When it comes to art, Michael Schlicting is out of touch with reality. What he is in touch with is the visceral emotion that a scene evokes. Mood, feeling and universal longing are the subjects of his art rather than literal, physical realism. His multi-layered work is rooted in the abstract forms of nature. Patterns of sand. Shapes of rocks. Color harmonies of sky and clouds. In his images, Schlicting vividly demonstrates it is not what you see that counts, but what you sense. It is this probing, intuitive exploration that has given Schlicting's art a deeper level of meaning, and in the process, gained him national distinction.

Michael Schlicting has been making his living as an artist for the past 22 years. He focused on watercolor painting and soon was winning awards on the local and then national scene. He has won top honors at the National Watercolor Society annual exhibitions and awards and medals at the American Watercolor Society's exhibitions, as well as many other painting competitions. He was elected to the American Watercolor Society in 1990 and has been a National Vice-President.
In recent years Michael has been painting in acrylic as well as watercolor. His paintings from travels to South America and Europe have been very well received. His paintings hang in over 2000 collections around the world.
Michael makes his home in Portland, Oregon with his wife Stephanie and their two children. He has a studio/gallery at Neskowin on the Oregon coast where he can usually be found in the summer months.

BA in Fine Arts 1977 Principia College, Elsah, Illinois

1999 Works on Faith, Jurors Award Portland, OR
1997 12th Invitational Asian Watercolours Confederation International Exhibition, Asian Waterolours Œ97, Singapore
1997 Painter's Eye Award, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Golden, CO
1997 Northwest Watercolor Society 57th Annual Exhibition, Kirkland, WA
1996 Rines Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Abstraction, North American Open Show, New England Watercolor Society, Boston, MA
1996 Gayle Keith-Ashley Award, Northwest Watercolor Society, 56th Annual Exhibition, Seattle, WA
1996 Alabama Watercolor Society, 55th Annual National Exhibition, Birmingham, AL
1996 Georgia Taylor Memorial Award, Louisiana Watercolor Society 26th Annual International Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
1996 Texas Watercolor Society, 47th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
1996 Smith Packing Company Award, Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Old Forge, NY
1996 San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition, San Diego, CA
1996 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, 17th Juried Exhibition, Bethlehem, PA
1995 National Vice-President, American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
1995 Finalist, Grumbacher Artist of the Year Award
1995 Texas Watercolor Society 46th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
1995 Pearl Art Supplies Award, Georgia Watercolor Society 16th National Exhibition, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
1995 Jack Richeson Merchandise Award, Purchase Award, San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition, San Diego, CA
1995 Ashland Oil Foundation Award, Aqeous Œ95, Kentucky Watercolor Society, Louisville, KY
1994 Grumbacher Gold Medal, National Watercolor Society, Fullerton, CA
1994 Kentucky Watercolor Society, Louisville, KY
1994 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Golden, CO
1993 National Watercolor Invitational Exhibition, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
1992 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
1992 Judges Award, Houston International Exhibition, Houston, TX
1990 High Winds Medal , American Watercolor Society , New York, NY
1990 Dolphin Award, American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
1990 Elected Member American Watercolor Society New York, NY
1989 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Golden, CO
1989 American Watercolor Society Show, Juried Show, New York, NY
1988 Artist's Magazine Award, American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
1987 National Watercolor Society, Signature Member, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Past President's Award, San Diego International Watercolor Show, San Diego, CA
1986 CFS Medal, American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
1985 Century Award of Merit, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Golden, CO
1984 Watercolor West, Riverside, CA
1984 Martha T. McKinnon Award, American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
1981 Highly Commended Award, Internatinal Artists in WC Competition, London, England
1977 Voney Art Studio Award, Principia College, Elsah, IL

1999 Nelson/Rovzar Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1998 Freed Gallery Lincoln City, OR
1998 Nelson/Rovzar Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1997 Sitka Art Invitational, Special exhibition, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
1997 American Institute of Architects, Portland, OR
1996 Institute of Chilean & North American Culture, Santiago, Chile
1996 Institute of Chilean & North American Culture, Concepcion, Chile
1996 / 1994 The Gallery at Salishan, Gleneden Beach, OR
1993 Gango Galleries, Portland, OR
1992 / 1987 Salishan Lodge Gallery, Gleneden Beach, OR
1990 Stary-Sheets Galleries, Irvine, CA
1996 / 1994 / 1991 / 1988 / 1986 / 1983 / 1980 Maveety Gallery at Salishan, Gleneden Beach, OR
1993 / 1990 / 1987 / 1984 Lawrence Gallery, Sheridan, OR
1985 / 1978 Sunriver Lodge, Sunriver, OR
1990 / 1985 Maveety Gallery, Portland, OR
1977 Jasper Galleries, New York, NY

Hoffman, Hart Wagner, Portland,OR
Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Alaska State Council on the Arts Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR
Willamette Industries, Portland, OR
First Interstate Bank of Oregon Sunrise Shipping, Portland, OR
U.S. National Bank of OR
Western Family Foods, Portland, OR
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA Bullivant Houser Bailey Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland, OR
Western Kraft Paper Corporation, Portland, OR
Shearson-American Express, Salem, OR
Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR
Blount, Inc., Portland, OR
Forest City Traders, Portland, OR
Louisiana Pacific, Portland, OR
Anstalt Awelky, Vaduz, Lichenstein Claremont College, Los Angeles, CA

American Watercolor Society, Signature Member , Dolphin Fellow, National Vice-President
National Watercolor Society, Signature Member
West Coast Watercolor Society
Northwest Watercolor Society

1997 Best of Watercolor: Shadow, Rockport Publishers
1997 Best of Watercolor: Composition, Rockport Publishers
1996 Places in Watercolor, Rockport Publishers
1996 Abstracts in Watercolor , Rockport Publishers
1996 Creative Watercolor, Rockport Publishers
1996 American Artist Magazine Quarterly, Watercolor, feature article
1995 The Best of Watercolor, Rockport Publishers
1993 Splash II, NorthLight Editions
1990 Splash!, NorthLight Editions
1989 June, American Artist Magazine feature article
1978 September, Northwest Magazine

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