MICHAEL VESSA

Born in Denver, Colorado USA, 1948.

Education:

University of Colorado, 1966

Cleveland Institute of Art, 1967-1971

Honorary Scholarship, 1968-1971

2012

John Schmid Galerie "...is like...is not is"... installation , wall pieces, drawings , Basel

2011

Habse Theater Basel "Glowbird" Film animation, Buhne Bild-Lori Glori singer Nickster Productions Basel

2010

Theater Luzern, Tanz 5 Buhne Bild Duncan Rownes choreographer

Theater Luzern Tansz 5 Buhne Bild Nick Hobbs choreographer

2009

Tinguely Museum Basel CH "Chinetic" group show curated by Klaus Littmann catologue

Austellungsraum Klingental Basel "Entsorgung" Regionale 10 group show curated by llse Ermen and Leif Bennett

art director sound stage design and fabrication "Groovey World " Swiss television pilot project Nick Tschan

Producer / director

Art Wall Centrepoint "passe-partout/virus" Centerpoint im Lohnhof Basel ...we are surounded by things that are

reproduced millions of times. Curated by Jane Whelan , Basel

2008

Wall Installation -"Superstition and Modernity" Altebrennerie, Nuglar CH

Kunsthalle Basel - Regionale 9 wall installation

2007

"Gezeichnetes" drawing group show - curated by Trudi Schori and Siegmar Gassert -

M 54 Austelungsraum-Basel CH

2006

Wall installation Novartis organized by Florence Fricker Basel CH

Video "ICON" - Novartis edited by Patricia Schott - Basel CH

M 54 Basel Switzerland - large wall installation and drawing on paper , black light ,book , plastic Group show

2005

Cree - Biel Switzerland a graphite on paper print of an electric car - Mark Frehner and Daniel Rhyner owners

Ferrari Project- Basel Switzerland- hand made wall paper of the surface of a 380Medina

Ferrari-scale 1 to1 - John Spitaleri owner, Peter Gerber video producer

DVD Ferrari Project- Basel "A large Print" - Video Peter Gerber editor Patricia Schott

2004

May September 2004 Outdoor sculpture installation Gallerie Lilian Andree

Riehen Switzerland. Group show.

2003

June October 2003 Room Installation P.S.1 M.O.M.A. New York "Site and Insight" curated by Agnes Gund.

2002

November 2002 Black and White Gallery Michel Fischer, Basel Switzerland. Group show. June 2002

Painting on the Move Gallery Michel Fischer, Basel Switzerland.

Groupshow.

2001

Gallery First Row "Hammertypeprotoheads" Exhibition of furniture designed and fabricated by the artist.

Stage design for Michael Langenekert & Anouk Spiess. Production Roxy Theater Basel.

Namibia Africa artist in residence "Outdoor Architectural Installiation" Museum

Etaneno Namibia Africa

Littmann Kulturprojekte Basel "Frontside" Artists create facades of buildings in Basel.

2000

Skultur - Backstein Intervention - Littmann Kulturprojekte - Basel Switzerland

Installation of drawings and models from "Backstein Intervention" with Stefan Saner

(architect) Schule fur Gestaltung Basel

1999

Stage design Orma Dance Productions, Zurich Switzerland "Four Corners of the Earth"

Performances Zurich, Luzern, Zug.

1998

Art Fair 98, Basel Switzerland Commission From Furst Messebau AG for VIP Lounge.

Wettbewerb "100 wohnsinnige Stuhle" Basel Switzerland Competition, design, and

fabrication of chair in conjunction with the Messe "Wohnsinn" Honorable mention.

1997

Littmann Kulturprojekte Basel Switzerland Chinese Bicycle show.

Stage design - Orma Dance Productions - Zurich Switzerland. Performances in Zurich.

English Speaking Community Center - Basel Switzerland - Lecture and show of

drawings.

1996

"Car Doors" - Installation for John Schmid - Arlesheim Switzerland - One man show.

"Grass Sofas" - Commission from Atag Ernst and Young - Basel Switzerland.

Galerie Lilian Andree - One man show - Basel Switzerland.

1995

"Highway" - Installation for John Schmid - Arlesheim Switzerland.

"Off Beat Jazz Festival" - Set and poster designs - Basel Switzerland.

1994-1995

Artist in residence, "Schontal" - John Schmid - Langenbruck Switzerland.

Galerie Littmann - group show - Basel Switzerland.

1993

Galerie Littmann - One man show - Dusseldorf Germany

"Sit Down and Dance" Set design - Performance piece with choreographer James

Sutherland. Galerie Littmann - Basel Switzerland.

Documentary of Doc Chetum - L. Brown producer - New York City.

1992

Galerie Littmann - One man show - Basel Switzerland.

"Aus Papier" - Galerie Littmann - Basel Switzerland.

1991

"The Castello" - Arccidosso Italy

1990

Galerie Littmann - One man show - Basel Switzerland.

1986

Cleveland Institute of Contemporary Art - group show - Cleveland, Ohio.

1985

Set designs for Peter Scagarelo Experimental Theater Company - New Vic Theater -

New York City.

1984

Set designs for Peter Scagarelo Experimental Theater Company - New York City.

1981

City University Graduate Center - New York City - One man show.

Drawing Center - New York City - "Emerging artist".

1979

Model Commission, B.F. Goodrich Experimental Video Project - University of Ohio -

Akron, Ohio.

1978

The New Gallery - Cleveland, Ohio - One man show.

Museo de Contemporary Art - Caracas Venezuela - group show.

Kulturinitiative, Messe Basel Switzerland - group show.

1977

Museum of Modern Art - New York City - "Project Rooms" - One man show.

Rosa Esman Gallery - New York City - One man show.

Minnesota Museum of Art - "American Drawings 1927-1977" - group show.

Bard College - New York - "Paintings that Reveal the Wall" - group show.

The New Gallery - Cleveland; Ohio - group show.

Akron Art Institute - Akron, Ohio - "Drawing as Process" - group show.

The Cleveland Museum of Art - Cleveland, Ohio - group show.

Muhlenberg College, Center for the Arts - Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Renwick Gallery, Smithsoian Institute - Washington D.C. - "The Object as Poet".

1976

Galerie Jollenbeck - Cologne Germany - One man show.

Galerie December - Dusseldorf Germany - One man show.

Rosa Esman Gallery - New York City - One man show.

Rosa Esman Gallery - New York City - group show

1975

Galerie Stampa - Basel Switzerland - One man show.

The Cleveland Museum of Art - Cleveland, Ohio - "American Drawing Exhibit".

Rosa Esman Gallery - New York City - group show.

The New Gallery - Cleveland, Ohio - "Four New York Artists".

Weatherspoon Gallery - University of North Carolina at Greensboro - "Art on Paper".

1974

Rosa Esman Gallery - New York City - One man show.

American Studies Center - Teheran Iran - "Art Today USA".

Portfolio Galerie - Dusseldorf Germany - group show.

1973

The New Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio -"Master Drawings and Young Contemporary Artists" Sao Paolo Brazil.

Indianapolis Museum of Art - Indianapolis, Indiana.

Rosa Esman Gallery - New York City - group show.

1972

The New Gallery - Cleveland, Ohio - One man show.

1971

Cleveland Institute of Art - Cleveland, Ohio - group show.

The Cleveland Museum of Art - Cleveland, Ohio - group show.

The New Gallery - Cleveland, Ohio - "Five Artists".

Mansfield Museum of Art - Mansfield, Ohio - group show.

Dayton Institute of Art - Dayton, Ohio - group show.

www.michaelvessa.ch -2012 -No animals were harmed in the making of this website.