Michael Krueger is a father, an artist and a teacher. He was born
on January 5, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His family moved to South
Dakota in 1970 and He spent most of his childhood years in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. In 1990 Michael earned a BFA from the University
of South Dakota and in 1993 he graduated with an MFA from the University
of Notre Dame. He is currently an Associate Professor of Art at
the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Michael joined the Art Department
Faculty at KU in 1995. He teaches Intaglio, Relief, Drawing and
Digital Printmaking at KU. He was the first faculty member in the
Art Department to offer a course on Digital Art. In 1998 he helped
to establish a printmaking studio at Haskell Indian Nations University
in Lawrence, Kansas, he continues to conduct workshops and collaborative
exchanges with Haskell students. He is also the first faculty member
in the Art Department to offer a Study Abroad course. In 2000 Michael
developed a study abroad course, he continues to direct this winter-interim
drawing and printmaking course in Florence Italy. Michael works
simultaneously on several bodies of work in different media including
printmaking, drawing and digital arts. He has given lectures and
workshops at over 60 venues including; Anchor Graphics, Chicago,
IL, City College of New York, NY, NY, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis,
IN, Instituto Superior de Arte, Asunción, Paraguay, Kansas
City Art Institute, KC, MO, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO,
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Pratt Institute of Art, NY,
NY, and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. He has recently had
solo shows at the Casa Mayor Galleria, Asunción, Paraguay,
Santa Repararta International School of Art in Florence, Italy
and the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
His work is included in over 30 public collections including; the
New York Public Library, the Museo Del Barro, Asunción,
Paraguay, the Belger Art Center, KC, MO, City of Seattle, Seattle
Arts Commission and Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s Estate
in Charlottesville, VA.
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