Michael Lasater
Professor Emeritus of Mass Communications
Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts
Indiana University South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue
PO Box 7111
South Bend, IN, 46634
mlasater@iu.edu
lasater.michael@gmail.com
michaellasater.net
www.vimeo.com/michaellasater
Education
Ph.D., 1992, Mass Communication, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
Dissertation: Lasater, J. M. (1992). An assessment of signaled stopping during reading.
Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms.
M.S., 1981, Television-Radio-Film, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
M.M., 1975, The Juilliard School, New York, NY.
B. Mus., 1969, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH.
German: Indiana University South Bend, New York University & Goethe-Institut, New York, NY.
Italian: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN & Spoleto, Italy.
Creative work in video and poetry: collections, archives, anthologies
South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN.
INverse, Indiana Arts Commission / Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN.
Franklin D. Schurz Library, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN.
IU Scholarworks, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
IU Media Collections Online, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Kansas Time + Place: An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. Little Balkans Press.
The Collection of Allen and Kelli Questrom, Dallas, TX / Aspen, CO.
The Roy and Mary Jones University Art Collection, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL.
University of Northern Iowa, Religion & Education, Cedar Falls, IA.
Manipulated Image, Los Angeles, CA.
artvideoKÖLN / Artist Network Database
Creative work in video: solo and special exhibitions
Becoming SBMA: Stories from our Collection. South Bend Museum of Art 75th Anniversary Exhibition, March, 2022 - July, 2023.
2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium, November 12, 2020 – January 2, 2021, Los Angeles, CA.
Crossroads New Media. A special exhibition of work by Indiana new media artists Michael Lasater, Constance Edwards Scopelitis, and Jason Myers. Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, April 15 – September 1, 2016. Curator: Rhonda Long-Sharp.
Michael Lasater. Charno Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO. Solo exhibition of multiple works, December 13, 2013 – January 14, 2014. Curator: Janet Simpson.
South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. Solo exhibition of multiple works, March 10 - July 8, 2012. Curator: Mark Rospenda.
University Press of Kentucky. Streaming solo video exhibition of James Still: Man on Troublesome Creek (1989) in conjunction with the publication of The Hills Remember: The Complete Short Stories of James Still, Ted Olson, ed., April, 2012 continuing. http://thehillsremember.wordpress.com/remembering-james-still/
The Jesse Stuart Foundation. Streaming solo video exhibition of Jesse Stuart: An American Writer (1997), April, 2012 continuing.
CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY. Invitational solo exhibition, March 28 - April 10, 2009. Curator: Adriane Little.
Frostic Video and Sound Art Series, James and Lois Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, November 3 - 29, 2008. Invitational solo exhibition. Curator: Adriane Little.
Visions Fugitive: New Work in Video, Animation, and Sound. Warner Gallery, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN. Distinguished Research Award Exhibition. October 25 - November 9, 2007.
Michael Lasater: Solo. Underground Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, July 13 - August 17, 2007.
Michael Lasater: New and Recent Work in Video, Animation, and Sound. Gallery 101, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., November 2 - December 7, 2005. Curator: Evan Reed.
Solo exhibition of multiple works. Performing Arts Center, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL, April, 2005. Curator: Jennifer Costa.
New Video: Michael Lasater & Tiffany Holmes. Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, March 14 - April 20, 2003. Curator: Julia Muney Moore.
Passing Figure. South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, June 15 - August 11, 2002. Curators: William Tourtillotte and Jason Lahr.
Creative work in video and poetry: group exhibitions, publications, contests
2023
West of Wichita. Chapbook, Finalist, Heartland Review Press Chapbook Contest, July, 2023.
Compline. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Spring, 2023.
Riffing on William Stafford. Poem, 1st Honorable Mention, Poets Choice Category, Oregon Poetry Association, Portland, Oregon, Brian Sneeden, Judge. Spring, 2023.
Compline. Poem, in La Piccioletta Barca. Eponine Howarth, Nacho Oliden, Michaela Brinsley, eds. February 2, 2023.
