Draftsman, Sculptor
· Born in 1971
- United States
Michael Velliquette
Michael Velliquette
United States
« What inspires me to be an artist is the sheer possibility of it all. »
Michael Velliquette is an American draftsman and sculptor whose works have been exhibited nationally, as well as in Norway, Japan, and South Korea. His intricately constructed paper sculptures "open a view into imagined worlds". Velliquette describes his art as redifining the nature of paper by creating objects that convey "strength, intent, and durability". His structural abstractions are cut and assembled by hand, with each piece taking up to five hundred hours to complete.
Credentials
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1971
- Mediums
- Draftsman, Sculptor
Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission- Winner- Madison, WI, United States
Madison Arts Commission Grant- Winner- Madison, WI, United States
Dozier Travel Grant, Dallas Museum of Art- Winner- Dallas, United States
Creations are Numberless, I Vow To Free Them / David Shelton Gallery - Houston, United States
Beginner’s Mind / Tory Folliard Gallery - Milwaukee, United States
The Desire for Being / Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts - Birmingham, AL, United States
Their Arising and Passing Away / DCKT Contemporary - New York, United States
In Spaces and Other Places / Morgan Lehman Gallery - New York, United States
Intuitive Jungle / DCKT Contemporary - New York, United States
Still Lives of Saints, / Ratio 3 Gallery - San Francisco, United States
Cheongju Craft Biennale / Cheonju City - Cheongju, South Korea
Cut, Fold and Handmade / Peninsula Arts Center - Newport News, VA, United States
Pulp+Process / Society of Arts + Crafts - Boston, United States
Paper: Medium and Message / Dubuque Museum of Art - Dubuque, IA, United States
Serpentiform / Mori Arts Center - Tokyo, Japan
Cut, Fold, and Form / Racine Art Museum - Racine, WI, United States
Paper and Blade / Fuller Craft Musuem - Brockton, MA, United States
Hoarding, Amassing, and Excess / Northern Illinois University Museum - Dekalb, IL, United States
Paperwork in 3D / Shelburne Museum - Shelburne, VT, United States
Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art Since the 1960's / San Antonio Museum of Art - San Antonio, TX, United States
Art on paper / Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, NC, United States
Slash: Paper Under the Knife / Museum of Art and Design - New York, United States
With Us Against Reality / Galerie S.E. - Bergen, Norway
We Are Electric / Deitch Gallery - New York, United States
Colossal Magazine: Grace Ebert- Myriad Layers of Intricately Cut Paper Construct Architectural Sculptures by Artist Michael Velliquette
Artist Blog- Artist Interview: Michael Velliquette
Paper Artist Collective- Artist Interview: Michael Velliquette
On Art and Aesthetics- Magnifying Our Impulse For Adornment: Paper Sculptures By Michael Velliquette
Wisconsin State Journal- Starting from scrap: Madison artist makes a statement with cut paper, fragments
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft - Houston, United States
EUARCA - Kassel, Germany
Vermont Studio Center - Johnson, VT, United States
John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency - Kohler Village, WI, United States
SÍM Artist Residency - Reykjavik, Iceland
Millay Colony for the Arts - Austerlitz, NY, United States
Artpace International Artist-In-Residence Program - San Antonio, TX, United States
Boston Children’s Hospital, United States
The Progressive Art Collection, United States
Microsoft Art Collection, United States
John Michael Kohler Art Center, United States
San Antonio Museum of Art, United States
Linda Pace Foundation, United States
Western Bridge Collection, United States
Museum of Wisconsin Art, United States
Racine Art Museum, United States
Art Museum of South Texas, United States
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, United States
Chazen Museum of Art, United States
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