The University of Alabama

Instructor of Art

Working with colleagues to broaden the scope of individual foundations courses in order to increase awareness of both wider artistic contexts and additional course options within the department.

Foundations instructor teaching Drawing, Printmaking, and 2D Composition.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Assisting Art History faculty with various course-related tasks such as grading and student feedback.

PaperWorkers Local

Grant Writer

Writing all grant narratives.
Identified, developed, and maintained grants that fund programs and services.
Responsible for researching grant opportunities.
Responsible for the interpretation of grant applications.
Gathered and maintained current files on organizational programs and projects.
Maintained consistent communication with programs staff and management to determine goals and objectives.
Prepared and delivered proposals.
Complimented by reviewers for exceptionally clear and concise proposals.

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) artists co-operative, exhibition space, and the first publicly accessible printmaking facility in Birmingham, Alabama.
The mission of PaperWorkers Local is to enable and nurture the making, exhibition, and appreciation of original works of art on and of paper.
PaperWork is a resource dedicated to enriching the Birmingham Arts Community through exhibitions, workshops and classes as well as by providing affordable studio space, access to professional quality equipment, and professional development opportunities for artists.

Birmingham-Southern College

Instructor of Art

Foundations instructor teaching 2D Composition.

Coastal Alabama Community College

Art Instructor

Michael worked at Coastal Alabama Community College as a Art Instructor

Birmingham Museum of Art

Volunteered at various times in response to general calls for volunteers.

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists' co-operative established in the summer of 2013 in Birmingham Alabama. We are a group of artists actively working to promote the understanding and appreciation of art as well as to create opportunities for artists in and near Birmingham. We do that by building community among Birmingham's printmakers, providing professional quality studio and exhibition space and by providing workshops at all levels. Since 2013 we have run a co-operative workspace where we also give workshops as well as hosting public art exhibitions and artist’s talks.urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAAeRg78BMBYrXzy1k88SVA8qNt1G8G1OCgQ,412263471)

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists' co-operative established in the summer of 2013 in Birmingham Alabama. We are a group of artists actively working to promote the understanding and appreciation of art as well as to create opportunities for artists in and near Birmingham. We do that by building community among Birmingham's printmakers, providing professional quality studio and exhibition space and by providing workshops at all levels. Since 2013 we have run a co-operative workspace where we also give workshops as well as hosting public art exhibitions and artist’s talks.urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAAeRg78BMBYrXzy1k88SVA8qNt1G8G1OCgQ,412263471)

Southeastern College Art Confrence

Member

SECAC is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and practice of the visual arts in higher education on a national basis. SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on-going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools, and museums; and among independent artists and scholars. Membership includes individuals and institutions from the original group of southeastern states that founded the conference: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Over the decades, however, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind. SECAC is an affiliated organization of the national College Art Association and participates in its annual conferences.

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists' co-operative established in the summer of 2013 in Birmingham Alabama. We are a group of artists actively working to promote the understanding and appreciation of art as well as to create opportunities for artists in and near Birmingham. We do that by building community among Birmingham's printmakers, providing professional quality studio and exhibition space and by providing workshops at all levels. Since 2013 we have run a co-operative workspace where we also give workshops as well as hosting public art exhibitions and artist’s talks.urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAAeRg78BMBYrXzy1k88SVA8qNt1G8G1OCgQ,412263471)

Southeastern College Art Confrence

Member

SECAC is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and practice of the visual arts in higher education on a national basis. SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on-going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools, and museums; and among independent artists and scholars. Membership includes individuals and institutions from the original group of southeastern states that founded the conference: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Over the decades, however, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind. SECAC is an affiliated organization of the national College Art Association and participates in its annual conferences.

Southern Graphics Council International

Member

SGC International is an educational non-profit organization committed to informing our membership about issues and processes concerning original prints, drawings, book arts, and handmade paper. Originally formed as Southern Graphics Council, a regional organization for educators of print in the U.S. South, and has grown over the years into the nation’s largest organization of printmakers. And now has representatives internationally. While the SGC International mission focuses on printmaking, members also share a general interest in advancing the dialogue of art, its education, and its processes.

