Michael J. Hager
Art Department, Washburn University
(785) 670-2205 (work)
e-mail: michael.hager@washburn.edu
EDUCATION
1999 Master of Fine Arts
The University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
major: printmaking / minor: sculpture
1997 Master of Arts
The University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
major: printmaking / minor: sculpture
1992 Bachelor of Fine Arts
Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
major emphases: sculpture / minor emphases: printmaking
1983 Associate Certificate
Kaw Area Technical School - Topeka, Kansas
major: technical drafting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS
2018 - 2019 Strand: DNA
Long-term (8 months) installation print
NOTO ArtSpace
Topeka, Kansas
2016 Totems
NexLynx
Topeka, Kansas
2012 - 2013 Objects of Interest / Interest of Objects - invitational exhibition
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center - Kansas City, Missouri
2008 Fundamental Images - solo exhibition
School of Art and Design Gallery - University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas
2007 Fundamental Images - solo exhibition
Birger Sandzen Memorial Museum - Bethany College - Lindsborg, Kansas
2007 Fundamental Images - solo exhibition
P. E. O. Foundation Gallery - Cottey College - Nevada. Missouri
2004 Fundamental Images - solo exhibition
The Carter Art Center - Kansas City, Missouri
2004 Fundamental Forms - solo exhibition
The Manhattan Art Center - Manhattan, Kansas
2003 Paths; Works by Michael Hager - solo exhibition
The Collective Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2002 Recent Prints - solo exhibition
Lawrence Public Library Gallery - Lawrence, Kansas
1992 Tracker; permanent sculpture installation
Washburn University Campus - Topeka, Kansas
GROUP and JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2014 Washburn Art Alumni Exhibition
Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Kansas
2013 Topeka Competition 31
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2002 - 2013 Art Faculty Exhibition
Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Kansas
2003 Topeka Competition 25
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2001 2001 MAPC Members’ Juried Exhibition
Ronald Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast - New Albany, Indiana
2001 Art from the Middle, Art from the Plains States
E. B. White Gallery, Butler County Community College - El Dorado, Kansas
2001 International Small Works on Paper
Art Asheville’s Gallery One - Asheville, North Carolina
2001 Prints, Drawings and Pastels; A National Competition
St. Louis Art Guild - St. Louis, Missouri
2001 16th Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition
Central Missouri State University - Warrensburg, Missouri
2001 28th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition
Bradley University - Peoria, Illinois
2000 2000 Drawing and Print Exhibition
Bloomingdale Museum - Bloomingdale, Illinois
2000 23rd National Print Biennial 2000
Silvermine Art Guild - New Canaan, Connecticut
2000 Pressure; Third Biennial Printmaking Exhibition
Business of Art Center - Manitou Springs, Colorado
1999 Road Trip; New Work from Iowa
Fassbender Art Gallery - Chicago, Illinois
1999 M.F.A. Student Art Show
The University of Iowa Museum of Art - Iowa City, Iowa
1998 The Printed Image; Eight Iowa Printmakers
Summit Street Gallery - Iowa City, Iowa
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017 - present Associate Professor, Printmaking and Sculpture
Art Department - Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
2011 – 2017 Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Art Department - Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
2007 – 2010 Full-time Faculty, Administrative
½ time Lecturer - ½ time Exhibition Preparator, Mulvane Art Museum
Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
2009 Panel Facilitator
Conversations: Japanese Prints, Tsubas and Yatates
Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Kansas
2001 – 2007 Adjunct Professor of Art
Art Department, Sculpture, Printmaking and Foundations
Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
2007 Panel Member
Conversations: Connecting Art to Our Lives
Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Kansas
2005 Visiting Artist
Intaglio Inked Woodcut Printing
Kansa State University - Manhattan, Kansas
2005 Guest Lecturer
The Book as Fine Art
The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
1998 Guest Lecturer
Colloquium
The University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
1998 Visiting Artist
Art Appreciation; slide lecture
Muscatine Community College - Muscatine, Iowa
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and COLLABORATIONS
2012 Guest Curator - Parallel Views
Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Kansas
2010 – 2011 Exhibition Preparator / Gallery Technician
Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Kansas
2010 Collaborative Furniture Fabricator
The Waiting Room Project - Traveling Installation Exhibition
2001 – 2006 Gallery Associate / Exhibits Technician and Curator
The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2005 – 2006 Collaborative Sculpture Project
Stephen T. Johnson - Abstract Alphabet
Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
2005 Collaborative Print Project
Stan Herd - A Print Edition for the Kansas Quarter Earthwork
Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
2005 Curator - The Book as Fine Art
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2005 Curator - Keith Achepohl; Gardens of Earth and Water
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2003 Curator - Seeing is Believing; The Art of Stephen T. Johnson
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2003 Curator - Prints from the Permanent Collection
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2002 Juror; Three Dimensional Works
Mountain / Plains Art Fair - Topeka, Kansas
1999 – 2000 Exhibit Technician
Kansas Historical Society and Museum - Topeka, Kansas
1998 Curator - The Printed Image; Eight Iowa Printmakers
Summit Street Gallery - Iowa City, Iowa
AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS
2013 Juror’s Award - Topeka Competition 35
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2003 Juror’s Award - Topeka Competition 25
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery - Topeka, Kansas
2000 Merchant’s Award - Pressure; Third Biennial Printmaking Exhibition
Business of Art Center - Manitou Springs, Colorado
1996 Honorable Mention - Student Art Exhibit
The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council - Iowa City, Iowa
1990 & 1991 Charles Pollak Art Purchase Award
Mulvane Art Museum and Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas