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  • Equus
    Equus

    2024, oil and alkyd on canvas, 40" x 44"

    Available for Purchase
  • Percipient
    Percipient


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    72" x 48"

    Available for Purchase
  • Cabeza
    Cabeza


    Stained Glass
    9" x 16"
    2023

    Available for Purchase
  • Thrall
    Thrall
    Thrall, 30" x 40", Oil in Canvas, 2020

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About Michael

Baltimore City  

Michael Weiss is a Baltimore based-artist who uses traditional materials and methods to create contemporary images containing oblique, but not opaque content. He is currently a full-time faculty member in the First Year Experience, Drawing, General Fine Arts, and Painting Departments at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and is serving as the Interim Associate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Studies.


https://www.michaelweissart.com


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Paintings from 2022-3

this is a set of paintings completed during over the past few years.

  • Percipient
    Percipient


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    72" x 48"

    Available for Purchase
  • Teeter
    Teeter


    2023
    oil and alkyd on panel
    18" x 24"

    Available for Purchase
  • Bitstream
    Bitstream


    2022
    oil and alkyd on panel
    12" x 12"

    Available for Purchase
  • Annivarsary
    Annivarsary


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    36" x 48"

  • Split
    Split


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    36" x 48"

    Available for Purchase
  • Projection
    Projection


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    40" x 40"

    Available for Purchase
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    • Stained Glass Work

    Stained glass panels created improvisationally and through more traditional means.

    • Compass
      Compass

      Stained Glass, 16" x 18" overall, 2024

      Available for Purchase
    • Mission
      Mission


      Stained Glass
      13.5" x 7.5"
      2023

      Available for Purchase
    • Vertex
      Vertex


      Stained Glass
      10.5" x 8"
      2023

      Available for Purchase
    • Slippage
      Slippage


      Stained Glass
      15" X 14"
      2023

      Available for Purchase
    • Float
      Float


      Stainded Glass
      8" x 10" 
      2023

      Available for Purchase
    • Cabeza
      Cabeza


      Stained Glass
      9" x 16" 
      2023

      Available for Purchase
    • Cadger
      Cadger

      Stained Glass, 10" x 16" overall, 2024

      Available for Purchase
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    • Recent Paintings

    Newer works 2019-2021.

    • Ascetic_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
      Ascetic_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
      Ascetic, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40"
    • Enso_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
      Enso_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
      Enso, 40" x 40", Oil on Canvas, 2021
    • Bystander_40x40_OC_2020.jpg
      Bystander_40x40_OC_2020.jpg
      Bystander, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40"
    • Slice_12x12_OP_2020.jpg
      Slice_12x12_OP_2020.jpg
      Slice, 2020, Oil on Panel, 12" x 12"
    • Thrall_30x40_OC_2020.jpg
      Thrall_30x40_OC_2020.jpg
      Thrall, 30" x 40", Oil on Canvas, 2020
    • 6.Flourish_24x18_OP_2020.jpg
      6.Flourish_24x18_OP_2020.jpg
      Flourish, 2020, Oil on Panel, 24" x 18"
    • 2.Clinch_40x40_OC_2019.jpg
      2.Clinch_40x40_OC_2019.jpg
      Cinch, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40"
    • 3.Infiltrator_40x30_OC_2019.jpg
      3.Infiltrator_40x30_OC_2019.jpg
      Infiltrator, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 30"
    • 5.Emblem_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
      5.Emblem_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
      Emblem, 2019, Oil on Panel, 12" x 12"
    • 6.Precedent_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
      6.Precedent_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
      Precedent, 2019, Oil on Panel, 12" x 12"
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    • Recent Drawings

    This is a sampling of drawings completed over the past several years.
    • drwg4.jpg
      drwg4.jpg
    • drwg3.jpg
      drwg3.jpg
    • drwg2.jpg
      drwg2.jpg
    • drwg1.jpg
      drwg1.jpg
    • drwg5.jpg
      drwg5.jpg
    • drwg6.jpg
      drwg6.jpg
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    • Inferences and

    This is work completed for an exhibition at the Rice Gallery, McDaniel College in Westminster, MD.
    • extractor_30x44_ol_2011_ec.jpg
      extractor_30x44_ol_2011_ec.jpg
    • stratum49x4652011_email.jpg
      stratum49x4652011_email.jpg
    • epiphyte_49x465_oc_2011_email.jpg
      epiphyte_49x465_oc_2011_email.jpg
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    • Work from 2012-13

