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Michael W. Faris
117 Toulon Court
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-322-9181
[email protected]
http://www.michaelfarisart.com/
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington 2011 Art Education
M.S. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 1999 Art Education
B.S. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 1996 Art Education
Recent Art Exhibition Record, Solo Shows:
2024 A History of Racism, Green Root Gallery, Belleville, IL
A History of Racism, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2022 Retrospective, Michael Faris, Stone Soup Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Kids and Guns, Greg Hardwick Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
The Censorship Series, Long Con Magazine, issue 11, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2020 Five Works by Michael Faris, Quaranzine Magazine online, Third Estate Art,
Chicago, IL
The Riot Show, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2019 Critical Enlightenment Theory, Cottey College, Nevada, MO
The Riot Show, African American Museum of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL
The Riot Show, Northwest Missouri State University, Kansas City, MO
The Riot Show, Kranzberg Art Center, St. Louis, MO
2018 The Theory of Resistance, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2017 Michael Faris and the Temple of Doom, Hartley Gallery, Herrin, IL
2016 Shots Fired, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, IL
2015 Censorship and Other Forms of Violence, South Suburban College, Chicago, IL
2013 Rejection Notice, Centralia Cultural Society, Centralia, IL
2012 Retrospective, Michael Faris, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, IL
Recent Art Exhibition Record, Group Shows:
2025 Social Justice, Artspace 304, Carbondale, IL
Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2024 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Anna Art Center, Anna, IL
2023 Art is Why I Get Up in the Morning, Harrisburg Public Library, Harrisburg, IL
Collectors Choice XXIII, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Cedarhurst Thirtieth Biennial Competition Exhibit, Mt. Vernon, IL
Raise your Voice: Art of Protest and Empowerment, Art St. Louis, virtual
The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Shawnee College, Ullin, IL
Pop 2, Soulard Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Woman, Life, Freedom, St. Louis Community College Forest Park, MO
Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2022 Biennial Community Art Show, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, MO
The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Cairo High School, Cairo, IL
2021 All Colors, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Nonbinary Review Issue #26, Person of Interest, Zoetic Press, Santa Cruz, CA
You in the Lou, Stone Soup Gallery, St. Louis. MO
2020 4th Annual National Art Education Association Juried Member Exhibition, virtual
2019 Elements and Principles, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
Art in Our Region: 1930s-2019, Hise Museum of Regional Art, Harrisburg, IL
59th Mid-States Art Exhibit, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN
2018 Northwest Missouri State Faculty Invitational, University of Nebraska, Omaha
NWMSU Faculty Show, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
In Black and White: Art Meets Writing, SAA Collective, Springfield, IL
Art from the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2017 Tell me a Story, Foundry Art Centre, St. Louis, MO
The 27th Cedarhurst Biennial, Mt. Vernon, IL
The Hartley Invitational, Hartley Gallery, Herrin, IL
Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
A Change is Gonna Come, Thomas Dunn Learning Center, St. Louis, MO
2016 Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
IAEA Presenters Exhibit, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, IL
Critical Response Exhibit, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Herrinfesta Art Exhibit, The Hartley Gallery, Herrin, IL
2015 The 26th Cedarhurst Biennial, Mt. Vernon, IL
Art is why I get up in the Morning, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, IL
Members Exhibit, Little Egypt Art Association, Marion, IL
Academic Teaching Experience:
2023 Adjunct Instructor
Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, MO
2017-2021 Assistant Professor
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2005-2016 Art Instructor
Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2004-2005 Lecturer
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
1999-2003 Adjunct Instructor
Kaskaskia College, Centralia, IL
1996-2003 Art Instructor
Centralia High School, Centralia, IL
Community Art Center Teaching Experience:
2025 Instructor
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Oasis, St. Louis, MO
Cedarhurst Art Center, Mt. Vernon, IL
2024 Instructor
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Oasis, St. Louis, MO
Cedarhurst Art Center, Mt. Vernon, IL
2023 Instructor
Drawn Studio, St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2022-2023 Instructor
Stone Soup Gallery, Chesterfield, MO
2022 Instructor
Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis, MO
2016 Instructor
Hartley Gallery and Event Center, Herrin, IL
2012-2016 Coordinator
Summer Art for All
Free summer art programs for children in various locations throughout Southern Illinois
1992-1995 Instructor
Centralia Cultural Society, Centralia, IL
Artworks Online Page:
http://www.michaelfarisart.com/
PBS episode of Expressions:
http://www.pbs.org/video/2365675205/
Professional Honors:
2004 Della Fricke Art Education Scholarship, Indiana University, Bloomington
1996 Graduated Summa cum Laude, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
1996 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Professional Grants:
2022 Illinois Arts Council Agency, Southern Arts Fund Grant
2021 Institutional Research Grant- Northwest Missouri State University
2020 Institutional Research Grant- Northwest Missouri State University
2016 Carbondale Community Arts Residency Grant
2016 Tides Foundation Grant, for the Summer Art for All program
2015 Tides Foundation Grant, for the Summer Art for All program
Professional Activities and Memberships:
2023-Present Member, St. Louis Artists’ Guild
2017-2021 Member, Missouri Art Education Association
2016-2017 Artist in Residence, Carbondale Community Arts
2005-2017 Member, Little Egypt Art Association
2003-Present Member, National Art Education Association
2003-2017 Member, Illinois Art Education Association
2001-2003 President, Centralia Palette and Brush Club
1994-2003 Member, Board of Directors of the Centralia Cultural Society
1996-Present Member, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Professional Presentations:
2024 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Anna Art Center, Anna, IL
2023 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Shawnee College, Ullin, IL
2022 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Cairo High School, Cairo, IL
2021 Critical Race Theory and The Riot Show, Healing Illinois Juneteenth Celebration with Visual Arts, Legacy Training, Inc. Zoom presentation
2020 How to Visit an Art Museum, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2020 Contemporary African American Artists, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2020 Careers in Visual Art, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2019 Art with a Social Agenda, Missouri Art Education Association, Kansas City, MO
2018 Creating Textures with Graphite and Charcoal, Southern Illinois Art Education
Association, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
2018 The Theory of Resistance, discussion panel about my artwork and the work of
other social justice artists, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO.
