Michael J. Kolster

Associate Professor of Art

Spring 2009

  • Photography II--Large Format (VART 280)
  • Advanced Studies in Visual Arts (VART 350)
  • Advanced Studies in Visual Arts (VART 351)
  • Advanced Studies in Visual Arts (VART 352)
  • Advanced Studies in Visual Arts (VART 353)
  • Advanced Studies in Visual Arts (VART 354)
Phone (207) 725-3185
Title Assistant Professor
Department ART
Work Location 310 Visual Arts Center
E-Mail mkolster@bowdoin.edu
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Education

BA Williams College - American Studies 1985
International Center of Photography, NY
MFA Massachusetts College of Art 1992

Links

Michael Kolster's work in the Faculty Gallery »
Personal projects site: bowdoin.edu/~mkolster/ »
Visit THE DAILY POST at: dailypost.bowdoin.edu »

Exhibitions

Solo

2007     "Flux" Area Gallery, USM, Portland, Me
2006     "comeandsee" The Map Room, Portland, Me
2005     "Daily Post Grids" Space Gallery, Portland, Me
2005     "Multiples" Icon Gallery, Brunswick, Me
2003     "Mojave" Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
1999     "Selections" FVA, San Francisco

Two-Person

2003     "Botanica" Round Room Gallery, Danforth Museum
2003     "Coastal" Maine Center for Contemporary Art, Rockport
2002     "Maine Coast: Photos and Paintings" Saco Museum
2002     "Botanica" Landau Gallery, Belmont, MA

Selected Group

2003     "Taking Pictures" Icon Gallery, Brunswick, Me
2002     "Biennial" Maine Center for Contemporary Art
2002     "Art Faculty, Bowdoin College" Icon Gallery
2002     "Plugged In" Maine Center for Contemporary Art
1995     "Trois Amercianes" Z Space, Paris, France
1994     "Juried National" Magic Silver, Kentucky
1994     "Photo 94" Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco

Publications

2007     New Orleans Photographs
1997     Photo Review, Philadelphia, PA
1992     From Here to Now

Education

1992     Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MFA photography
1989     International Center of Photography, NYC, Documentary Certificate
1985     Williams College, Williamstown, Mass, BA, American Studies

Reviews

2006     "comeandsee" Philip Isaacson, Maine Sunday Telegram, August 6
            "Eye Cartography" Ian Paige, Portland Phoenix, July
2004     "Multiples at Icon" Chris Thompson, Art New England, June/July
            "Kolster’s Decisiveness" Philip Isaacson,
            Maine Sunday Telegram, 20 Feb

Teaching

2000-pres     Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
1994-2000     Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California
1995-1998     City College of San Francisco
1995             University of California at Berkeley Extension

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