Mike Shaffer
Resumé/CV - Two
COLLECTIONS
2020 Allegany County Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
2016 Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC
2015 Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
2014 Lowe Enterprises, Inc., Arlington, VA
2014 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development, Inc., Princeton, NJ
2008 Whitman-Walker Clinic, Clarksburg, MD
2009 Service Members Legal Defense Network, Washington, DC
2008 Urbana Regional Library, Urbana, MD
2012 U.S. District Court District of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD
2008 Mayorga Coffee Roasters, Clarksburg, MD
2002 Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC
2002 Hyattstown Mill Arts Project, Hyattstown, MD
2003 House of Humor and Satire, Gobrovo, Bulgaria
2003 BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
2002 University of Maryland Foundation, College Park, MD
2003 University of Maryland Global Campus, College Park, MD
2001 Butler School, Darnestown, MD
1990 Montgomery County Government, Silver Spring, MD
1979 Jack Rasmussen Gallery, Washington, DC
1977 Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
1974 Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC
1968 Hammer, Siler, George, Associates, Silver Sprig, MD
1966 Community Realty, Beltsville, MD
1965 Carl M. Freeman Companies, Olney, MD
Crossroads Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2015
ESSAYS, EXHIBITION NOTES, PUBLICATIONS
2020 University of Maryland Global Campus, “4th Biennial Maryland Regional Juried
Art Exhibition,” 80-page Color Catalog, One-page with large photo and text
2019 Mike Shaffer Studios, "Mike Shaffer Millennial Drawings," by Mike Shaffer, a
122-page page book comprised of an introduction and images of over 100 original drawings on paper done during the early 2000s, published by Pretell Publishing
2017 American University Museum at the Katzen Center, “Mike Shaffer Towers and
Monuments,” Large (12 x 6.5 inches) 6-panel Color Brochure with 6 photos and Essay
by Bobby Donovan
2016 University of Maryland University College, “3rd Biennial Maryland Regional Juried
Art Exhibition,” 72-page Catalog, One-page with large photo and text
2016 Montgomery College King Street Gallery, "Landmarks", Two Quarter-page photos with text
2016. Sandy Spring Museum, Exhibition Catalog, "Artina 2016," Two half-page images with text
2016 Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center and Washington Sculptors Group,"Carte
Blanches," Two small color photos with text
2015. Salzland Museum Exhibition Catalog, "Micro-monuments", Two color photos with text in
English and German
2015 Greater Reston Arts Center, Exhibition Catalog, "Ephemeral," Full-page photo with text
2014 University of Maryland University College, “2nd Biennial Maryland Regional Juried
Art Exhibition,” 62-page Catalog, One-page with large photo and text
2014. American University Museum College of Arts & Sciences, Exhibition Catalog, "Sculpture
Now 2014," Large One-third page photo and half-page text and "Welcome" by
Mike Shaffer, President of the Washington Sculptors Group at the time
2012 U.S. District Court of Maryland, Beltsville, MD, “Mike Shaffer, Time and Time Again,”
One page Exhibition Notes by Bobby Donovan
2012 Brentwood Arts Exchange, "Exhibition Catalog, "Agendas," One page with two color images
of works from the Tables Series
2010 Greater Reston Arts Center, “Gaps” Exhibition Catalog, including Mike Shaffer, brief text
with two large full-page photos
2008 Washington Project for the Arts and Washington Sculptors Group, "Aquifer." Exhibition Catalog, Half-page color Photo with text
2006 Glenview Mansion Gallery, Rockville, MD, “Mike Shaffer Identity Crisis, Works from the
Portrait Series,” a 4-page color brochure/catalog with 12 photos and text by Mike Shaffer
2003 BlackRock Center for the Arts, “Mike Shaffer Line Paintings,” a 26-page color catalog with
an introduction by Marilyn Balcombe and text, photos and transcript of interview with Artist
Critic and Curator, Joe Shannon
1998 University of Maryland Student Union Exhibition, Two-page Exhibition Notes about the
show consisting of two poems: “Space Place” and “Weeds all Around”
1998 University of Maryland Student Union, One-page Exhibition Notes Titled “Heater Coolers
1 2 3,” Related to works in the show
1998 University of Maryland Student Union, Six-panel Brochure with essay by Houston P. Hill
to Accompany the Exhibition “Objects Found and Going Around.”
