lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
represented by Schroeder Romero Gallery
education
M.F.A., creative writing/arts cognate, Texas State University, San Marcos.
M.A., studio art, New York University, NYC.
B.A., history, University of Texas at Austin
solo exhibition
2009The More I See of Men. Schroeder Romero Gallery, NYC.
2007Lead Me Astray. Schroeder Romero Gallery, NYC.
group exhibition & performance
2010 Bestiary. The Wassiac Project. Wassaic, NY.
200910th Havana Biennial: Chelsea Visits Havana. Havana, Cuba.
Engagierte New Yorker Kunst in PRENNNG: The Next Step to Your Future
(curated by Hannes Priesch). Villa Feuerlöscher, Prenning,
Austria.
Superfine. Morgan Lehman Gallery, NYC.
Survive (curated by Janet Phelps). DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
Note to Self. Schroeder Romero Gallery, NYC.
2008
Timeless. Morris Museum, Morris NJ.
More Than Words. Von Lintel Gallery, NYC.
TEXT/URAL. OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA.
From Brooklyn With Love. Parker’s Box, Brooklyn, NY.
Caucus. Schroeder Romero Gallery, NYC.
2007
The Story Goes. McKenzie Fine Art, NYC.
Abstract (guerilla performance). College Art Association conference, NYC.
Nightly News (curated by Kathy Goncharov). Luxe Gallery, NYC.
2006
Text Formed Drawing (curated by Barry Rosenberg). Contemporary Art Galleries, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
The Line of Beauty. Kathleen Cullen Fine Art, NYC.
2005
Evan Schwartz, Michael Waugh. Schroeder Romero Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
R3: Reading ‘Ritin ‘Rithmetic, 30 Years Later (curated by Susan Canning). Castle Gallery at The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY.
2004
Face Off. Ronald Feldman Gallery, NYC.
T5: Airport Gift Shop (installation conceived by Tobias Wong). Terminal Five JFK International Airport, NYC.
Exhibition Anthologie der Kunst. Akademie der Künste, Berlin.
2003
Decade. Schroeder Romero Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2002
Made in Brooklyn, selection one (curated by Phong Bui). Wythe Studio, NYC.
2001
Mimic (curated by Robert Boyd). GAle GAtes, et. al., NYC.
2000
Release (performance). The Austin International Poetry Festival, Austin,
TX.
Release (guerilla performance). Chelsea Gallery District, NYC.
A Decade of Alumni: Invitational. NYU Washington Square East Galleries, NYC.
Benefit 2000. Momenta Art. NYC.
1999
Sake (student show curated by Bill Arning). E.S.VanDam Gallery, NYC.
selected bibliography
2009Devine, John. “Solution: DiverseWorks (Houston).” Art Lies, Sep.
Mueler, Kurt. “Solution (Houston).” Art Papers. May/Jun.
2008“Drawings Portray Real World, Inner Visions.” Daily Record (NJ), Nov. 30.
2007 Holland Cotter. “Michael Waugh: ‘Lead Me Astray.’” The New York Times, Mar. 16.
2006 “Text Formed Drawing at Contemporary Art Galleries.” Artdaily.com, Nov. 28.
2005 Calvin Reid. “Michael Waugh at Schroeder Romero.” Art in America, June-July.
Holland Cotter. “Evan Schwartz, Michael Waugh.” The New York Times, Jan. 21.
Pepper Keane. “Williamsburg Gallery Crawl.” freewilliamsburg.com, January 13.
2004 Holland Cotter. "Face Off." The New York Times, Nov. 26.
David Markus. "Facing Off with the New World Order." NYArtsmagazine.com, Nov. 3.
“Doughboy” (image). The Jochen Gerz Anthology of Art.
2003 “Around Town: Decade.” The New Yorker. May 12.
awards & residencies
2010 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.
2009 Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Award and The Robert Sterling Clark Visual Arts
Space Award.
Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Brook Arts from the New York Foundation for
the Arts.
Joan Mitchell Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
2008 Residency, Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions, Rutgers University, NJ.
professional
2008 Guest Panelist, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.
2007 Guest Lecture, School of Visual Art, NYC.
2006 Guest Lecture, Columbia University. NYC.
Guest Lecture, Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow, Scotland.
Guest Lecture, Pratt University School of Architecture, Brooklyn, NY
Invited Curator, Market Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.
2005 Panel Curator, Project Diversity. Brooklyn, NY.
2001 Guest Lecture, New York University. NYC.
2000 Invited Artist, The Austin International Poetry Festival. Austin, TX.
related work experience
Assistant Director: Momenta Art, 2000-current.
Adjunct Faculty: The New School University, 2001-2007.
Adjunct Faculty: New York University, 2002-2006.
Adjunct Faculty: LaGuardia Community College, 2001-2002.
Visiting Assistant Professor: Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 1997.
Adjunct Faculty: Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 1995-1996.