    This is a sampling of work completed in 2012-13.
    • Wake
      Wake
      2011, Oil on Panel, 3.5" x 5"
    • Confucius
      Confucius
      2011, Oil on Panel, diptych, 6" x 12" overall
    • Well Wishing
      Well Wishing
      2013, Oil on Canvas, diptych, 12" x 26" overall.
    • Bewilder
      Bewilder
      2013, Oil on Panel, Diptych, 12" x 24" overall.
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    • Deliberations Exhibit

    Work Completed for the Exhibit Entitled Deliberations, Pinkard Gallery, MICA, 2008.
    • michael_weiss_1
      michael_weiss_1
      Cordon, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40" overall (diptych; 40" x 18" each panel)
    • duel.30x24.2008
      duel.30x24.2008
      Duel, 2008, Oil on Linen, 30x24"
    • tribute.18x40.2008
      tribute.18x40.2008
      Tribute, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40"
    • librarywall
      librarywall
      Gallery view, Deliberations Exhibition, Pinkard Gallery, MICA, 2008. From left to right: Tribute, Talisman, Preceptor, and Anchorage; all 18" x 40"
    • michael_weiss_2
      michael_weiss_2
      Anchorage, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40"
    • splashwall.2008
      splashwall.2008
      Gallery view, Deliberations Exhibition, Pinkard Gallery, MICA, 2008. Purveyor, 2007 and Tempest, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 35" each
    • agitator.34x60.2008
      agitator.34x60.2008
      Agitator, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 34" x 60"
    • successor.24x61.2008
      successor.24x61.2008
      Successor, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 24" x 61"
    • triggerfish.28x24.2008
      triggerfish.28x24.2008
    • vernacular.60x57.2008
      vernacular.60x57.2008
      Vernacular, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 57"
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    • Sabbatical

    This is a body of work executed during my 2010 sabbatical from MICA.
    • driver.2010.49x46.5.web
      driver.2010.49x46.5.web
      Driver, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 49" x 46.5"
    • plume.15.5x15.o-mdf.2010
      plume.15.5x15.o-mdf.2010
      Plume, 2010, Oil on Panel, 15.5" x 15"
    • offering.72x66.o-c.2010
      offering.72x66.o-c.2010
      Offering, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 72" x 66"
    • valence.2010.30x44
      valence.2010.30x44
      Valence, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 44"
    • sab.sm.panel.2010
      sab.sm.panel.2010
      Avenger and Nexus, 2010, Oil on Panel, 7.5" x 7" each
    • sab.bck.2010
      sab.bck.2010
      Rear Gallery View, MICA Sabbatical Exhibition, Decker Gallery, September, 2010.
    • derivation.28x24.o-c.2010
      derivation.28x24.o-c.2010
      Derivation, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 28" x 24"
    • preemptor.28x24.o-l.2010
      preemptor.28x24.o-l.2010
      Preemptor, 2010, Oil on Linen, 28" x 24"
    • revenant.18x40.o-l.2010
      revenant.18x40.o-l.2010
      Revenant, 2010, Oil on Linen, 14" x 36"
    • sab.frnt.2010
      sab.frnt.2010
      Front Gallery View, MICA Sabbatical Exhibition, Decker Gallery, September, 2010.
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    • Drawings

    This is a continuing series of drawings executed in vine charcoal, soft pastel, and/or conté crayon.
    • drwg.2.26x20.2009
      drwg.2.26x20.2009
      Untitled, 2009, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 26" x 20"
    • drwg.1.26x20.2009
      drwg.1.26x20.2009
      Untitled, 2009, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 26" x 20"
    • f.30x22
      f.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • i.30x22
      i.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • a.30x22
      a.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • c.30x22
      c.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • g.30x22
      g.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • l.30x22
      l.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • e.30x22
      e.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
    • k.30x22
      k.30x22
      Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
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    • Surface Tension

    Works completed for an exhibition entitled Surface Tension at The Art Gallery, Stevenson University, 2006.
    • entanglement.60x34.2006
      entanglement.60x34.2006
      Entanglement, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 34"
    • subsumer.48x72.2005
      subsumer.48x72.2005
      Subsumer, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 72" x 48"
    • veneer.35.5x36in.2006
      veneer.35.5x36in.2006
      Veneer, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 35.5"
    • trope.18x40.2006
      trope.18x40.2006
      Trope, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40"
    • syndic.36x25.5.2006
      syndic.36x25.5.2006
      Syndic, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 35.5"
    • apparition.18x40.2006
      apparition.18x40.2006
      Apparition, 2006, Oil on Canvsa, 18 " x 40"
    • gulliver.49x46.5.2005
      gulliver.49x46.5.2005
      Gulliver, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 49" x 46.5"
    • jigger.35.5x36.2005
      jigger.35.5x36.2005
      Jigger, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 35.5 x 36"
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