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists' co-operative established in the summer of 2013 in Birmingham Alabama. We are a group of artists actively working to promote the understanding and appreciation of art as well as to create opportunities for artists in and near Birmingham. We do that by building community among Birmingham's printmakers, providing professional quality studio and exhibition space and by providing workshops at all levels. Since 2013 we have run a co-operative workspace where we also give workshops as well as hosting public art exhibitions and artist’s talks.urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAAeRg78BMBYrXzy1k88SVA8qNt1G8G1OCgQ,412263471)

Southeastern College Art Confrence

Member

SECAC is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and practice of the visual arts in higher education on a national basis. SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on-going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools, and museums; and among independent artists and scholars. Membership includes individuals and institutions from the original group of southeastern states that founded the conference: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Over the decades, however, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind. SECAC is an affiliated organization of the national College Art Association and participates in its annual conferences.

Southern Graphics Council International

Member

SGC International is an educational non-profit organization committed to informing our membership about issues and processes concerning original prints, drawings, book arts, and handmade paper. Originally formed as Southern Graphics Council, a regional organization for educators of print in the U.S. South, and has grown over the years into the nation’s largest organization of printmakers. And now has representatives internationally. While the SGC International mission focuses on printmaking, members also share a general interest in advancing the dialogue of art, its education, and its processes.

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists' co-operative established in the summer of 2013 in Birmingham Alabama. We are a group of artists actively working to promote the understanding and appreciation of art as well as to create opportunities for artists in and near Birmingham. We do that by building community among Birmingham's printmakers, providing professional quality studio and exhibition space and by providing workshops at all levels. Since 2013 we have run a co-operative workspace where we also give workshops as well as hosting public art exhibitions and artist’s talks.urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAAeRg78BMBYrXzy1k88SVA8qNt1G8G1OCgQ,412263471)

Southeastern College Art Confrence

Member

SECAC is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and practice of the visual arts in higher education on a national basis. SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on-going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools, and museums; and among independent artists and scholars. Membership includes individuals and institutions from the original group of southeastern states that founded the conference: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Over the decades, however, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind. SECAC is an affiliated organization of the national College Art Association and participates in its annual conferences.

Southern Graphics Council International

Member

SGC International is an educational non-profit organization committed to informing our membership about issues and processes concerning original prints, drawings, book arts, and handmade paper. Originally formed as Southern Graphics Council, a regional organization for educators of print in the U.S. South, and has grown over the years into the nation’s largest organization of printmakers. And now has representatives internationally. While the SGC International mission focuses on printmaking, members also share a general interest in advancing the dialogue of art, its education, and its processes.

PaperWorkers Local

President and Co-Founder

PaperWorkers Local is a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists' co-operative established in the summer of 2013 in Birmingham Alabama. We are a group of artists actively working to promote the understanding and appreciation of art as well as to create opportunities for artists in and near Birmingham. We do that by building community among Birmingham's printmakers, providing professional quality studio and exhibition space and by providing workshops at all levels. Since 2013 we have run a co-operative workspace where we also give workshops as well as hosting public art exhibitions and artist’s talks.urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAAAeRg78BMBYrXzy1k88SVA8qNt1G8G1OCgQ,412263471)

Southeastern College Art Confrence

Member

SECAC is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and practice of the visual arts in higher education on a national basis. SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on-going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools, and museums; and among independent artists and scholars. Membership includes individuals and institutions from the original group of southeastern states that founded the conference: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Over the decades, however, SECAC has grown to include individual and institutional members from across the United States, becoming the second largest national organization of its kind. SECAC is an affiliated organization of the national College Art Association and participates in its annual conferences.

Southern Graphics Council International

Member

SGC International is an educational non-profit organization committed to informing our membership about issues and processes concerning original prints, drawings, book arts, and handmade paper. Originally formed as Southern Graphics Council, a regional organization for educators of print in the U.S. South, and has grown over the years into the nation’s largest organization of printmakers. And now has representatives internationally. While the SGC International mission focuses on printmaking, members also share a general interest in advancing the dialogue of art, its education, and its processes.