Michael Weatherly
Elbow Lake, MN
Visual
Teach K-12, Residency Programs, Workshops for Adults, Workshops for Children, Demonstrate, Serve as a Juror
Michael Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker living in Elbow Lake. He further his education at the University of Minnesota Morris obtaining a BA in Art history and minor in Studio art with an emphasis in printmaking. During college Michael discovered the printing process of mono‐printing and currently incorporates this printmaking technique with manipulated digital images. His art is characterized by vibrant colors, material elements and stark black lines.
Weatherly has been the recipient of several artist grants including the McKnight Foundation Artist Grant, Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants and Individual Artist Grants from the Lake Regions Arts Council. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, including Altered Esthetics (Minneapolis, MN), the Tampa Museum of Art (Tampa, FL), Pagus Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), Minneapolis Institute for the Arts (Minneapolis, MN), and The Harry Wood Gallery (Arizona State University, AZ).
Artist Statement
“I do not set out to produce art about one subject matter. I am constantly inspired by everyday events and my work tends to focus on things that reminds us of the natural world, things we see, people we have met, and places we have been. Art can speak to all of us, it can lift spirits, provoke memories, create emotions and connect the past to the present. I am mainly a printmaker working with mono‐prints, wood and linoleum cuts. For me creating is a liberating experience, I love to see the effect of pressure and ink on the paper. I am currently working on a new series of large scale wood, linoleum, and mixed media prints. These large prints will range from 2/4/8 feet wide and 8/12/16 feet long would consist of both two‐dimensional wall base prints and three‐dimensional prints mounted on columns and other structures. I have recently been incorporating chine collé into my prints. Chine‐collé is a special technique in printmaking, in which the image is transferred to a surface that is bonded to a heavier support in the printing process. One purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a much more delicate surface, such as Japanese paper or linen, which pulls finer details off the plate”.