2022
Zisla. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Fall, 2022.
There can be no more gentle seasons. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Fall, 2022.
Learning Italian. Poem, in The Closed Eye Open. Daniel Morgan & Maya Highland, eds. October 1, 2022.
Surrealism Now! Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, July 8 – August 20, 2022. National juried exhibition. Juror: Andi Campognone.
Discovering a New Painter. Poem, in Coop: A Poetry Cooperative. Laura Lee Washburn & Katelyn Roth, eds. February 14, 2022.
October. Poem, in The Closed Eye Open. Aaron Lelito & Daniel A. Morgan, eds. February 14, 2022.
Harlequin (2019). Video diptych, in Performing Media Festival, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana, February 13 - 17, 2022.
2021
Standing Figure. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Spring, 2021.
2020
To one and several poets. Poem, in Heartland! Poetry of Love, Resistance and Solidarity. Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and Roy J. Beckemeyer, eds. April 19, 2020, & in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Spring, 2020,
Locked Down. Poem, in Cathexis Northwest Press, C.M. Tollefson, ed. October, 2020.
Mother’s Day. Poem, in Cathexis Northwest Press, C.M. Tollefson, ed. October, 2020.
OCCCA@40, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, June 6 – July 26, 2020. National invitational exhibition.
Looking At Ed Paschke’s Heddy. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Online, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Spring, 2020.
Robo-Man With Killer Rabbits. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Online, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Spring, 2020.
Obit. Poem, in The Heartland Review, Finalist, 2020 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize. Mick Kennedy, ed. The Heartland Review Press, Elizabethtown, KY, Spring, 2020.
2019
Time (untitled). Poem, in Cathexis Northwest Press, C.M. Tollefson, ed. December, 2019.
7 . 13. Poem, in Cathexis Northwest Press, C.M. Tollefson, ed. December, 2019.
Ritual. Poem, in Cathexis Northwest Press, C.M. Tollefson, ed. December, 2019.
Yellow, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, August 17 – October 6, 2019. International juried exhibition. Juror: Kevin Sipp.
When Black Swallows Red. Metropolitan Art Gallery Association, La Galleria at La Mama, New York, NY, July 6 – 9, 2019. International curated exhibition. Curators: Dandi Gu and Zi Lin.
Family Icon. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, Spring, 2019.
Annie. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, Spring, 2019.
Now. Poem, in An Ekphrastic Event for Sharing the Muse. Chapbook, The South Bend Museum of Art, Spring, 2019.
Documentary. Poem, in The Heartland Review, First Place, 2019 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize. Mick Kennedy, ed. The Heartland Review Press, Spring, 2019.
West of Wichita. Poem, in The Heartland Review, Honorable Mention, 2019 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize. Mick Kennedy, ed. The Heartland Review Press, Spring, 2019.
2018
Homeless tent city vanishes fast but many who lived there didn’t go to new center. Poem, in Heartland! Poetry of Love, Resistance and Solidarity. Caryn Mirriam Goldberg and James Benger, eds. 2018.
Signs and Wonders. Poem, in Heartland! Poetry of Love, Resistance and Solidarity. Caryn Mirriam Goldberg and Maril Crabtree, eds. August 26, 2018.
Music For Your Eyes, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, February 3 – March 10, 2018. International juried exhibition. Juror: Peter Frank.
Recollection, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, January 11 – February 10, 2018. National juried exhibition.
2017
Now. Poem, in Kansas Time + Place: An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. Roy J. Beckemeyer and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, eds. Little Balkans Press. 2017.
Ready, Set, (2017 version) UMW Media Wall, Hurley Convergence Center, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA. Two-story installation of 43 separate Laser Phosphor Display tiles. Curated international exhibition. October 1- 31, 2017.
Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, September 23 – November 12, 2017, 2017. International juried exhibition. Juror: Harry H. DeLorme, Jr.
Twenty-Eighth Annual International Invitational Salon of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA., May 26 – July 9, 2017.
