Artist CV
Artist's statement
(b 1977US. Lives and works in Paoli)
Michael De Luca believes drawing is an end in its own right. Working exclusively with pastel on paper, he uses two-dimensional graphic shapes to explore gesture, motion, cause and effect. His shapes are intentionally flat, but malleable, minimal, and complete; it’s their uncoordinated ability to expand, stretch, slouch, or bend that most interests De Luca.Solo exhibitions
- 2020
- Reduction, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati
- Night and Day: A Study of Contrast, District Arts, Frederick, MD
- Black & White, Grey Cube Gallery (online exhibition)
- 2019
- Drawing, Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, Juror - Olga Valle Tetkowski, Deputy Director at The Drawing Center, NYC
- Visual Thinking: Drawing Exhibition, IU Southeast, New Albany, Jurors – The Thinking Through Drawing Research Network Board
- Enlighten, The Art Center at Highland Park, Highland Park, Juror – Contemporary Chicago artist, Bert Leveille
- Works on Paper II, Da Vinci Art Alliance Gallery, Philadelphia, PAJuror – Contemporary Philadelphia artist, Rochelle Toner
- 30th National Drawing & Print Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, Juror – Ginevra Shay, Artistic Director of The Contemporary
- 2018
- Small Works: 41st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, Juror – Leah Kolb, Curator of Exhibitions at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)
- Reflection, Media Arts Council and Gallery, Juror – Contemporary Philadelphia artist, Robert Straight
- 55th Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Juror – Joel Parsons, Director of Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College
- Works On/Of Paper, BrickRed Gallery, New Orleans
- Drawn 5th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati
- Annual Juried Exhibition Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, Juror – Thora Jacobson, Director Mural Arts Philadelphia
- Black & White 2018, Bauhaus Prairie Online Art Gallery
- 2017
- Drawing Resurfaced II, Purdue University Galleries, Lafayette, Juror – Liz Erlewine, Director & Head Curator, Purdue University Galleries
- Great Lakes Drawing Biennial, Eastern Michigan University School of Art and Design, Juror - Claire Gilman, Senior Curator at the Drawing Center
- Drawn 4th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati
- 2017 Black and White Exhibition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs
- Black and White, Colors of Humanity Online Gallery
Group exhibitions
- 2019
- Shape Aerobics: Michael DeLuca, LaGuardia Community College, Queens
- Perennial Visions 2, Da Vinci Art Alliance Gallery, Philadelphia
- New Now II, In Liquid Gallery, Philadelphia
- 2018
- Perennial Visions, Da Vinci Art Alliance Gallery, Philadelphia
- 2016
- Revolutions in Making, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside
- 2014
- On the Persistence of Drawing, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside
Awards & residencies
- 2018
- 1st Place, Black & White 2018, Bauhaus Prairie Gallery
- 2nd Place, Reflection, Media Arts Council, Media, PA
- 3rd Place 55th Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe
- 2009
- Distinguished Teaching Award for Adjunct Faculty Arcadia University
- 2002
- Visual Artist Fellowship, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia
Press & publications
- 2020
- Artmaze Magazine Spring 17 edition, ArtConnect, “Alone Together”, Honorable Mention
- 2019
- INDA13 “International Drawing Annual Exhibition in Print”, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OHStudio Visit Magazine Volumes 43 & 44 The Open Studios Press
- 2018
- INDA12 “International Drawing Annual Exhibition in Print”, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati
- 2016
- New American Paintings, Issue 122, The Open Studios Press
- 2005
- New American Paintings, Issue 57, The Open Studios Press
- 2003
- New American Paintings, Issue 45, The Open Studios Press
Teaching
- 2020
- Associate Professor of Drawing Department of Visual & Performing Arts Arcadia University, Glenside
- 2014-Present
- Assistant Professor of Drawing, Coordinator of Portfolio Applications Department of Visual & Performing Arts Arcadia University, Glenside
Education
- 2002
- MFA in Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington
- 1999
- BFA in Painting, Arcadia University, Glenside