Museum Exhibitions
“Michael Bergt: Bronze Sculptures From the Evansville Collections,” Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, Indiana 2010.
Mid-Career Retrospective, “Crossing the Lines,” Arnot Museum, Elmira, New York, traveling to: Chapel Art Center, St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. 2006-2007.
“The Human Pageant,” Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville, Indiana. 1998
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 1998.
Awards and Prizes
2016 Elected “Fellow,” of the National Sculpture Society (NSS).
2000 “Grand Prize,” “Realism Today,” American Artist Magazine Competition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Collections
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York
Ava de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Achenbach Collection, San Francisco, California
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Currier Museum, Manchester, New Hampshire
Eastern New Mexico State University, Portales, New Mexico
Evansville Museum, Evansville, Indiana
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco – de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Michigan State University Art Museum, East Lansing, Michigan
Fons D’Art del Diari Avui, Barcelona, Spain
St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
West Publishing, Eagan, Minnesota (Art & the Law, Purchase Award, 1994)
Solo Exhibitions
Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2016, 2015, 2013
Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2011, 2009, 2008
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2003, 2000, 1990, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1980
Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2006, 2005, 2002, 1998, 1995
DC Moore Gallery, New York, New York 1997
Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York, 1993,1991
Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, 2003
Horwitch Newman Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 1996
Santa Fe East Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1989, 1988,1986
Caixa De Barcelona, Sala Lloret, Spain, 1986
Group Exhibitions
2019
“The Male Gaze: Life, Legacy, and Legend,” Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York, New York. February 17 – March 31.
“The Lower East Side Art Show,” The Venue: Project Gallery, New York, New York. February 28 – March 15.
“I Observe,” Rehs Contemporary, New York, New York. March 9 – 29.
“Tempera: Nature & Narrative,” Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts. April 6 – May 4.
“Figurations,” Group Exhibition 2019, Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 9 – 25.
“The Art of the Portrait,” Tri-State Competition, The Portrait Society of America, Gaylord-Pickens Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 12 – November 21.
2018
“BP Portrait Award,” The National Portrait Gallery, London, England, June 14 – September 23.
“Figurations,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 27 – August 12.
“Painting Now,” Maxwell Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Autust 4.
“Chronicles of a Future Foretold,” 33 Contemporary, Chicago, Illinois. August 17.
“American Masters,” Salmagundi Club, New York, New York. October 8 – 26.
“Dacia Gallery Holiday Exhibition,” Dacia Gallery, New York, New York. December 13 – January 5.
2017
“The Nude-A Survey in Prints,” Argos Studio/Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. December 1 – December 31.
“Art from Art,” Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 10 – December 18.
“Art From The Egg: Five Tempera Painters,” UNCW Cultural Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina. October 12 – November 10
“L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism,” Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery, Troy, New York. August 25 – September 24.
“Figurations,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 14 – July 30.
“American Realism: A Survey.” Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, New York. May 18 – June 16
“Naked in Santa Fe, Curated by John O’Hern,” Offroad Productions, Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 15.
2016
“8th Annual NUDE Exhibition,” Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 12th-September 9th.
“83rd Annual Awards Exhibition,”“ National Sculpture Society, Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, August 6th-October 30th.
“Drawn That Way,” Offroads Productions, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 16th-23rd.
“Anamorfosi,” Galleria Civica D’Arte Contemporanea, Siracusa, Italy. July 1st -17th.
“The Art of Scandal: What Would Isabella Stewart Gardner Collect Today?” Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. March 16th-May 14th. “Hour by Hour: An Invitation to Rome.” Q Art Salon, Santa Ana, California. March 5th-April 22nd.
2015
“Figures and Interiors,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. November 20 – December 19.
2014
“The Armory Show,” Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 11 – June 1.
“2014 Martha and Merritt deJong Foundation Art in Residence 20-Year Retrospective,” Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, Indiana. March 30 – July 6
“Drawings,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. August 14 – September 27.
“Figurations III,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 7 – December 7.
“Sacred Body; Sacred Sensuous II,” Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 14. Wheelhouse Art Gallery, November 26.
2013
“Untarnished: Egg Tempera Paintings and Silverpoint Drawings,” Mercy Gallery, Richmond Art Center, The Lomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut. September 24 – October 28.