Art as Protest, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, June 3 – July 8, 2017. National juried exhibition. Juror: Tyler Stallings.
2016
Fresh Minds Festival, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, Finalist, international juried exhibition, Fall, 2016.
40th Anniversary River Market Invitational Exhibition, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, August 12 - September 22, 2016. Curator: Janet Simpson.
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, artvideoKöLN International, April 22 - May 28, 2016. International curated exhibition.
Now. Poem. Kansas Time + Place, April 11, 2016. Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, editor.
CologneOFF – Cologne International Festival Network @ 10th CeC – Carnival of e-Creativity – Shillong/India, February 26-28, 2016. International curated exhibition.
2015
artvideoKÖLN. Cologne International Videoart Festival, 2015-2016 season. International curated exhibition.
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 22 - July 12, 2015. National invitational group exhibition.
Slingshot Festival of Music, Electronic Art, Film & Comedy. Cine lab, University of Georgia & Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, March 26 – 28, 2015. International juried exhibition.
2014
Now. Poem. Exhibited in Big Splash, installation by Catarina Davinio, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, October 1 - November 3, 2014. International curated exhibition.
Regional Impact: Works from IU Regional Campus Art Faculties, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN, January 31, 2014 - March 7, 2014. Invitational regional exhibition.
2013
A Virtual Memorial Vilnius, 2013, Jewish Culture & Information Center Vilnius and Kedainiai Regional Museum, September 23 - October 29, 2013. International curated exhibition. Curator: artvideoKÖLN.
Crystal Palace Experimental Film & Video Festival, Center for the Digital Arts, State University of New York, Westchester Community College, Peekskill, NY, October 22, 2013. International curated exhibition. Curator: Liena Vayzman.
Manipulated Image, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 2013. International curated exhibition. Curator: Alysse Stepanian.
Festival Miden 2013, Kalamata, Greece, July 5, 2013. International curated exhibition. Curator: Alysse Stepanian.
artvideoKÖLN. Cologne International Videoart Festival & animateCOLOGNE, 2013-2014 season. International curated exhibition.
69th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, June 29 – August 24, 2013. Regional juried group exhibition. Juror: Kris Ercums.
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 24 – July 14, 2013.
Gallery Temenos. Invitational exhibition of multiple works, May 1 – 31, 2013. Curator: Adriane Little.
Participant, Abstract Currents, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, April 7, 2013.
art:screen fest on tour 2013. Vetlanda Museum, Vetlanda, Sweden, March 9 - April 21, 2013. Curator: Alysse Stepanian.
CologneOFF 2013 India, Sattal Estate, Bhimtal, Uttarakand, India, February 22 -24, 2013. International curated exhibition: Cologne Art & Moving Images Awards.
700IS Experimental Art Festival, Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland, February 8 – 10, 2013. International curated exhibition. Curators: Kristin Scheving, Alysse Stepanian.
Give Us Your Best Shot. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, December 1, 2012 - January 12, 2013. National juried group exhibition. Jurors: Susan Spiritus, Kirk Pederson, Gena Genis, Jeff T. Alu.
2012
artvideoKÖLN, CologneOFF - Cologne International Videoart Festival, animateCOLOGNE, September 1 continuing, 2012. International curated exhibition.
Crystal Palace: 1st ArtSpace Experimental Film and Video Festival, October 5 - 22, 2012. ArtSpace, New Haven, CT. International curated exhibition. Curator: Liena Vayzman.
art:screen fest 2012. Örebro International Videoart Festival, Örebro, Sweden, October 5 - 7, 2012. International invitational screening. Curator: Alysse Stepanian.
2012 Members Exhibition. Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, August 31 - October 28, 2012.
Blur. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, August 8 - September 8, 2012. Regional juried group exhibition. Juror: Jeff Stevenson.
Private Negations. Sazmanab Project, Tehran, Iran, July, 2012. International invitational screening. Curators: Morehshin Allahyari and Alysse Stepanian.
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 25 - July 15, 2012. National invitational group exhibition.
