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solo exhibitions & intermedia, new media & interactive works*

A Choice of Words--interactive event* (July 14, 10):
ELIZABETH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, New York, NY

Alignments (May 15-26, 06):
GALERIA AT (Academy of Fine Arts), Poznan, Poland

Spoke of the Wheel: The Winkler Project*  (Premiered Mar.24&25, 06):
PORTLAND BALLET COMPANY--Collaboration with PBC and Choreographer, Nell Green

Dance Read Art Words...DRAW--audience-interactive installation/performance with Portland Ballet* (Feb.24, 06):
PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART (Maine)

Signalglyph--Net Art Project* (on-line since May18, 05):
Spotlight presentation on TURBULENCE (www.turbulence.org)
co-presented by NORTH AMERICAN CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY POETICS

Michael Winkler--Word-Images: 1982-2004 (Sep.20-Dec.10, 04):
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Rosenwald Gallery, Van-Pelt Dietrich Center

Proto-type (Aug.31-Nov.25, 00):
NEW ARTS PROGRAM, Kutztown, PA

Spellbound (Mar.2-30, 94):
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (LOWELL), Gallery 410

Michael Winkler (Nov.2-23, 88):
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE, Photo/Video Gallery

Word Works* (Oct.6, 87):
NEW MUSIC AMERICA, FESTIVAL '87 (Philadelphia)

Michael Winkler: Word-Images (opened Aug.2, 86):
YELLOW SPRINGS INSTITUTE for the Arts & Humanities, Chester Springs, PA

Word Works--Part 1*  (Mar.6, 85):
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND (BALTIMORE)

Word Art/Art Words (Sep.1-30, 84):
KUNSTRAUM KUNOLDSTRASSE 34, Kassel, Germany

Word Works--Part 1* (Jun.15, 84):
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Mandell Theatre, Philadelphia

Alphastructure (Mar.11-Apr.29, 84):
ART RESEARCH CENTER, Kansas City, MO

Wave Shapes & Letter Structures* (Mar.22, 81):
AND/OR (Contemporary Art Center), Seattle, WA

Regular Words (Mar.5-27, 81):
MARYMOOR ART CENTER, Redmond (Greater Seattle), WA


two person* & group exhibitions (selected)

Lessons in Learning (Feb.10-May 16, 07):
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chicago, IL

on Line (Oct.24-Dec19, 04):
CENTER FOR MAINE CONTEMPORARY ART, Rockport.

Poetic Positions (May 21-Jul.8, 04):
KASSEL ART MUSEUM, Germany

Live On Paper (Mar.17-May 1, 04) (Sep.9-Oct.26, 03):
BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART, Collegeville, PA

Desire, Admire, Acquire (Nov.9-Dec.18, 01):
ARCADIA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, Glenside, PA

1...2...3 Dimensionen/Dimensions (Jun.20-23, 91):
ART NURNBERG 6, Germany

Winkler/Thurlbeck* (Jan.25-Mar.1, 91):
ARTLINK CONTEMPORARY ARTSPACE, Fort Wayne, IN

Winkler/Wolin* (Jan.10-31, 91):
ARTSPACE/LIMA (OH) CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

Text Out of Context: Durner/Ligon/Pavlow/Winkler (Jan.9-Feb.16, 91):
SOHO CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTISTS, New York, NY

Group Invitational (Sep.6-29, 90):
HAENAH-KENT GALLERY, New York, NY

The Mindful Page (Oct.7-Dec.31, 89):
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM, Houston, TX

3rd Atlanta Photo Salon (Jan.9-Feb.6, 88):
NEXUS CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, Atlanta, GA

...A Surprise...For Our Readers (Oct.17-Nov.30, 87):
KING STEPHEN MUSEUM, Szekesfehervar, Hungary

Artists USA (U.S. Information Agency sponsored tour of India,
opened, New Deli, Feb.20, 87; closed, Ahmedabad, Sep., 87)
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, New Dehli
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, Bombay
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, Bhopal
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, Goa
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, Calcutta
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, Madras
NATIONAL (INDIA) INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, Ahmedabad

Sculpture/Text (Sep.20-Oct.25, 85):
FRANKLIN FURNACE, New York, NY


published materials - by the artist (selected)

"Ancient Art & Modern Language". PLEISTOCENE COALITION NEWS. Vol 2, Issue 3, May-June, 2010, pp.1-3

"Poetry of Zebras": RAMPIKE Magazine (Canada). Vol 19, #1, 2010, pp.4-7

"Written in Stone": dANDdelion  (Canada). Vol 33, #2 (Radical Translation Issue), December 2007, p.27

"Signalglyphs": RAMPIKE Magazine (Canada). Vol 14, #2, 2006, pp.36-39

excerpts from "Where Signs Resemble Thoughts": BANANA SPLIT (Denmark). #23, 2004, pp.33-36

"Proto-type": WORDS & IMAGES 2003. University of Southern Maine Publications, p.76

“Spelled-Forms”: RAMPIKE Magazine (Canada). Vol 13, # 1, 2002, pp.34-35

"Where Signs Resemble Thoughts": IMAGINING LANGUAGE (An Anthology, Editors: Jed Rasula &  Stephen McCaffery, 1998).
MIT Press

“Modern History”: RAMPIKE Magazine (Canada). Vol 7, # 2, 1991, p.2

“’A’ Perception”: CENTRAL PARK. # 19/20, Spring/Fall, 1991, p.216

“An Artist’s Statement”: KALDRON. # 21/22, 1990, unpaginated

“Odd Things”: CENTRAL PARK. # 15, Spring, 1989, p.159

image from “Word Art/Art Words”: TAXI. October, 1988, p.34

excerpt from “Word Art/Art Words”: OPEN Magazine. # 3, Fall, 1988, p.46

“Textures”: LIGNE (Australia). # 4, 1987, pp.26-28

untitled: RAMPIKE Magazine (Canada). Vol 5, # 2, 1986/87, p.13

“Spellbound” and untitled cover: KALDRON. #20, Fall, 1986, unpaginated

“To Form”: RAMPIKE Magazine (Canada). Vol 4, # 2&3, 1985/86, p.7

“Like Clockwork”: EAR Magazine. Vol 9, # 5 / Vol 10, #1, Fall, 1985, p.7

“Spellbound”: RAMPIKE Magazine. Vol 3, # 2, 1983/84, p.25

“Geometrisonics”: INTERVAL, Journal of Microtonal Research. Vol 2, # 1, Fall, 1979, pp.33-35

“Microtonal Design for a Sonic Pyramid”: SOUNDWORK Anthology (1979). Seattle: AND/OR Publications, unpaginated

“Geometrisonics”: NAJE EDUCATOR (Journal of the National Association of Jazz Educators). Vol 11, # 2, Dec/Jan,
1978/79, pp.40-44


early sound pieces/experimental music (selected)

Noise in the Shadow (Aug.2, 86):
YELLOW SPRINGS INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS, Chester Springs, PA

Odysseys & Atmospheres (Feb.18, 83):
FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL, Philadelphia, PA

Java Blue (for Harry Partch) (Jun.10, 82):
DREXEL UNIVERSITY (CREESE STUDENT CENTER), Philadelphia, PA

Evolutions (process-based experimental piece for Relache, Philadelpia-based, new
music ensemble—performed during artist residency—May 25-29, 82):
YELLOW SPRINGS INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS, Chester Springs, PA

untitled, solo electronic music concert (Feb.18,1979):
AND/OR (a contemporary art center), Seattle, WA

Pyramid, commissioned by the King County (WA) Arts Commission for the
Great Ether Bank, new music for radio project. (live broadcast of sound
installation at KRAB-FM, Seattle on Nov.20, 79)


grants/awards

Special Members Award (1987-89):
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS, & PUBLISHERS

Artist Fellowship Grant--Visual Arts (1985):
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

Line Grant (1985):
LINE II ASSOCIATION, New York
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Artist Fellowship Grant--Special Projects (1984):
PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL ON THE ARTS


arts administration experience

CULTURAL COUNCIL FOUNDATION, New York: Manager of Program
Services, 1986-87

RELACHE, Philadelphia-based New Music Ensemble & Presenting Organization:
Consulting Staff Member (on Planning & Development of Intermedia Projects), 1983-85

KING COUNTY (WA) ARTS COMMISSION: Member of the Task Force on Access to
the Arts for the Disabled, 1979

AND/OR (a contemporary art center), Seattle: Managing-Director of the Public
Access Electronic Music Studio, 1978-81
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