About Michael R. Stevenson
Michael R. Stevenson, PhD, is a 4th generation quilter whose art practice developed as his retirement from university life drew near. Although a departure from the traditional quilts created by his foremothers, his fine art quilting creates opportunities for him to share his passion for the well-crafted textiles that he has collected from near and far for decades.
He gravitates toward improvisational piecing and is fond of mixing vivid colors and bold patterns, often those that derive from world cultures with long textile traditions. His work has been exhibited in juried and invited shows and festivals in Maine, Florida, and online.
In 2023, he was selected as an Emerging Artist by the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa, Florida. Since then, he was honored to serve as Artist-in-Residence at the Art Ovations Hotel Artist Studio (August 2023) and Gaze Gallery (Jan-Feb 2024) in Sarasota Florida.
Contact:
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I can also be reached via email at docmrs2011@gmail.com
Exhibitions
Jan 2024-Dec 2025 “Awakening” (Juried) SAQA Florida Region Exhibit (touring). Premiere Exhibit Jan 12-Feb 7 2024
at Venice Art Center, Venice Florida ; May 13-May 24 2024 Punta Gorda Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, Florida
November 16, 2023 - January 7, 2024 “Small Works” (juried), Five Deuces Galleria, St Petersburg, FL
August 3-October 2 2023 “Happy: Art that makes you smile” (juried), Five Deuces Galleria, St Petersburg FL
July 2023 Arts+Causes—Peace Love Art (juried), Online, www.artsandcauses.org
May-June 2023 “ART with PRIDE” (juried), Lexow Gallery, Sarasota, FL
March 2023 “Create: An Exhibition of Self-Expression”, Creative Liberties, Sarasota, FL
Jan 2023 “Big Works” (juried), Five Deuces Galleria, St Petersburg, FL
Dec 2022 “Small Works” (juried), Five Deuces Galleria, St Petersburg, FL
Nov-Dec 2022 “Creative Minds” (juried), The ArtLofts, St Petersburg, FL
November-December 2022 Feature artist (invited), Creative Liberties, Sarasota, FL
October 2022 “Favorite Places: Real or Imaginary”, Creative Liberties, Sarasota, FL
September 7-30, 2022 “Create” (juried), ArtCenter Manatee, Bradenton, FL
July 9 – 31, 2022 “Color Vibes” (juried), The ArtLofts, St. Petersburg, FL
June 2022 “Here Comes the Sun”, Creative Liberties, Sarasota, FL
May 2022 Feature artist (invited), Creative Liberties, Sarasota, FL
May 7-June 27, 2022 “Peace + Love + Pride” (juried), Five Deuces Galleria, St Petersburg, FL
September 1- October 30, 2021 “Fiber in Form” (invited), Maine Fiberarts, Topsham, ME
October 2020 2020 Yarmouth Art Festival (juried), Yarmoouth, ME (hosted online due too COVID19)
June 2020 “Art2020” (25th annual juried show), The Harlow, Hallowell, ME
(hosted online due to the COVID19 pandemic)
December 6, 2019-January 4, 2020 “Show of Hands” (juried), The Harlow, Hallowell, ME
November 29-December 28, 2019 “Heart Work” (invited), Maine Fiberarts, Topsham, ME