White, Black & Shades of Gray. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, March 30 - May 6, 2012. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Dina Deistch.
2012 Juried Members Exhibition. CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, February 4 - March 17, 2012. Jurors: Robert Hirsch & Gary Nickard.
e4c. 4Culture Gallery, Seattle, WA, December, 2011 - December, 2012. National juried group exhibition.
2011
2011 Members Exhibition. Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, September 2 - 25, 2011.
67th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition. Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, July 9 - August 27, 2011. Regional group juried exhibition. Juror: Janie Welker.
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 27 - July 9, 2011. National invitational group exhibition.
22nd Annual Juried Show. Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV, May 5 - June 18, 2011. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Julie Sasse.
Deep. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California, May 5 - June 18, 2011. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Grace Kook-Anderson
Words & Numbers. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, March 2 - April 2, 2011. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Aaron Packer.
2011 Juried Members Exhibition. CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, February 5 - April 1, 2011. Jurors: Robert Hirsch & Gary Nickard
2010
The Way Forward: Roads Less Traveled. Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, September 3 - 25, 2010. Artist members exhibition.
FeedBack. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, July 9 - 24, 2010. International group invitational exhibition.
Self. Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX, July 1 - 31, 2010. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Aaron Sacco.
66th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition. Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, July 10 - September 4, 2010. Regional group juried exhibition. Juror: Gregory Gilbert.
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 28 - July 10, 2010. National group invitational exhibition.
2010 Juried Members Exhibition. CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, February 6 -March 20, 2010. Juror: Sandra Q. Firmin.
Image Attitude Impression. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, March 12 - April 9, 2010. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Geoffrey Bates.
2010 Juried Members Exhibition. CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, February 6 - March 20, 2010. Juror: Sandra Q. Firmin
2009
Color Matters. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, September 18 - November 1, 2009. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Jen Mergel.
Assume Nothing. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, September 11 - October 9, 2009. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Peter Jones.
Downtown Film Festival-Los Angeles. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, August 12 - 22, 2009. International juried group exhibition. Jurors: Rex Bruce & Rita Gonzalez.
International New Media Expo. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, August 13 - 20, 2009. International juried group exhibition. Jurors: Rex Bruce & Rita Gonzalez.
Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, September 4 - 26, 2009. Artist members exhibition.
Preview: Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles and Digital Art L.A. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 2009. Open exhibition.
50 | 50. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, July 10 - August 30, 2009. Regional group invitational exhibition.
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 22 - July 11, 2009. National group invitational exhibition.
White, Black & Shades of Gray. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, March 6 - April 19, 2009. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Sidney Hurwitz.
2008
Opposition. Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, October 3 - November 14, 2008. Invitational exhibition.
Destruct | Construct. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, September 12 - October 10, 2008. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Gregg Hertzlieb.
re: Member September. The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL. Member's exhibition, September 5 - 27, 2008.
Ready, Set, Go. South Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, June 23 - July 18, 2008. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Renee Rhodes.
Hun Gallery International 2008. The Hun Gallery, New York, NY, February 1 - 29, 2008. International juried group exhibition. Juror committee.
Between Heaven and Earth: Transformations and Sacred Spaces. The College Art Gallery, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, January 16 - February 13, 2008. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Eleanor Heartney
2007
Perspectives. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, September 14 - October 12, 2007. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Allison Peters.
63rd Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition. Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, July 7 - August 31, 2007. Juried regional group exhibition. Juror: David Edgar.
18th Annual Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 25 - July 14, 2007. National invitational group exhibition.
Painted Tongue: Union of Art and Word. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, March 9 - April 13, 2007. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Lanny Silverman.
Self Perceptions. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, February 1 - 29, 2007. National juried group exhibition. Juror committee.
2006
Holiday Exhibition. The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, November 10 -December 31, 2006. National juried and invitational group exhibition. Juror committee.
New Media. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, November 2 - December 6, 2006. National juried group exhibition. Juror committee.
Digitally Propelled Ideas Biennial. Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, September 18 - October 21, 2006. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Elliot Earls.