2016 Drawing and Adobe Photoshop workshops, Leadership Conference, Trio, Shawnee Community College
2016 Art with a Social Agenda, Southern Illinois Art Education Association, Southern Illinois University
2014 Civil Rights Symposium artist and presenter, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, Illinois.
2014 Understanding the Elements and Principles of Design, Little Egypt Art Association, Marion, Illinois.
2013 Summer Art for All and strategies for fundraising, Illinois Art Education Association Conference
2012 Summer Art for All, Southern Illinois Art Education Association Conference, Carbondale, Illinois
Recommendations
1. Zackary Petot, Executive Director
St. Louis Artists’ Guild
12 Jackson Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 727-6266
[email protected]
2. Sara L. DeNeal, Art Instructor
Harrisburg High School
College Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946
618-841-7043
[email protected]
3. Josh Shearer, Visual Arts Director
Anna Middle School District No. 37
301 South Green Street
Anna, Illinois 62906
217-549-0549
[email protected]
4. Juanita Simmons, Consultant, Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
17711 Woods
Boonville, MO 75233
660-563-1557
[email protected]
5. Robert Ketchens, Artist
1022 Woods Way
O’Fallon, IL 62269
314-792-5299
[email protected]
Michael W. Faris
117 Toulon Court
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-322-9181
[email protected]
http://www.michaelfarisart.com/
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington 2011 Art Education
M.S. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 1999 Art Education
B.S. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 1996 Art Education
Recent Art Exhibition Record, Solo Shows:
2024 A History of Racism, Green Root Gallery, Belleville, IL
A History of Racism, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2022 Retrospective, Michael Faris, Stone Soup Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Kids and Guns, Greg Hardwick Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
The Censorship Series, Long Con Magazine, issue 11, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2020 Five Works by Michael Faris, Quaranzine Magazine online, Third Estate Art,
Chicago, IL
The Riot Show, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2019 Critical Enlightenment Theory, Cottey College, Nevada, MO
The Riot Show, African American Museum of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL
The Riot Show, Northwest Missouri State University, Kansas City, MO
The Riot Show, Kranzberg Art Center, St. Louis, MO
2018 The Theory of Resistance, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2017 Michael Faris and the Temple of Doom, Hartley Gallery, Herrin, IL
2016 Shots Fired, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, IL
2015 Censorship and Other Forms of Violence, South Suburban College, Chicago, IL
2013 Rejection Notice, Centralia Cultural Society, Centralia, IL
2012 Retrospective, Michael Faris, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, IL
Recent Art Exhibition Record, Group Shows:
2025 Social Justice, Artspace 304, Carbondale, IL
Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2024 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Anna Art Center, Anna, IL
2023 Art is Why I Get Up in the Morning, Harrisburg Public Library, Harrisburg, IL
Collectors Choice XXIII, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Cedarhurst Thirtieth Biennial Competition Exhibit, Mt. Vernon, IL
Raise your Voice: Art of Protest and Empowerment, Art St. Louis, virtual
The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Shawnee College, Ullin, IL
Pop 2, Soulard Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Woman, Life, Freedom, St. Louis Community College Forest Park, MO
Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2022 Biennial Community Art Show, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, MO
The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Cairo High School, Cairo, IL
2021 All Colors, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Nonbinary Review Issue #26, Person of Interest, Zoetic Press, Santa Cruz, CA
You in the Lou, Stone Soup Gallery, St. Louis. MO
2020 4th Annual National Art Education Association Juried Member Exhibition, virtual
2019 Elements and Principles, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
Art in Our Region: 1930s-2019, Hise Museum of Regional Art, Harrisburg, IL
59th Mid-States Art Exhibit, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN
2018 Northwest Missouri State Faculty Invitational, University of Nebraska, Omaha
NWMSU Faculty Show, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
In Black and White: Art Meets Writing, SAA Collective, Springfield, IL
Art from the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2017 Tell me a Story, Foundry Art Centre, St. Louis, MO
The 27th Cedarhurst Biennial, Mt. Vernon, IL
The Hartley Invitational, Hartley Gallery, Herrin, IL
Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
A Change is Gonna Come, Thomas Dunn Learning Center, St. Louis, MO
2016 Shrode Competition Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
IAEA Presenters Exhibit, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, IL
