Michael Tole
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  BORN:

1979, Dallas, TX

EDUCATION:

2000 BFA, Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

AWARDS:

2008 London International Creative Competition; Shortlist; London, UK

2007 Hunting Art Prize, $50,000 Cash Award, Hunting Ltd. Houston, TX

2006 Kimbrough Grant, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2009 What World Behind Those Ruby Eyes; Caine Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, California

2007 Some Queer Noisy Pendulum; Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas

2004 I Think I Prayed For You To Come, But Wasn’t Prepared For The Reality;
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX

2002 Stephen F Austin State University, Nacodoches, TX

2002 Conduit Gallery Project Room, Dallas, TX

GROUP SHOWS:

2008 The Art of Describing; Gallery 10G;

2008 Aqua Wynnwood, Miami, FL

2007 Red Dot, Miami, FL

2001 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Ted Pillsbury, Dallas, TX

Sam and Catherine Basharkhah, Dallas, TX

John and Muffin Lemak, Dallas, TX

Carter Tolleson, Dallas, Tx

John Reoch, Dallas, TX

Ted Kincaid and Steve Atkinson, Dallas, TX

Cord Martin and Thom Armistead, West Columbia, TX

Jeff and Terry Kurz, Dallas, TX

Jeff Estes, Dallas, TX

Helen and Charles Nixon, Dallas, TX

Mark and Barbara Ashworth, Dallas, TX

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Baker, Kenneth. "Photo-realism at Caine Schulte", San Francisco Chronicle, page E2, January 2009

London International Creative Competition Annual Catalogue, January 2008

Odom, Michael. "Michael Tole at Conduit Gallery", ARTFORUM, page 476, September 2007

Daniel, Michael. Guide Live, Dallas Morning News, Guide page 20, May 25, 2007

Gaile, Robinson. "THE CREATIVE LIFE" Fort Worth Star Telegram, May 13, 2007

Michael, Granberry. "Irving painter wins $50,000 prize" Guide Live, Dallas Morning News, page 2, May 2, 2007

Tellez, Leslie. "Five to Watch: Artists on the Verge", Dallas Morning News, May 30, 2007

Anspon, Catherine. "Good Will Hunting" Paper City Magazine, page 6, July 2007

Mitchell, Charles Dee. "Michael Tole at Conduit Gallery", Dallas Morning News, June 2007

Patricia, Johnson. "Irving artist wins prestigious award" Houston Chronicle, April 30, 2007

Terranova, Charissa. "Paintings by Michael Tole", Dallas Observer, September 30, 2004

"Painting the Town", D Magazine, page 30, September 2002