Single Channel. South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, July 15 - September 10, 2006. National juried group exhibition. Jurors/curators: Jody Boyer, Russ Norman, Echotrope.
Signal Channel. Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, June 30 - July 20, 2006. National juried group exhibition. Jurors/curators: Jody Boyer, Russ Norman, Echotrope.
Summer Show / Critic’s Choice. Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, June 23 - August 20, 2006.
2005
Juried Exhibition. The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, November 11 - December 31, 2005. National juried group exhibition. Gallery juror committee.
16th Annual Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 27 - July 23, 2005. National invitational group exhibition.
Embedded: living with technology. Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, April 1 - May 8, 2005. National juried group exhibition. Jurors/curators: Caroline Cason & Lizzie Zucker Saltz.
Spirituality & Religion in a Modern World. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, March 18 - April 29, 2005. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Robert Stanley.
2004
W.R. Monroe Museum, Carnegie Center for the Arts. Three Rivers, MI, October 10 - November 16, 2004. Invitational group exhibition of multiple works.
Fusion · Form · Function. Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, October 1 - November 4, 2004. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Nancy Roach.
Digitally Propelled Ideas Biennial. Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, September 20 - October 20, 2004. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Carol Ann Klonirides.
60th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition. Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, September 18 - October 24, 2004. Juried regional group exhibition. Juror: Nato Thompson.
Fall Arts Festival 2004: Film & Video. Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL, September 10 - 12, 2004. National juried group exhibition. Juror committee.
Dialogue: art, technology, imagery. Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD, September 8, 2004 - September 8, 2005. National juried group exhibition of the Society for Photographic Education Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. Juror committee.
Der Sechste Sinn-Konrad Bayer auf Schloss Hagenberg. Konrad Bayer Gesellschaft und Theaterverein Meyerhold / Wienviertelfestival 2004, Hagenberg, Austria, June 19 & 20, 2004. International invitational group exhibition. Presenter: Christoph Theiler.
15th Annual Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works. New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA, May 28 - July 24, 2004. National invitational group exhibition.
2003
The Human Condition. Central Wyoming College Gallery, Riverton, WY, October 22 - November 23, 2003. National group exhibition. Curator: Nita Kehoe.
59th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition. Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, September 20 - October 26, 2003. Juried regional group exhibition. Juror: Lawrence Rinder.
Digital Time Pieces. California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside, CA, May 18 - September 7, 2003. National group exhibition. Curator: Georg Burwick.
TechArt. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA / Boston Cyberarts Festival, April 18 - May 25, 2003. National juried group exhibition. Jurors: Aaron Fry and Dorothy Simpson Krause.
2002
Celebrating Spirituality. Central Wyoming College Gallery, Riverton, WY, September 9 - October 8, 2002. National group exhibition. Curator: Nita Kehoe.
7th Annual Not Still Art Festival. The Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY, April 27, 2002. National juried group exhibition in association with WNET, Experimental Television Center. Juror committee.
Collage/Assemblage/Montage. Pennsylvania School of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA, February 4 – March 22, 2002. National group exhibition. Curator: Kristy Krivitsky.
Hopscotch: Associative Leaps in the Construction of Narrative. Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, February 1 - March 16, 2002. National juried member’s exhibition of the College Art Association Annual Conference. Juror: Ellen Rosenholtz.
Video Marathon 2002. Art in General, New York, NY, January 12, 2002. National juried group exhibition, sponsored by The Experimental Television Center & New York State Council on the Arts. Gallery juror committee.
2001
A Question of Faith. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, October 1 - October 26, 2001. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Eleanor Heartney.
Journeys: mind-body-spirit. Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, August 22 - September 30, 2001. National juried group exhibition. Juror: Deborah McLeod.
Video Jam / Quick Flicks. Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL, July 14 - August 19, 2001. National juried group exhibition. Jurors / curators: Michael Rush & Jody Servon.
Valleyfest Film Festival. Knoxville, TN, March 15 - 18, 2001. National juried group exhibition. Juror committee.
1998-2000
SCANARTS 20/2000. Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2000. National juried group exhibition in association with the University of the Arts. Gallery juror committee.
BitByBit All Digital Exhibition. Manitou Springs, CO, October-November, 2000. National juried group exhibition. Juror committee.
Gallery Opening Exhibition. Warner Gallery, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, September 26 - October 21, 2000. Group exhibition, IUSB faculty & invited artists.
An Evening of Electronic Music. Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, January 22, 1999.
Kindred Spirits. Daughtrey Gallery, Sage Center for the Arts, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI, October 30 - November 22, 1998. Invitational group exhibition. W.R. Monroe Museum, Carnegie Center for the Arts. Three Rivers, MI, September 13 - October 11, 1998. Invitational group exhibition.
Creative work in video: other exhibitions and screenings
Visions Fugitive: Selected Work in Video, Animation, and Sound. Glance Gallery, South Bend/Granger, IN, November 3 - 29, 2008.
Visions Fugitive. Warner Gallery, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, October 25, 2007. Distinguished Research Award lecture screening of multiple works.
New Work in Video, Animation, and Sound. Goshen College, Goshen, IN. Lecture screening of multiple works, December 1, 2006.
Musical Structure in Media Composition. Goshen College, Goshen, IN. Lecture screening of multiple works, November 18, 2005.
Video, animation, sound. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Lecture screening of multiple works, November 2, 2005.
Video as Art. Goshen College, Goshen, IN. Lecture screening of multiple works, September 3, 2003. Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, 1998 - present. Faculty exhibitions.
Creative work in video: broadcast and documentary
Kentucky Educational Television (PBS), Barr Films, National Educational Television Association (PBS), Coronet Film / Video, Western Kentucky University Public Television. PBS system, national and regional broadcasts and distribution of work in documentary and educational video. Significant work includes:
Jesse Stuart: An American Writer (1997). 60 minutes.
Multiple broadcasts beginning February, 1998, by Kentucky Educational Television (KET). Distributed by KET.
James Still: Man on Troublesome Creek (1989). 30 minutes.
Multiple broadcasts by Kentucky Educational Television (KET).
Distributed to PBS system stations nationwide through KET and the National Educational Television Association (NETA).
Invited screening, Appalachian Symposium, University of Rome, Italy, January 18-20, 1989. Presenter: James Still.
Invited screening, Television Profiles of Kentucky Writers, 20th-Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, February 24, 1989
I Have a Place: The Poetry of Jim Wayne Miller (1985). 30 minutes.
Multiple broadcasts by Kentucky Educational Television (KET).
Distributed to PBS system stations nationwide through KET and the National Educational Television Association (NETA).
Invited screenings, Appalachian Writers Workshop, Hindman, KY, July, 1997, and Jim Wayne Miller Annual Celebration of Creative Writing, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 1997-2002.
Invited screening, Appalachian Symposium, University of Rome, Italy, January 18-20, 1989. Presenter: James Still.
Invited screening, Television Profiles of Kentucky Writers, 20th - Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, February 24, 1989.
Invited screening, Independent Showcase, J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY, April 15, 1989.
Poetry: A Beginner’s Guide (1984). 30 minutes.
Educational documentary on the elements of poetry and the art of the poet. International distribution by Coronet Film & Video.
St. Moritz Festival & European Tour (1983). 30 minutes.
Produced in Europe for Associate Consultants for Education Abroad (ACEA), London, and Western Kentucky University. Features Neville Marriner and the Philharmonia Hungarica. Exhibition and distribution throughout the US and Europe via ACEA, broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television and WKYU-TV.
Creative work in video and poetry: awards and prizes
West of Wichita, Finalist, 2023 Chapbook Contest, The Heartland Review, Elizabethtown, KY.
1st Honorable Mention for Riffing on William Stafford, poem, Oregon Poetry Association, Poets Choice Category, Spring Adult Contest, Spring, 2023.
Finalist, 2020 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize for Obit, poem, in The Heartland Review, Mick Kennedy, ed. The Heartland Review Press, Elizabethtown, KY, Spring, 2020.
First Place, 2019 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize for Documentary, poem, in The Heartland Review, Mick Kennedy, ed. The Heartland Review Press, Elizabethtown, KY, Spring, 2019.
Honorable Mention, 2019 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize for West of Wichita, poem, in The Heartland Review, Mick Kennedy, ed. The Heartland Review Press, Elizabethtown, KY, Spring, 2019.
Sherry Dailey and Tom Tucker Award of Merit in Memory of Shirley Dailey Bennett for Maquette (2012), 69th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, June 29- August 24, 2013.
Museum Award for Act II (2009), 67th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, July 9 - August 27, 2011.
Danette Angermeier Memorial Award for Visions Fugitive (2007), 66th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, July 10 -September 4, 2010.
First Place for Crossing, Berlin 1927 (2008), Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Image, Attitude, Impression, March 12 - April 19, 2010.
Juror's Selection Award for One, Two (2008), CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Juried Member's Exhibition, February 6 - March 20, 2010.
First Place for Act II (2009), Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Assume Nothing, September 11 - October 9, 2009.
Honorable Mention for Crossing, Berlin 1927 (2008), Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, September 4 - 26, 2009.
Honorable Mention for Epiphany (2006), South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, Color Matters, September 18 - November 1, 2009.
Hun Art Foundation Award for Billboard (2004), Hun Gallery International 2008, Hun Gallery, New York, NY.
Pfizer Award for Epiphany (2004), 63rd Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, July 7 - August 31, 2007.
Distinguished Research Award, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana, April, 2007.
First Place for Persona (2001), Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Spirituality & Religion in a Modern World, March 18 - April 29, 2005.
Best of Show for Flight (2000), Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Fusion-Form-Function, October 1 - November 5, 2004.
Juror’s Award for In tempo (2002) and Billboard (2004), Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, Digitally Propelled Ideas Biennial, September 20 - October 20, 2004.
Burke Award for Billboard (2004), 60th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, September 18-October 24, 2004.
Best of Category, Dynamic Media, for Flight (2000) and Passing Figure (1999), BitByBit All Digital Exhibition, Manitou Springs, CO, 2000.
Director’s Choice Award, Sinking Creek Film Festival, Nashville, TN, 1989.
Honorable Mention, National Educational Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL, 1989.
Certificate of Creative Excellence, U.S. Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL, 1988.
Silver Apple Award, National Educational Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL, 1988.
Honorable Mention, American Film and Video Festival, Educational Film Library Association, New York, NY, 1988.
Golden Gate Award, for I Have a Place: The Poetry of Jim Wayne Miller, San Francisco International Film and Video Festival, San Francisco, CA, 1986.
Finalist, American Film Festival, Educational Film Library Association, New York, NY, 1986.
Silver Apple Award, National Educational Film Festival, Chicago, IL, 1986.
Bronze Medal, International Film and Television Festival of New York, NY, 1985.
Red Ribbon Award, American Film Festival, Educational Film Library Association, New York, NY, 1985.
Finalist, Birmingham International Educational Film Festival, Birmingham, AL, 1985.
Finalist, VPA National Monitor Awards, New York, NY, 1984.
Gordon J. Alderman Award for Outstanding Creativity, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1981.
Reviews and press
Judge’s Remarks: Brian Sneeden, Judge, Oregon Poetry Association, 1st Honorable Mention for Riffing on William Stafford, Poets Choice Category, Spring Adult Contest, Spring, 2023.
A poet and a professor. Feature article by Kate Luce in Aspire, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, April, 2020.
Michael Lasater: Bringing New Media Into a Museum. Feature article by Kate Luce in Aspire, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, September, 2019.
Editor’s Notes: Jed Myers, judge, Joy Bale Boone Poetry Award, critical comment on Documentary, first place winning poem. The Heartland Review, Elizabethtown, KY, Spring, 2019.
