About

  808-721-6969   michaeldove808@gmail.com

STATEMENT:

My recent focus is on capturing the feeling, the light and the mood in a painterly way on canvas. I utilize Oil Paint and loose brush work, color and atmospheric perspective to try and capture the fleeting moment or sensation rather than sharp detail. 

My artistic journey began with delving into the complexities of spatial ambiguities, incorporating the interplay between hard and soft forms, geometry, and line. The picture plane serves as a dynamic stage where both the literal and illusionistic qualities coexist, inviting the observer to engage in a visually captivating experience. My intuitive approach to art revolves around mark making, texture, color, line, and movement. Working primarily with acrylics, I utilize collage elements and drawing to further enrich and develop my creations. Described as Mystical-Cerebral moments in time, my paintings offer ever-changing landscapes, reflecting the turbulence of my internal emotions.

Bio

Born in Honolulu and raised in Niu Valley on the Island of Oahu, my early years were deeply influenced by my mother’s boarding house in Waikiki and my father’s passion for art, photography, painting, and drawing. My travels between Hawaii and California shaped my love for surfing and led me to attend Junior College in California. Eventually, I returned to Hawaii, completing my undergraduate studies and receiving a BFA Degree from the University of Hawaii. Continuing my pursuit of art, I pursued my Master’s graduate work at Michigan State University and taught Painting and Drawing there.

Throughout my life, I explored diverse paths, from teaching in the Community College system in Hawaii to running a restaurant and coaching high school rowing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. However, my love for painting and drawing remained unwavering. Presently residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I continue to create art, and my work can be found in the Hawaii State Art Museum Collection and various private collections in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and Michigan.

EDUCATION

Michigan State University : MFA in Art (Painting and Drawing) – 1974 

University of Hawaii : BFA in Art (Painting and Drawing) – 1971

GRANTS AND AWARDS

National Endowment for the Arts, Emerging Artist Grant

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Purchase Award

Ala Moana Easter Art Festival, Juror’s Award

Von Hamm Textile Award, 50th State Exhibition

PRIVATE Art COLLECTIONS

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Hawaii State Legislature.

Private Collections in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and Michigan.

Former GALLERY AFFILIATIONS

Robert L. Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI.

Downtown Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 

Gimas’s Gallery, Honolulu, HI.  

EXHIBITIONS

Northside Grill, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor Art Association, Ann Arbor, MI

She Pasta Restaurant Gallery, Kaimuki, HI

Koko Head Gallery, Honolulu, HI

Downtown Gallery, Honolulu, HI.

Hawaiian Federal Gallery, Honolulu, HI

Kresge Art Center, MFA Exhibition, East Lansing, MI

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Alumni Exhibition, “On/Of Paper”. University of Hawaii. 

Michigan Chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, “Images of the Huron River”, Ann Arbor Public Library

Faculty Show, Ann Arbor Art Association, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Art Association, Annual Juried Show, Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan Artists 80/81, Southwest Region, UM Museum of Arts, Ann Arbor, MI

The Art of the State, The Sate of the Arts, AMFAC Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI

Artists of Hawaii Annual Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI

Ala Moana Easter Art Festival, Ala Moana Center,Honolulu HI

The Great Hawaiian Arts Show, AMFAC Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI

The Foundry: Invitational Exhibition

The Contemporary Arts Center: “Men Look at Women”

Tradition American Style, Contemporary Art Center, Honolulu, HI

Ball State University, Drawing Show, Muncie, IN.

Mid Michigan Exhibition, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI

Summer Drawing Exhibit, Robert L. Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

College Art Hawaii, Ala Moana Center, Honolulu HI

Artist of Hawaii Traveling Exhibition,

50^th State Fair Exhibition:

CS Wo and Sons, Honolulu, HI