preparation and application of mineral
pigments with Greek polychromatic sculptures
2002-2004:
MOMA scientific conservator, C. McGlinchey, New York:
a. Analysis of the purity of my newly developed method for the extraction of lazurite from the semi-precious rock lapis lazuli
b. X-ray diffraction of prepared mineral pigments and extracted impurities
c. Advanced ageing tests of selected prepared and unprepared natural and mineral pigments
Tests with drying oils, essential oils and varnishes on prepared natural and mineral pigments
Since 1998:
Kremer Pigments, Aichstetten, Germany:
Adaptation of my methods of pigment preparation for the production of azurite.
This was extended to include malachite and cinnabar
1998: 1. Mr. H. Lezec, Micrion Corporation, Peabody, USA:
FIB-imaging of azurite particles (for the „Leonardo“ publication)
2. Dr. R. Treichler, Siemens AG, Munich, Germany:
SEM-imaging of azurite particles (for the „Leonardo“)
1989-1990:
Dr. A. Burmester, Doerner-Institute, Munich, Germany:
Examination of evidence of applied geometrical methods revealed from the infra-red spectrographic analysis of a Tintoretto painting, the Bamberg „Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Lectures:
2023: Colloquium: Dunhuang Institute, China: Paint layer analysis of the Mugao grottoes from the conservation department and preparation and layering of pigments.
Ostia FestII, Artists’ Materials and Techniques of Ancient Wall Paintings at Ostia Antica and Beyond, Pratt Institute, NY. My presentation: Mineral pigment and binding medium compatiblities.
2019: 1. Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY.
“A Contemporary Solution to Making Renaissance Blue Pigments”.
2. College Art Association Conference, NYC.
“A Contemporary Solution to Making Renaissance Blue Pigments”.
2018: Rosalie “Roz” Steiner Art Gallery, Batavia, New York –
The Preparation and Application of Natural and Mineral Pigments, Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY
“Renaissance Mysteries: Natural Colour and Proportion and Composition”
2017: Munich Art Academy, Germany
Title of lecture: “A Lost World of Colour: The Preparation and Use
of Natural and Mineral Pigments in Oil Painting and The Geometry of Painting Formats”
2013: Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, “Dürer’s Melencolia I”
2010: Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, New Jersey
2009: Salgamundi Club, New York
2007: Colloquium: ‘A Renaissance of Colour’, Doerner Institute, Munich, Germany.
Chair Person: College Art Association 95th Annual Conference, NYC “The Contemporary Relevance of the Renaissance Palette
Other speakers invited by Michael Price included Michael Skalka, Washington National Gallery; Dr. Georg Kremer, Kremer Pigments; Shuya Wei, Vienna University of Technology, Austria.
2005: Henry Gregg Gallery, New York
2002: Luxun Academy of Fine Art, Shenyang, China
Houston Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas
2001: ‘Painter’s Forum’, New York. A quarterly symposium on archival materials and techniques
1999: New York Art Academy, New York
Munich Academy of Art, Germany
1996: School of Fine Art, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Teaching and Instruction
2021: Guest Lecturer for painting materials, (Chemistry Dept.) Pratt Institute, NY
2003-2015: Workshops in collaboration with Kremer Pigments, NewYork:
The properties and preparation of natural and mineral pigments and their
application in tempera, casein, natural resins and oil binding mediums
2002: Oil painting department of the Luxun Academy of Fine Art, Shenyang, China
Illustrations, Writing and Poetry
1992: Illustrations published in the English
Literary Journal ‘Iron’
1981-82: Articles on art for the German magazine ‘Anglo American Spotlight’
(now Spotlight)
1975: Poetry selected and read at the
‘City of Westminster (London) Literary Festival’
Bibliography and reviews
2017: D. Dominick Lombardi, “Evolution of a
Myth”, Catalogue Introduction
2016: “Paintings and Reliefs from 1995-2015”
Mona Molarsky, “Figure Variations”, Catalogue Introduction
2012: Studio interview by cdsavoia.com
www.watchwetheartists.com/michael-price
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2009: Jonathan Goodman, “Clothing the Contemporary Nude in Renaissance Color” Catalogue Introduction
2005: Süddeutsche Zeitung Nr. 184, Munich, Germany
2002: Interview by PBS TV, Houston (broadcast May 2002)
1996: ‘Région sénonaise’, France
1988: ‘Handelsblatt’, Germany
1986: ‘Stadtillustrierte Nürnberg, Furth, Erlangen’, Germany
1985: ‘Süddeutscher Zeitung’ & ‘Abend Zeitung’, Munich
1983: ‘Abend Zeitung’, Munich, Germany
1982: ‘Süddeutscher Zeitung’, Germany
Collections
The late Barry Flanagan, internationally acclaimed sculptor.
Dr. Park, Houston, Texas
Dr. Carlos Mazuré, Grenoble, France
Dr. Gerald Brei, Switzerland
PMD Group, Coventry, (Precious Metals Group), UK
Willis Coroon, Birmingham (International Risk Management), UK
Dr. Götz Huttenlocher, Munich, Germany
Topic Verlag, Munich, Germany
HP-Medica, Augsburg, Germany
Sommerhuber, Steyr, Austria
The late Gerry Goldstein, former Post Gallery, Houston, Texas.
South Korea:
Kwangchul Youn & Jinha Park
Kyung Wha Chung
Leo Kim