Likening his canvas to a chalkboard, Michael Schultheis creates paintings consisting of layers of mathematical notations and drawings that describe the form and motion of three-dimensional geometric shapes.
EDUCATION
1993 M.S., Labor Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1990 B.A., Honors Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
1989 History and Italian, Scuola Per Stranieri, Siena, Italy
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Gardens of Archimedes, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2011 Spherical Triangles of Menelaus, David Richard Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
Winds of Menelaus, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Sails of Euclid, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Spheres of Menelaus, Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA
2010 Lotus of Euclid, Forre and Company, Aspen, CO
Optics of Euclid, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Eccentricities of Apollo, Janeila Farms Research Campus, Howard Hughes Institute, Chevy Chase, MD
2009 Wings of Apollonius, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Loci of Apollonius, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Conic Symmetries, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Apollonius Blossoms, The PEW Charitable Trusts, Washington, D.C.
2008 Conics of Apollonius, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2007 Villarceau Series, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Interior Toroids, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA, color catalog
Villarceau Circles, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Toroids of Ganymede, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2006 Toroid Glissettes, Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, NY
Equilateral Toroids, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Spherical Lunes, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Limaçons, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2005 Cardioids, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Cycloids, Rotunda Gallery, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Cycloids, Keck Center Gallery, National Academies, Washington, D.C.
Cycloids Preview, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Cycloids Preview, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Harmonic Oscillations, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, OR
2004 Writing on the Wall, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Harmonic Quadrants, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Parabolic Symmetries, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Harmonic Oscillations, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Geometric Progressions, Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 Correlations, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Elasticity, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Equilibria, Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA
Open Systems, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
White Math, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Large Works, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Tandem, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Gallery Artists, J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Let Me Wander In Your Garden, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2011 Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Gallery Artists, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2010 Abstract Expressionism, Forre and Company, Aspen, CO
Group Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Up On The Wall, 6 Painters From The West, University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, ID
Summer Selections, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Gallery Artists, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Gallery Artists, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Introductions, Forre and Company, Aspen, CO
2008 Gallery Artists, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Gallery Artists, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Washington Project for the Arts, Katzen Center, Washington, D.C.
Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Gallery Artists, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
Focus: Winston Wachter Fine Art, SEATTLE ART MUSEUM Gallery, Seattle, WA
Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Gallery Artists, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2006 Aesthetics/Analytics, SEATTLE ART MUSEUM Gallery, Seattle, WA
Building Tradition: Contemporary Northwest Art from Tacoma Art Museum
Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
Gallery Artists, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Please Do Not Touch, Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, NY
Two Person Show, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Spring Highlights, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Parabolic Urns, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY
Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2005 Gallery Artists, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
Gallery Artists, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Ballard Artists, SEATTLE ART MUSEUM Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
Dialog Between Space, Shenzhen, China
Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Blue Waters, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Gallery Artists, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Gallery Artists, SEATTLE ART MUSEUM Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 Invitational Group Show, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Grand Opening, SEATTLE ART MUSEUM Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Show, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA
2002 Gallery Artists, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Best of Show, Benefit Auction, BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM, Bellevue, WA
Northwest Print Council Exhibit, PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, Portland, OR
1995 Pacific Northwest Annual, BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM, Bellevue, WA
CORPORATE & PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Citigroup, Seattle, WA
City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Seattle, WA
Four Seasons Olympic Hotel, Seattle, WA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Washington, D.C.
Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA
M Financial Holdings Inc., Portland, OR
Madison Development, Seattle, WA
Martin Smith Corporation, Seattle, WA
The Mathematical Association of America, Washington D.C.
Maybelle Clarke MacDonald Fund, Portland, OR
Meriwether Group, Portland, OR
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Novo Nordisk, Seattle, WA
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Portable Works Collection, City of Portland, OR
Portland Community College, Portland, OR
Rainier Pacific Bank, Tacoma, WA
Ritz Carlton, New York, NY
Seattle Athletic Club, Seattle, WA
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, OR
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
The United States Embassy, Athens, Greece
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
BIBLIOGRAPHY (*Reviews)
*”Review of Reviews: Art,” THE WEEK, August 19-26, 2011, Vol. 11, p. 26 Arts & Life
*Bob Hicks, Visual Arts Top Story, The Oregonian, August 3, 2011
*Suzanne Beal, “Artist Profile: Michael Schultheis,” Art Ltd., November 2010
*Luke Whelen, “A Torrid of Toroids,” Magnolia News, Seattle WA, July 2010
Audio Slideshow for Science Friday, National Public Radio, New York, 2010
Northwest Review, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 2010
*Brad Smith, “Curator’s Eye: Layered Equations” City Arts Magazine, November 2009
*Cate McQuaid, “Light, Depth, Atmosphere,” Boston Globe, May 20, 2009.
Crystal Chan, “Artist-mathematicians and Mathematician-artists: The Two-way Street Between
Visual Art and Science,” The McGill Tribune, October 21, 2008.
*Sue Peters, “Torridly Sensual Acrylics at Winston Wachter,” Seattle Weekly, January 24, 2007.
*Hannelore Sudermann, “An Equation for Beauty,” Washington State Magazine, January, 2007.
*Regina Hackett “Schultheis’ Latest Shows Rhythm and Lushness,” The Seattle Post-
Intelligencer, Seattle, WA, December 2, 2005.
“NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES – Cycloids: Paintings by Michael Schultheis,”
Washingtonian, Museum Guide, Washington, D.C., November, 2005. p. 26.
*Sue Peters, “Visual Arts Pick: Michael Schultheis,” Seattle Weekly, November 23, 2005.
Issues In Science and Technology, The National Academies The University of Texas at Dallas
VOLUME XXII NUMBER 2 WINTER 2006. Featured Artist.
“Cycloids,” Exhibition catalog published by the Office of Exhibitions and Cultural Programs
of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2005.
*Maysa Jarudi, “Freedom Being,” The Catalyst, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2005.
* Regina Hackett, “In the Galleries,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA, 2005.
The Seattle Review, Volume XXVII, Number 2, Seattle, WA, 2005.
*The Entertainer, “The Art of Numbers,” Gazette-Times, Corvallis, OR, 2005.
Big Spoon, Spectrum Studios; Images reproduced on CD cover and booklet. 2001.
*Emily Hall, “Bio: Art,” The Stranger, Seattle, WA, December, 2000.
*Regina Hackett, “Art Invitational,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA, 2000.
Cornish Music Student Composition Cover, Seattle, WA, January, 1999.
*”New Works Exhibited,” The Jefferson County Leader, Port Townsend 1997.
Allyson A. Goldin, CutBank 46, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Summer, 1996.
