Michael Janis

Artist Bio

Exhibitions & Awards


2008

Art Miami, Duane Reed Gallery, Miami, FL

 

SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

VisArts Gallery, Rockville, MD

 

Smith Farm Center for the Arts, Washington, DC

Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD

 

St Louis Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO

 

Glass 3, Washington, DC

 

Migration Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

 

Palm Beach 3, West Palm Beach FL

2007

SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

Solo Show, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD

 

Solo Show, Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

 

Moving Beyond Craft, Touche Gallery, Baltimore, MD

 

Glass Weekend 2007, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ

 

artDC International Art Fair, Washington, DC

 

Solo Show, Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA

 

International Artist Exhibition Art Interview Magazine (Honorable Mention), Gallery 24 Berlin

Lovebirds, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD

2006

PhotoGenesis, Juried Show, MPA Emerson Gallery, McLean, VA

 

Rebound, Juried Show, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA

 

Shock & Awe, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC

 

A Phenomenon of Nature, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD

 

Seeing is Believing: Glass and Fiber Art, Gallery at VisArts, Rockville, MD

 

Compelled By Content II, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD

 

Text in Art, GRACE Gallery, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA

 

NCAGG Juried Glass Exhibition, Arts Afire Gallery, Alexandria, VA

 

Canticle of Creation, Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC

 

Connections, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC

2005

Voices and Vision National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center Gallery, Bethesda, MD

 

The Human Form, Juried Regional Show, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC

 

WPA/C Seven, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC

 

Points Of Tangency, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC

 

Compelled By Content, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD

 

Re-Vision, Invitational Exhibition, Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC

 

Best of Art-O-Matic Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD

2004

Art-O-Matic, Non-juried Exhibition, Washington, DC

 

Transformed by Fire: Glass Today, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA

 

Anonymous Exhibition, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC

2003

National Capital Art Glass Guild Show, Fisher Gallery, Alexandria, VA

2000

Dupont Southeast Australasia Design Award, First Place Corporate Design, Energex Head Office, Brisbane, Australia

1996

Woven Image Juried exhibition 'New Textile Design', Myer Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

1993

Chicago Architecture and Design 1923-1993' Selections from the permanent collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL



Public Art / Commissioned Artworks

2006

Palomar Hotel Lobby Sculpture, Washington, DC

 

Contemporary Glass Craft Display, Luce Foundation Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

 

Wilson Building Public Art Collection, Washington, DC

 

Woodman Residence, Washington, DC

 

Outdoor Park Sculpture - Liberty Plaza, Arlington, VA

2005

Sculpture A New World View, Baltimore Science Museum, Baltimore, MD

 

Marlboro Courthouse Lobby Sculpture, Prince George's County, MD

 

Lobby Sculpture, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD

2004

Outdoor Park Sculpture and Site Artworks, The Residences of Rosedale, Bethesda, MD

2003

Lobby Sculpture, 1301 K Street Building, Washington, DC



Education & Appointments

2005

Director of Public Art & Architecture, Washington Glass School and Studio, Washington, DC

2007

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship Award

2006

Juried Associate, The Torpedo Factory, Arlington, VA

 

Therman Statom Workshop, Washington Glass School, Washington, DC

2005

"Imagery in Kilnformed Glass", Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY, instructor Jeremy Lepisto

2004

"Narrative in Glass", Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME, instructor Michael Rogers

2003

Glass Blowing, Coradetti Glass Studio, Baltimore, MD

 

Lobby Sculpture, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD

1983

Bachelor of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL



Media / Reviews / Art Panels


2007

Washington Post 'Style on the Go': Washington Glass School on Tour, July 06, 2007

Washington Post 'Artomatic': Treasures Hiding in Plain Sight review Michael O'Sullivan, May 04, 2007

 

The Gazette Color Shimmers at Bethesda Galleries review Dr Claudia Rousseau February 21, 2007

2006

Sun Gazette Newspaper PhotoGenesis MPA Exhibition review Brian Trompeter December 07, 2006

50 Distinguished Contemporary Artists in Glass, Edited by Lisa Hoftijzer, IL Publishers Ltd, London 1st Printing

 

District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) Art Forum The Intersection of Art + Architecture July 16, 2006

 

Thinking About Art Wednesday June 07, 2006 "Compelled by Content II @ Fraser Gallery"

 

Washington Times Revelations in Glass Joanna Shaw-Eagle May 06, 2006

American Style Magazine Filling Glass With Meaning: Tim Tate and the Washington Glass School Lee Lawrence, June 2006

 

Washington Post 'Text': Reading Between the Lines Michael O'Sullivan, April 07, 2006

 

Washington City Paper You Captioned My Heart Rachel Beckman, March 3, 2006

2005

WETA TV "Around Town" Washington Glass School

 

House and Garden TV "I Want That" Episode 101

 

Thinking About Art Friday Dec 23, 2005 "Artist Interview: Michael Janis"

 

DCArtNews Thurs Dec 06, 2005



Organizations / Affiliations


Glass Arts Society (GAS)
Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran (WPA\C)
National Capitol Art Glass Guild (NCAGG)
The Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH)
Torpedo Factory Artists Association