“Figures,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. March 22 – April 13.
2012
“Figurations” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. December 21 – January 3, 2013.
“Drawings: Investigations and Explorations,” Sisko Gallery, Seattle, Washington. November 15 – December 30.
“3 du Nouveau-Mexique,” Gordes, France. July 1 – July 13.
“Re-Presenting The Nude,” Evoke Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 6.
“Heads Up,” Steven Boone Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 6.
“Gallery Artists Group Show,” Guest curator: Will Wilson, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. May 25 – June 23.
“5th Year Anniversary Show,” Sisko Gallery, Seatle, Washington. January 5 – February 5.
“Interlopers,” Evoke Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 2 – March 31.
“Persons of Interest (Portraits and Figures),” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. March 16 – April 14.
“Gold,” Lower Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria. April 15 – June 17.
2011
“Decadence,” Evoke Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 1 – July 31.
“Body Works,” Sisko Gallery, Seattle, Washington. May 26 – July 10.
“Intention: The Nude,” Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado. April 30 – June 26.
“Contemporary Masters of Egg Tempera,” Saks Gallery, Denver, Colorado. March 25 – April 16.
“Size Matters: Very Large to Very Small,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. February 18 – March 26.
2010
“Re-Presenting the Nude,” Evoke Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 1 – July 31.
“The Human Figure,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. February 26 – April 10.
“A Contemporary View of Women Reading,” The Forbes Galleries, New York, New York. February 10 – April 17.
2009
“Bird’s Nest Invitational,” Brandon Michael Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. February 13.
“The Object Project,” Museum of Outdoor Arts, Denver, Colorado. February 20 – May 23.
“Beyond the Object Project,” Gallery 1261, Denver, Colorado. February 21.
“The Luster of Silver,” Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana. June 28 – September 13.
“Small Works Show,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California. July 9 – August 8.
“Group Show, Pt. 1,” The Clement Art Gallery, Try, New York. July 31 – August 26.
“On Paper,” Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, New York. September 10 – October 17.
“A Figural Presence,” Alva deMars Megan Chapel Art Center, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
2008
“The Object Project,” Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville. South Carolina, February 3 – April 27.
“The Object Project,” Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. May 25 – August 17.
“The Object Project,” Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga. Tennessee, September 14 – December 7.
2007
“The Object Project,” Evansville Museum, Evansville, Indiana. October 14, 2007 – January 6, 2008.
2006
“New York Realism Invitational,” Karen Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, New York, New York.
“Elected Members Invitational,” National Sculpture Society, New York, New York.
“Salon 06,” Salon d’Arts. Denver, Colorado.
“Tomorrow’s Artists Today,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2005
“Re-Presenting Representation VII,” Arnot Museum, Elmira, New York.
“Sculpture,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Paint What You Want,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Valentines,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Salon Series: Collecting Under $2000,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2004
“Contemporary Realism: Selections from the Arnot Art Museum,” Lyme Academy College of Art, Old Lyme, Connecticut.
“Precious Metals,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Realism Now: Traditions and Departures, Mentors and Protégés, Part II,” Vose Contemporary, Boston, Massachusetts.
“Trompe L’Oeil,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“First International Human Figure Show,” Kent Gallery, Key West, Florida.
“What’s Love Got To Do With It?” Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona.
“Uninterrupted Mysteries,” J. Cacciola Gallery, Bernardsville, New Jersey.
“2004 National Drawing Exhibition,” Wiford & Vogt Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2003
“From the Realms of Glory: Angels in American Art,” Cahoon Museum of Art, Cotuit, Massachusetts.
” Self Portraits,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Preddrag Pajdic & Michael Bergt: Classic Form,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Invitational Figure Show,” Wiford & Vogt Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Magic Realists: A New Generation,” February 5-May 3, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, Colorado.
“Tempera/New Temperaments,” Frye Art Museum, March 7-June 2003, Seattle Washington.
“Re-Presenting Representation VI,” Arnot Museum, Elmira, New York.
2002
“Through the Looking Glass,” Auction, June 14, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
“Tempera/New Temperaments:”
Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, September 22-November 3, Evansville, Indiana.
