CHRISTIAN MICHAELS


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BIO
Born 1960, Montreal, Canada

Lives and Works in San Diego, CA


EDUCATION
BA Psychology, 1982, Wake Forest University

Specialized studies in Sociology and Photography​

Winston-Salem, NC

PROFESSIONAL
2015-Present

Director and Visioneer

Interactive Art & Design

San Diego, CA


2008-2017

Photography Instructor

Digital Photo Academy

San Diego, CA


2013-2014

Director

Kettner Arts Gallery

San Diego, CA


2001-2011

Director

Ray Street Studios

San Diego, CA


1997-Present

Commercial Photographer

Flashpoint Pictures

San Diego, CA


1990-1993

Medical Photographer

UCSD Medical Center

San Diego, CA


1989-Present

Contributing Stock Photographer

Getty Images

Seattle, WA


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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2010-2011

Scenes in a City - Photography

Centre City Development Corp., San Diego, CA


2008

Hollywood Love - Graphics

Kettner Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA


2007

San Diego Film Festival - Graphics

W Hotel, San Diego, CA


1993

Polaroid Transformations - Photography Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ


1989

Urban American Landscapes - Photography

Galerie Dimo, Salzburg, Austria



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS





2021

Goodbye to All That - Conceptual Signage

Basile IE/CM Curatorial Gallery, San Diego, CA


2020

In-Part - Interactive Video Installation

Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA


2019

Conveyor - Interactive Light Installation

Porto Vista Hotel, San Diego, CA


For the Love of Art - Collage

Visual Gallery, San Diego, CA


2018

Cruel Summer - Interactive Video

basile IE/CM Curatorial Gallery, San Diego, CA


Imperial Conquests of the Palate - Interactive video basile IE/CM Curatorial Gallery, San Diego, CA


2017

Synesthesia - Interactive Video

MJD Gallery, San Diego, CA


2016

About Face - Photography

Basic Gallery, San Diego, CA


MAS Attack - Interactive Video

San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA


2015

(Con)Text - Interactive Video

San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA


Flex It! - Interactive Video

Jacobs Center, San Diego, CA


2014

LiveLoveLust - Graphics and Video

Kettner Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA


2013

Lost Dreams - Graphics and Video

Kettner Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA


Spirit of Life - Photography

Kettner Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA


Abundance - Graphics

Kettner Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA


2011

Sight & Sound - Interactive Video

Queen Bee Gallery, San Diego, CA


2010

Sight & Sound - Interactive video

Architecture Gallery, San Diego, CA


2009

Sight & Sound - Interactive video

Planet Rooth Gallery, San Diego, CA


Disintegration - Interactive Video

Ray Street Studios, San Diego, CA


2008

Point of Departure - Interactive video

UCLA Open Borders, Los Angeles, CA


Regional Show - Graphics

San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA


2007

Regional Show - Photography

San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA


Extravagant Exuberance - Graphics

Josh Mitchell Gallery, Springfield, MO


Size Doesn’t Matter - Graphics

Ray Street Studios, San Diego, CA


2004

The Art of Photography

Lyceum Theater, San Diego, CA


Words - Photography

Tres Gallery, San Diego, CA


1998

ASMP Showcase Exhibit - Photography FrameMaker Gallery, San Diego, CA


1996

FPG Showcase Exhibition - Photography

FPG International, New York, NY



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