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Michael F. Boles

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Assistant Professor of Art

Sculpture, Three Dimensional Design
Office 1559, Phone 850/484-2559

Education

Mexican Field School, Puebla, Mexico; 1970
B.S. in Graphic Design, Sam Houston State University; 1970
Independent Study, Ettlingen, Germany; 1971-73
M.F.A. in Sculpture, Sam Houston State University; 1977

Teaching Experience

Pensacola Junior College, 1980-Present 
Paris Junior College, Paris, Texas  1977-1980 

Group Exhibitions

Members Exhibition; Artel Gallery, Pensacola, Florida;  1994
Boles, Huber, Laguna; Art on the Tracks, Pensacola, Florida; 1988
Member's Exhibition, Pensacola Museum of Art, Florida; 1987-88
The Buddy Show; Art on the Tracks, Pensacola, Florida; 1986
Special Exhibition, Festival on the Green, UWF, Pensacola, Florida; 1985
PJC-UWF Combined Faculty Exhibition, Pensacola Museum of Art, Florida; 1981
Pensacola Junior College Faculty Exhibitions; 1980-2000
Bronzes and Boxes; Hill Lake Farm, Paris, Texas; 1979
East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas; 1979
Art Faculty Exhibition, Paris Junior College, Paris, Texas; 1978
Two Artists; Artmarket Gallery, Huntsville, Texas; 1975
McNamara O'Connor Fine Arts Museum, Victoria, Texas; 1975 

Competitive and Invitational Exhibitions                                       

Cinco Banderas Collection, Pensacola Florida; Purchase Award, 1990
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston, MS; 1989
Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, Florida; 1989  
Grand Festival of Art, Point Clear, Alabama; Second Place, 1988; MeritAward, 1987
Fiesta Mayfest, Pensacola, Florida; Best of Show, 1988, 1987, 1984
Florida Crafts, Ft. Myers, Florida; Lee County Art Alliance Award, 1982
Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival, Pensacola, Florida; Second Place,
Sculpture, 1989; First Place, Sculpture, 1988; Merit Award, Crafts, 1983, First Place, Crafts,
Third Place, Sculpture, 1982; Best of Show, 1981          
Pensacola Interstate Exhibition, Pensacola, Florida; First Place Sculpture, 1988; Best of Show, 1987; First Place Sculpture, 1982; Best of Show, 1981; Best of Show, 1980
21st Annual Delta Exhibition, Little Rock, Arkansas; 1978
One Seguin Center Annual Exhibition, Seguin, Texas; 1978
11th National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Corpus Christi, Texas; Purchase Award; 1976
Dimension Houston XI, Houston, Texas; 1976
Metropolitan Art League Annual Exhibition, Victoria, Texas; Best of Show; 1970
Sam Houston State University Student Exhibition; Best of Show; 1970
Texas Fine Arts Citation Show, Port Lavaca, Texas; Best of Show, First Place Sculpture; 1970
Texas Fine Arts Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas; 1970

 Collections

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida
University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Okaloosa Walton Junior College, De Funiak Springs, Florida
Cinco Banderas Collection, Pensacola, Florida
United States Navy
River Gardens, Pensacola, Florida
Winthrop Land Company, Pensacola, Florida
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Timewealth Corporation, Houston, Texas
Numerous private collections

 Selected Installations and Commissions

Bronze entry doors with 4 sidelites, "Portals," 91" tall, 22' wide, for private residence, Pensacola, Florida; 1990
Bronze and acrylic chandelier, 16' long, 18'' in diameter, for private residence, Pensacola, Florida;1990
Bronze and aluminum entry gates, 12’wide, 8’ high, for private residence, Pensacola, Florida; 1990
United States Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida; 1988
Addy Awards, Pensacola, Florida; 1988
Center Stage Awards, Pensacola, Florida; 1987
Vera Awards, Pensacola, Florida, 1987
Florida Governor's Trophy, Regata Al Sol, Pensacola, Florida; 1986
Concrete and steel form, "Triton," 7' tall, installed in private residence, Destin, Florida; 1984
Acrylic and steel wall relief, 11' tall, 24' long, installed in private residence, Destin, Florida; 1984
Concrete and steel form, "Double Double," 12'-6" tall, commissioned by Sam Houston State University Student Association, installed on campus; 1977

Travel

 Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany