MICHAEL TEEL
INTRO
Michael Teel is an award-winning artist residing in West Virginia. His focus is oil and multimedia paintings. The majority of his output is focused on the human element of living in Appalachia.
He has worked as a graphic designer for 34 years for several small Advertising and Design firms and a Fortune 500 company in the Washington DC area. He currently is the owner of Teel Design Group, a print and digital design firm offering print/logo design, web design/development, and digital marketing with a focus on businesses, associations, and nonprofit organizations.
EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS
West Virginia Culture and History Juried Show - 2 pieces selected - 2023
Tamarack Best of West Virginia Juried Show - 2023
Featured Artist, Kanawha County Library - 2023
Tamarack Best of West Virginia Juried Show, 1 piece selected - 2022
Tamarack Best of West Virginia Juried Show, 2 pieces selected - 2021
Tamarack Best of West Virginia Juried Show, 2 pieces selected - 2020
West Virginia Culture and History Emerging Artists Juried Show - 2020
Tamarack Best of West Virginia Juried Show - 2 pieces selected - 2019
Ice House Gallery, Berkeley Springs, WV - Group Artist Show - 2018
Tamarack Best of West Virginia Juried Show - 2 pieces selected - 2017
West Virginia Allied Artists Juried Show - 2 pieces selected - 2016
West Virginia Culture and History Juried Show - 2 pieces selected - 2015
Solo Gallery Exhibit, Art Emporium, Charleston, WV - 2015
West Virginia Allied Artists Juried Show, 2 pieces selected - 2014
Tri-State Artists Juried Show - 2013
West Virginia Allied Artists Juried Show - 2012
RECOGNITION/AWARDS
Selected as an artisan in the Tamarack System - 2023
Tamarack Best of West Virginia, Third Place - 2021
Tamarack Best of West Virginia, Best of Show - 2019
Tamarack Best of West Virginia, Second Place - 2018
West Virginia Culture and History Juried Show, Award of Excellence - 2017
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
COMMISSIONS
Private Collector - Charleston, WV - 2023
Kroger-Scott Depot-Teays Valley Quadriptych Mural - 2021
Distinctive Art Source Triptych Commission for Inova Loudoun Hospital Patient Tower. Leesburg, VA - 2019/20
Central Real Estate Heptaptych Commission for Main Office, Charleston, WV - 2014
PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS
Get Creative West Virginia - 2021
Spring Cover of ArtWorks West Virginia - 2020
ArtVoice West Virginia, Featured Artist Video - 2016
Featured Artist, Longridge Editors Blog - 2015
EDUCATION
Workshops: Jon Redmond, Nancy Tankersley, Shelby Keefe, Kevin Weckbach - 2010 -18
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - 1988
West Virginia State University, Institute, WV - 1978-81