Michael Connors has exhibited computer-based works since 1987 in three Wisconsin Triennials, national and international shows. He has a professional background in a wide variety of disciplines including film, interactive video installations, computer animation, web design, painting and printmaking. He currently teaches courses that integrate advanced computer techniques with traditional forms of graphic design and print media. Connors has taught multimedia courses and was the Interim Director and Coordinator of the New Media Center. His awards include an Individual Artist Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Arts and an Inter-Arts Development Grant.

Education

1995 MFA University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recent Achievements

2007 Los Angeles Printmaking Society 19th National Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

2007 6TH Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2007 27th Mini Print International of Cadaques, Taller Galleria Fort, Barcelona, Spain and L’Etand d’Art Gallery in Bages, France.

2007 Tracing Distant Shorelines: print folio exchange between UW-Madison and China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

2006 Ideas, Dialogue, Conscience, James Watrous Gallery/ Wisconsin Academy, Overture Center, Madison, WI.

2006 - 08 Engaging to Learn: Simulations and Games award for Phase I, II, III.