1997 Rockville Arts Place, Exhibition Notes, “Abject Objects,” Text, One-page
1997 Mansion Gallery, Rockville, MD, “Mike Shaffer Log Cabin Concepts,” a 4-panel
brochure/catalog with Essay by Kathleen Moran
1996 Rockville Art in Public Places, “1996 Sculpture on the Grounds,”
One-page of a 6-page catalogue
1995 Mike Shaffer Studios, Exhibition Notes, “Mike Shaffer’s Grids and Lattices and
Line Series Descriptions”, Two-page Exhibition Notes
1994 University of Maryland University College large-scale Installation, “Lucy In The Sky,”
Postcard with text and color photo
1994 Artist's Statement, "Sculpture at Quiet Waters Park," Exhibition Catalog, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. and Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, MD, Sept 1
1992 Galleries Magazine December Issue, Half-page Advertisement "Mike Shaffer Works
from the Tables Series," Photo with text
1992 Galleries Magazine September Issue, Half-page Advertisement "Mike Shaffer Large-scale
installations," Photo with text
1992. Montpelier Cultural Art Center, "Mike Shaffer, The Tactile Show," By Richard Zandler,
Laural, MD. June 5
1991 Montgomery College Exhibition, “Mike Shaffer, Suzy Q I Love You,” Post Card with text
and color photo
1990 The Government of Montgomery County Maryland, “Certificate of Recognition
and Appreciation,” for Sculpture Homage To An Era, Created for the County,
Presented by Sidney Kramer, County Executive
1990 Montgomery College, International Sculpture Conference Exhibition, Postcard with
brief text and color photo
1989 Mike Shaffer Studios as Data Gallery “ ‘Longfellow Serenade’ from the Tables Series,”
Full-page Advertisement in Sculpture Magazine
1989 Maryland State Arts Council’s Visual Arts Touring Program, Strathmore Hall Arts Center
“Books and Bookends: Sculptural Approaches,” a medium format 75-page book, One-page
photo with text, Author/Curators: Carol Barton and Henry Barrow
1988 New Art Examiner, Mike Shaffer, "One Quarter-page Advertisement," with Photo of a
Sculpture from the Towers Series and 5 lines of text
1987 New Art Examiner, "Mike Shaffer Expansion Works Series," Half-page Advertisement"
with one quarter-page photo and 10 lines of text
1987 Mike Shaffer Studios, “Mike Shaffer Grids and Lattices,” Six-panel Brochure with eight
color photos and text
1987 Mike Shaffer Studios, “Mike Shaffer Accessory Works” (subsequently called
Ancillary Studies) Six-panel Brochure with six color photos and text
1983 The Washington Post Style Section, "Sometime Sculpture,'" By Mike Shaffer,
February 1, Five-inch photo with 33 column inches of text
1982 Baltimore Artscape ‘82 Exhibition, “Congratulatory Letter of Accomplishment” for being
as a prize winner Presented by Mayor William Donald Schaefer
1978 Exhibition Catalog, "The 1978 Maryland Biennial Exhibition," One half-page image with text
1978 Baltimore Museum of Art, Academy of the Arts Fifteenth Annual Juried Show,
1977 University of Maryland University College, “Mike Shaffer, Lines, Order, Objects, Chaos,”
a six-panel brochure/catalog with Essay By Bobby Donovan
1974 Mike Shaffer Studios, “The Grape Group Color Tubes,” Two-panel Brochure
with two color photos and text
1969 National Compendium of Multifamily Housing, "Contracting for Works of Art," by Mike Shaffer,
National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC, February Issue
AWARDS, HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2017 Contractor and Supervisor for three-week Project to secure Materials and Equipment and
with a Staff of Six Artists Paint an Elaborate and Complex Alter and Stage in a Hindu Shrine,
SBA Temple, Ijamsville, MD
2014 Tom Rooney Award for Excellence in Sculpture, Washington Sculptors Group, American
University Katzen Arts Center, Selected by Jack Rasmussen, Director, Washington, DC
2013 Panel Member, "Sculpture Today and Tomorrow," Driskell Center for the Study
of Art and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, University of Maryland
2013 Co-instructor, "Art Classes for Executives," Leadership Greater Washington,
Washington, DC, (Also for the years: 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008)
2012 Member, Planning Committee, DC Arts and Humanities Council, Washington, DC
2011 Guest Juror, BlackRock, Center for the arts, Germantown, MD
2010 Panel Member, "The Gallery Outside," Washington Sculptors Group, Greater Reston
Art Center, Washington, DC
2009 President, Washington Sculptors Group, Washington, DC, 2009 through 2014
2000 President, Hyattstown Mill Arts Project, Hyattstown, Maryland, 2000 and Continuing
1989 Commission Award, Large Sculpture for Germantown Rail Station,
Montgomery County, Rockville, MD
1983 J&B Winner’s Circle Award, The Paddington Corp, New York, NY
1982 Jury Award, Artscape-82, Baltimore City and Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1978 Barton Gillet Company Award, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
1971 Photo of Sculpture for Cover of “Chemistry” (magazine), American Chemical Society,
Washington, DC
1969 Robert G. Marrick Award Foundation Award, Baltimore Museum of Art,Baltimore, MD
1966 Pop Art Prize, Colortone Press Exhibition, Universal North Gallery, Washington, DC
1965 Commission Award, Carl Freeman Associates Americana Art Competition, Inc. Potomac, MD
1965 Third Prize, DC Art Fair, DC Recreation Dept., The Washington Post and National Park
Service, Washington, DC
1963 Second Place Award, University Art Dept. Exhibition, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Mike Shaffer operates out of his studio near Washington, DC where he is active in the arts community. A skilled craftsman and designer, he received a B.S. degree in science and engineering from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in Biochemistry from Southern Illinois University before touring a dozen or so major museums and art centers across the U.S. He later completed additional courses in environmental art and sculpture at Maryland Institute College of art in Baltimore.
Shaffer has exhibited in over 200 formal group exhibitions in his long career in addition to twenty-four solo exhibitions and received over a dozen awards and honors for his artistic accomplishments. His work is held in twenty valued collections including the Museum of Humor and Satire in Gobrovo, Bulgaria, the Salzland Museum in Schonebeck Germany and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Shaffer’s work has been documented in over forty publications such as exhibition brochures, essays, catalogs and other descriptive literature including references in over a dozen issues of the Washington Post. Mike served as president of two nonprofit arts organizations: the Washington Sculptors Group from 2009 to 2016 and continuing from 2000, the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project in Montgomery County Maryland.
In the 1970s Shaffer produced welded metal sculptures and interior design accessories and marketed them through retail design and furnishings outlets in Washington, DC and New York. Drawn later to Abstract Conceptualism, Shaffer designs and produces a wide variety of works including drawings, videos, digital works on paper, environmental works and small to medium size works for interior settings as well as large-scale paintings, sculptures and outdoor installations. Many of his most recent works are aligned with the ideology associated with memorials and monuments. A talented writer and poet, he is the author of “Mike Shaffer Millennial Drawings,” a 122-page book about his figurative work, and four books of poetry.
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