Turner Carroll Gallery, November 22-December, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Egg Tempera: An Enduring Tradition:”
Miami Dade Community College, May 2-June 7, Miami, Florida.
Mary Wahington College Museum, August 26-October 11, Fredricksburg, Virginia
Wistariahurst Museum, November 2002-January 2003, Holyoke, Massachusetts.
2001
“Re-presenting Representation V,” Arnot Museum, Elmira New York. “Tempera Painting 2001 Exhibition,” Leighton House Art Gallery and Museum, London.
“Egg Tempera: An Enduring Tradition,” St. Luke’s Gallery, Anna Maria College, Paxton, Massachusetts.
“Turner Carroll Gallery, Tenth Anniversary,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Homage to…” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Figure and Form,” John Cacciola Gallery, New York, New York.
2000
“Realism Today,” American Artist Magazine Exhibition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“American Scene II,” Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, Taos, New Mexico
“Society of Gilders: Masterworks 2000,” Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina.
“Michael Bergt and Scherer & Ouporov, New Egg Tempera Paintings,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Introductions,” John Cacciola Gallery, New York, New York.
“Still Lifes, Florals, and Trompe l’Oeil,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“International Drawing Exhibition,” Turner Carroll Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1999
“Drawings,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Miami Art Fair,” Miami, Florida.
“American Scene,” Van Vechten-Linberry Taos Art Museum, Taos, New Mexico.
“A Figurative Renaissance II,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Magic Realism: An American Response to Surrealism,” June 12-September 6, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania.
“Trompe l’Oeil,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1998
“Realism Knows No Bounds,” van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“The Magnificent Subject IV,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Five Sculptors,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1997
“Re-Presenting Representation III,” Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York.
“A Figurative Renaissance,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Realism Knows No Bounds,” van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Spring Exhibition,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Celebrate Summer in San Francisco,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“The Derriere Guard Festival,” The Kitchen, New York, New York.
“Figures and Interiors,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Still Lifes and Florals,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1996
“International Small Drawings,” Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Annual Holiday Exhibition,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“The Order of Things: Contemporary American and European Still Life,” September 8-December 8, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana.
“Realism ’96,” van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“The Magnificent Subject lll,” St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Tradition, American Realism: Past and Present,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Contemporary American Realist Painters,” The Gallery Halls Crown Center, Kansas City , Missouri.
“Inaugural Exhibition,” DC Moore Gallery, New York, New York.
1995
“47th Annual American Academy Purchase Exhibit,” The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, New York.
“Works on Paper 1889-1995,” Frank Croft Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Departures and Disclosures,” Rettig Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Enduring Inspriation: New Mexico Landscape Painting 1995,” Cline Fine Art, Santa Fe. New Mexico.
“Heroes and Heroines,” New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey.
1994-1995
“West Art & The Law,” organized by West Publishing, Eagan, Minnesota traveled to:
The Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington;
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana;
Canton Art Institute, Canton, Ohio;
Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY, Oswgo, New York.
1994
“Winter Group Show,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Group Exhibition,” Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York.
“Four Figurative Artists,” Horwitch LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Eros & Identity,” Stuart Levy Fine Art, New York, New York.
“From Barbizon to Santa Fe,” Amos Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Realism ’94,” Fletcher Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Who Needs A Bathing Suit, Anyway? Naked Men and Women in American Art,” Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York.
1993-1994
“Artist Select, Part 1: November 20, 1993-January 15, 1994,” Artist Space, New York, New York.
1993
“Small Works For The Holidays,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Still Life: 1963-1993,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“The Art of Protest,” Benton Gallery, Southampton, New York.
“The Artist as Subject: Paul Cadmus,” Midtown Payson Galleries,New York, New York.
“Voyeur: A Show of the Erotic,” Rod Goebel Gallery, Taos, New Mexico.
“Major Works,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“The Magnificent Subject,” The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“North American Sculpture Exhibition,” The Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado.
“Self Portrait: The Changing Self,” New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey.
1992
“Midtown Flower Show,” Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York.
“Fine Works on Paper,” Frank Croft Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“Man Revealed,” Graham Modern, New York, New York.
“Human Conditions, American 20th Century Paintings & Drawings,” Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut.
