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Michael Flynn

Foundation studies

Education

  • Ed.D., Leadership & Policy Studies, Eastern Kentucky University
  • M.F.A., art, University of Montana
  • B.A., visual arts, Loyola University

Credentials

  • Professor of art and design, 2017–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Assistant professor/program coordinator of fine arts, 2013–2017, Hazard Community and Technical College, Hazard, KY
  • Instructor, 3D design, fall 2012, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
  • Project manager, 2003–2013, Real Vest Construction Inc., West Chester, PA
  • Instructor and artist in residence, 2008–2012, Chester County Family Academy, West Chester, PA
  • Visiting artist, 2008, Montgomery School, Chester Springs, PA
  • Instructor, 2007, Yellow Springs Art Studio, Chester Springs, PA

Organizations

  • Kentucky Community and Technical College System, committee member, 2013–present
  • Appalachian Artisan Center, board member, 2013–present
  • Kentucky Arts Council, committee member, 2016
  • New Executives to Kentucky Leadership Program, member, 2014

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Public Sculpture Commission: National Endowment for the Arts, Pippa Passes, Ky., 2017.
  • Better Than Art, juried exhibition, MACAA Conference, Cincinnati,  2016.
  • Faculty and Student Exhibition, The Kentucky School of Craft Gallery, Hindman, Ky., 2016.
  • Kentucky Epicenter Arts Group, Appalshop Gallery, Whitesburg, Ky., 2016
  • Spring Celebration, Appalachian Artisan Center, Hindman, Ky., 2016.
  • Works from Thailand, The Kentucky School of Craft Gallery, Hindman, Ky., 2015.
  • Market Meat Wheel, Doisaket Market, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2015.
  • Berea College 2015 Craft Catalogue, national distribution, online, Berea Craft Gallery, Berea, Ky., 2015.
  • Faculty and Student Exhibition, The Kentucky School of Craft Gallery, Hindman, Ky., 2014.
  • Seedtime of the Cumberland, Metalsmithing Demonstration and Display, Whitesburg, Ky., 2014.
  • Lees College 100-year Anniversary, Jackson, Ky., 2014.
  • The Utopian Pillow, TV 24 Film Screening, Hindman, Ky., 2014.
  • Michael Flynn 2013, The Kentucky School of Craft Gallery, Hindman, Ky., 2013.
  • Shuckey Bean Elk, The Gingerbread Festival Community Project, Hindman, Ky., 2013.
  • The Civil War in Montana: Frontier Space, Missoula, Mont., 2012.
  • Mentors, Diboll Art Gallery, New Orleans.
  • Michael Flynn 2012, Gallery of Visual Artists, Missoula, Mont.
  • Conversation Pieces, The Brink Gallery, Missoula, Mont.
  • MFA Exhibition Exchange, Autzen Gallery, Portland, Ore.
  • The Utopian Pillow, UC Gallery, Missoula, Mont., 2011.
  • Found Objects, Off Center Gallery, Missoula, Mont.
  • CCFA Little People, Gay Street Plaza, West Chester, Pa.
  • 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont.
  • Extended Family, Frontier Space, Missoula, Mont.
  • Nurturing the Body, Charles University, Prague.
  • Exotics of Sound, Aero Kino, Prague.
  • Across the Divide 2, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Wash., 2010.
  • Burning Bridges and Banana Smoothies, Art Annex Gallery, Missoula, Mont.
  • 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont., 2009.
  • Gay Street Plaza Summer Show, Gay Street, West Chester, Pa.
  • The Box Project, Montgomery School, Chester Springs, Pa.
  • Spring West Art Show, The Arts Scene, West Chester, Pa., 2008.
  • Hat Fest, The Hope House, New Orleans, 2008.
  • Sculpture Exhibition, Yellow Spring Studio, Chester Springs, Pa., 2007.
  • Together: School Collection, Loyola University, New Orleans, 2007.
  • Fourth Annual Car-less Drive-in Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2007.
  • BA Show, Dibal Gallery, New Orleans, 2007.
  • Splatter, Loyola University, New Orleans, 2007.
  • Text, Broadway Gallery, New Orleans, 2006.
  • Small Metals, San Diego State University, San Diego, 2005.
  • Talking Heads, Danna Center Gallery, New Orleans, 2004.
  • Plywood in all its Forms, Danna Center Gallery, New Orleans.
  • Juried Show, Downingtown High School Juried Show, Exton, Pa., 2003.

Invited Lectures

  • Community Engagement Through Art, Loyola University, New Orleans, 2017.
  • Growing a New Fine Arts Program, Appalachian Studies Conference, Shepherdstown, W. Va., 2016.
  • Current pedagogy of the Fine Arts Program at Hazard Community and Technical College, Perry County Rotary Club, Hazard, Ky., 2015.
  • The Kentucky School of Craft community impact report, Kentucky Arts Council Board of Directors Meeting, Hindman, Ky., 2015.
  • Teaching and Research Philosophy to a Public Audience, artist presentation and film screening, ComPeung Residency, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2015.
  • Growing a New Fine Arts Program, presenter and award winner, Innovative New Faculty Award, 26th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 2015.
  • Information About Careers in the Field of Visual Arts, high school lectures, Knott County, Ky., 2013.
  • Thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont., 2012.
  • Nurturing the Body, film screening, Charles University, Prague,  2011.
  • The Utopian Pillow, film screening, UC Gallery, Missoula, Mont., 2010.
  • West Coast Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, N.M., 2010.
  • Spring West Art Show, The Arts Scene, West Chester, Pa., 2008.