Critical Response Exhibit, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Herrinfesta Art Exhibit, The Hartley Gallery, Herrin, IL
2015 The 26th Cedarhurst Biennial, Mt. Vernon, IL
Art is why I get up in the Morning, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, IL
Members Exhibit, Little Egypt Art Association, Marion, IL
Academic Teaching Experience:
2023 Adjunct Instructor
Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, MO
2017-2021 Assistant Professor
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2005-2016 Art Instructor
Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2004-2005 Lecturer
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
1999-2003 Adjunct Instructor
Kaskaskia College, Centralia, IL
1996-2003 Art Instructor
Centralia High School, Centralia, IL
Community Art Center Teaching Experience:
2025 Instructor
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Oasis, St. Louis, MO
Cedarhurst Art Center, Mt. Vernon, IL
2024 Instructor
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
Oasis, St. Louis, MO
Cedarhurst Art Center, Mt. Vernon, IL
2023 Instructor
Drawn Studio, St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2022-2023 Instructor
Stone Soup Gallery, Chesterfield, MO
2022 Instructor
Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis, MO
2016 Instructor
Hartley Gallery and Event Center, Herrin, IL
2012-2016 Coordinator
Summer Art for All
Free summer art programs for children in various locations throughout Southern Illinois
1992-1995 Instructor
Centralia Cultural Society, Centralia, IL
Artworks Online Page:
http://www.michaelfarisart.com/
PBS episode of Expressions:
http://www.pbs.org/video/2365675205/
Professional Honors:
2004 Della Fricke Art Education Scholarship, Indiana University, Bloomington
1996 Graduated Summa cum Laude, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
1996 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Professional Grants:
2022 Illinois Arts Council Agency, Southern Arts Fund Grant
2021 Institutional Research Grant- Northwest Missouri State University
2020 Institutional Research Grant- Northwest Missouri State University
2016 Carbondale Community Arts Residency Grant
2016 Tides Foundation Grant, for the Summer Art for All program
2015 Tides Foundation Grant, for the Summer Art for All program
Professional Activities and Memberships:
2023-Present Member, St. Louis Artists’ Guild
2017-2021 Member, Missouri Art Education Association
2016-2017 Artist in Residence, Carbondale Community Arts
2005-2017 Member, Little Egypt Art Association
2003-Present Member, National Art Education Association
2003-2017 Member, Illinois Art Education Association
2001-2003 President, Centralia Palette and Brush Club
1994-2003 Member, Board of Directors of the Centralia Cultural Society
1996-Present Member, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Professional Presentations:
2024 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Anna Art Center, Anna, IL
2023 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Shawnee College, Ullin, IL
2022 The Artist Collective on Race, Equity, and Unity, Cairo High School, Cairo, IL
2021 Critical Race Theory and The Riot Show, Healing Illinois Juneteenth Celebration with Visual Arts, Legacy Training, Inc. Zoom presentation
2020 How to Visit an Art Museum, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2020 Contemporary African American Artists, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2020 Careers in Visual Art, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
2019 Art with a Social Agenda, Missouri Art Education Association, Kansas City, MO
2018 Creating Textures with Graphite and Charcoal, Southern Illinois Art Education
Association, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
2018 The Theory of Resistance, discussion panel about my artwork and the work of
other social justice artists, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO.
2016 Drawing and Adobe Photoshop workshops, Leadership Conference, Trio, Shawnee Community College
2016 Art with a Social Agenda, Southern Illinois Art Education Association, Southern Illinois University
2014 Civil Rights Symposium artist and presenter, Carbondale Community Arts, Carbondale, Illinois.
2014 Understanding the Elements and Principles of Design, Little Egypt Art Association, Marion, Illinois.
2013 Summer Art for All and strategies for fundraising, Illinois Art Education Association Conference
2012 Summer Art for All, Southern Illinois Art Education Association Conference, Carbondale, Illinois
Recommendations
1. Zackary Petot, Executive Director
St. Louis Artists’ Guild
12 Jackson Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 727-6266
[email protected]
2. Sara L. DeNeal, Art Instructor
Harrisburg High School
College Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946
618-841-7043
[email protected]
3. Josh Shearer, Visual Arts Director
Anna Middle School District No. 37
301 South Green Street
Anna, Illinois 62906
217-549-0549
[email protected]
4. Juanita Simmons, Consultant, Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
17711 Woods
Boonville, MO 75233
660-563-1557
[email protected]
5. Robert Ketchens, Artist
1022 Woods Way
O’Fallon, IL 62269
314-792-5299
[email protected]