“Beyond Realism, Image & Enigma,” Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania.
“Figurative Sculpture,” One West Gallery, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
“Figurative Sculpture,” Mariani Gallery, University of Colorado, Greely, Colorado.
“Sculpture In The Park Exhibition,” Loveland, Colorado.
“The Figure,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“Dealers’ Choice,” In Collaboration, Santa Monica, California.
“Still Lifes and Florals,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
“I Myself & Me,” Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York.
“An Artists Christmas,” Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York.
1991
“Images in American Art 1960-1990,” Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania
“The Regilded Age,” Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
“Sculpture In The Park Exhibition,” Loveland, Colorado
1989
“Through the Window,” Midtown Gallery, New York, New York
“Celebrate Summer,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Varying Images,” Carol Siple Gallery, Denver, Colorado
“Third Anniversary Show,” Carol Siple Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1988
“The Nude,” Midtown Galleries, New York, New York
“Tomorrow’s Collectables Today,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Small Works for the Holiday Season,” John Pence Gallery, San Franciso, California
“A Gathering of Artists,” Carol Siple Gallery, Denver, Colorado
“Second Anniversary Show,” Carol Siple Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1987
“Major New Works,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Small Works for the Holiday Season,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Fons D’Art Diari Avui,” Traveling Collection, Center De Cultura, Tordera, Spain
1985
“1975-1985 First Decade in Review,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
“1st Biennal D’Art FC Barcelona,” Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
“VII Salon De Otono,” Caixa De Plasencia, Spain
1982
“San Francisco Arts Festival,” San Francisco, California
“Works on Paper,” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2019
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2009
The Luster of Silver: Contemporary Metalpoint Drawings (Exhibition Catalogue), Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Sciences. Evansville, Indiana.
2008
Parks, John A., “Water-Based (Not Watercolor): Michael Bergt on Egg Tempera,” American Artist Magazine/Watercolor Highlights, 2008.
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2007
Doherty, M. Stephen, “Object Project: Common Subjects, Uncommon Results,” American Artist Magazine, October 2007.
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2006
O’Hern, John, “Michael Bergt Turns 50: Mid-Career Retrospective is an Ordinary Name for this Extraordinary Process,” American Art Collector, August 2006.
Smith, Craig, “A Myth and a Hit,” Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, June 23-29, 2006.
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2005
Re-Presenting Representation, (Exhibition Catalog) Arnot Museum, Elmira, New York.
2004
Alt, Jeanette, “Human Interest: The Art of Michael Bergt,” Santa Fean Magazine, November 2004, pages 40-41.
Brandauer, Aline, and Carver, Jon, 3-D art/techne: The New Mexico Series. New Mexico, Fresco Fine Art Publications Inc., 2004.
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Soderberg, Paul, “Mastery Triumphant in San Francisco,” Art-Talk, April 2004.
2003
Mah, Linda, “Building on the History of Art,” Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan. March 2003.
Gangelhoff, Bonnie, “The Art of Drawing,” Southwest Art, February 2003.
Randall, Teri Thompson, “Mastery, Mystery, Movement,” Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, New Mexico. February 7-13, 2003.
2002
Tempera/New Temperaments (Exhibition Catalog), Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington.
Smith, Craig, “The Egg and Eye,” Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 12, 2002.
2000
“Michael Bergt at John Pence Gallery,” Antiques and Arts Weekly, San Francisco, California, November 17, 2000.
&Figures: Realism Today,” American Artist, October, 2000.
Cline, Lynn, “Drawing exhibit highlights root of all arts,” Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1999
Sultan, Altoon, The Luminous Brush, New York: Watson-Guptil Publications, 1999. Work profiled on pp. 115-117.
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Quatro, Joe, “Tension gives show an energy beyond the ordinary,” Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 6, 1999.
1998
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Indyke, Dottie, “An Artful Yearning to Live in the Clouds,” Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 11, 1998.
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Sult, Amy, “Classical Bent in Contemporary Gems,” Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Sunday, May 26, 1998.
Five Sculptors (Exhibition Catalog), John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1997
Michael Bergt: The Play’s the Thing (Exhibition Catalog), DC Moore Gallery, New York, New York.
1996
Aker, Jane. “Human Figure a Magnificent Subject,” Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, September 6, 1996
Tradition, American Realism: Past and Present, (Exhibition Catalog), John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California
1995
Sandoval, Emiliana. “Bergt Mixes Myth with Satire,” Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, September 15, 1995
Enduring Inspiration: New Mexico Lanscape Painting 1995, (Exhibition Catalog), Cline fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1994
Art & The Law: Nineteenth Annual Exhibition, (Exhibition Catalog). West Publishing Corporation, 1994
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Villani, John. “Realism’s Continual Battle to Get a Place to Work,” Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 17, 1994
1993
“People,” The Golden Transcript, June 15, 1993, p.9
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Bourden, David. “Michael Bergt at Midtown Payson,” (Exhibition review). Art In America, December, 1993
Haller, Emanuel. “Exhibit Centers on Self Portraits,” The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey. Sunday, May 2, 1993
Michael Bergt: A Delicate Balance (Exhibition Catalog). Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, New York
Self Portrait: The Changing Self, April 2-May 30 1993, (Exhibition catalog). Essay by Joan Good. New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, New Jersey
Southworth, Linda. “Michael and the Wolfen,” Upper Eastside Resident, New York, New York. September 23-30, 1993
Zimmer, William. “Artist Turn the Brush on Themselves,” The New York Sunday Times, May 23, 1993
1992
von Weist, Powell. “Where Gallery, Art and Antiques,” Where New York, January 1992
1991
Daxland, John T. “Slippin’ N’ Slidin’ Away at Payson,” New York Daily News, April 20, 1992
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1990
“Focus on Bronze,” SFE Magazine, Winter/Spring, 1992
1989
Gilcrese, Shannon. “Through the Window of the Artist’s Mind,” The New Mexican, September 9, 1989
1988
Matas, Lluis. “The People and Landscape of Tordera, Michael Bergt’s Great Themes,” Diari D’Barcelona, January 11, 1988
“The Metaphoric Perceptions of Michael Bergt,” SFE Magazine, Summer/Fall, 1988
1987
Michael Bergt: Drawings, 1987, Bowery Press, 1987
Ruscalleda, Joseph. “Michael Bergt,” Punt Diari, December 13, 1987
1985
1st Biennal D’Art Barcelona (Exhibition catalog). Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
1984
Domergue, Denise. “Is It Furniture or Is It Art?,” Metropolitan Home, April 1984
Monhart, Jeff. “Michael Bergt,” American Artist, September 1984
Additional Experience
2005
Juror, “71st Regional,” Arnot Museum, Elmira, New York.
2004
Juror for “52nd Mid-States Art Exhibition,” Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, Indiana.
2003
Juror for “Western Michigan Art Show,” Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Lecture, “Revival of Tempera Painting,” Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington.
1998
Juror for “Arts International,” El Paso Arts Association, El Paso, Texas
1997
Co-Founder of Society Of Tempera Painters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996
Juror for “First National Juried Egg Tempera Exhibition,” Amos Joseph Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1995
Lecture, “Media and the Artistic Process,” Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1993
Juror for “Realism Today,” sponsored by Bristal Myers Squibb Company, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana
Lecture and Demonstration, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana
Teaching Experience
2005
“American Artist’s Methods and Materials Convention,” Egg Tempera workshop, October 6, Pasadena, California.
2004
Arnot Art Museum, “Egg Tempera Painting,” June 4-11, Elmira, New York.
2002
Glen Oaks Community College, “Egg Tempera Painting,” June 10-14, Centerville, Michigan.
2001
The Artisan Santa Fe, “Egg Tempera Painting,” June 18-22, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1998
Evansville Museum of Art and Science, “Egg Tempera Painting,” June 22-26, Evansville, Indiana
The Academy of Realist Art, “Egg Tempera Painting,” January 5-10, Seattle, Washington
1997
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, “Egg Tempera Painting,” October 27-31, Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts, “Egg Tempera Painting,” August 11-15, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996
The Academy of Realist Art, “Egg Tempera Painting,” September 16-21, Seattle, Washington
1995
The Academy of Realist Art, “Egg Tempera Painting,” August 21-25, Santa Fe, New Mexico