Videofocus: Stigmart Art Review. Extensive interview/review of multiple works.http://issuu.com/stigmart10press/docs/stigmart_videofocus_-_february_2014
Dreamy drawings and video open portals to reverie. Kansas City Star, January 8, 2014. Review by Rebecca Hartman of Michael Lasater solo exhibition of multiple works, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, December 13, 2013 – January 17, 2014.
Nothing in the KCAC’s latest show stands still. The Pitch, December 24, 2013. Review by Liz Cook of Michael Lasater solo exhibition of multiple works, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, December 13, 2013 – January 17, 2014.
IU professor's multimedia work challenges perceptions at South Bend Museum of Art. IU Homepages, Bloomington, IN, April 2012. Feature article by Jennifer Piurek on Michael Lasater: Video, Animation, Sound, South Bend Museum of Art, March 10 - July 8, 2012.
Professor by day, featured exhibit artist by night. The Preface, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, April 24, 2012. Feature article by Malory Pecina on Michael Lasater: Video, Animation, Sound, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, March 10 - July 8, 2012.
A Moment in Time. Feature article on Michael Lasater: Video, Animation, Sound, South Bend Museum of Art, March 10 - July 8, 2012. Howard Dukes, South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, April 1, 2012.
The Traditional and the Non-Traditional, review by Michael Snyder. The Preface, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, September 17, 2008.
Still image from Visions Fugitive (2007) published as brochure cover art and website banner for River Market Regional Exhibition & Michael Lasater: The Underground Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, July 13 - August 17, 2007.
Still image from Flight (2006) published as brochure cover art and website banner for Summer Show & Critic’s Choice, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, June 23 - August 19, 2006.
Still image from Flight (2000) published in Solo Exhibitions by Artist Members, CAA News, College Art Association, Volume 31, Number 1, January, 2006.
Collage for the Senses, by Talia Reed, Arts Everywhere, South Bend, IN, November 8, 2007. Review of Visions Fugitive: New Work in Video, Animation, and Sound, Distinguished Research Award Exhibition, Warner Gallery, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, October25-November 9, 2007.
Artistic and Cinematic Lines Blur at Edges, review of solo show of multiple works, by LiJia Gong, The Hoya, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., November 11, 2005.
Review of work and publication of still image from Flight (2000), by James W. Mahoney, Washington, D.C. editor, Art in America, published in Art Papers, Atlanta, GA, September/October, 2005.
Still image from Contrapunctus (2004) published as cover art for Marquee, Arts & Entertainment, Athens Banner Herald, Athens, GA, May 19-25, 2005.
Technological Affectations, review of multiple works by Melissa Link, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, GA, May 19-25, 2005.
Embedded: living with technology, review of multiple works by Lizzie Zucker Saltz, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, April 9-May 29, 2005.
Still image from Flight (2000) and artist’s statement published in Indiana University Research & Creative Activity, Bloomington, IN, Volume XXV, No. 2, Spring 2003.
“Virtual Disrealities,” review of solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Art Center by Julianna Thibodeaux, published in Nuvo Weekly, Indianapolis, IN, April 2, 2003.
Still image from Passing Figure published as cover art (with artist’s statement) in Religion & Education, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring 2002.
Jesse Stuart: An American Writer, reviewed by Susan Voelkel, IU Homepages, Bloomington, IN, January 23, 1998.
Lights, camera, action at IUSB, article by Marilyn Hughes, South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, November 27, 1995.
I Have a Place: The Poetry of Jim Wayne Miller, reviewed by F.P. Hulme, The Arts Journal, May, 1986, and by John Egerton, author of Generations: An American Family.
Grants and stipends
Exhibition stipend, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, March 10 - July 8, 2012. Michael Lasater: Video, Animation, Sound. Solo exhibition of multiple works.
Exhibition stipend, 4Culture Gallery, Seattle, WA, December, 2011 - December, 2012. Crossing, Berlin 1927 (2008). National juried group exhibition.
Endowment Funds Grant, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, in support of New Media Studio development, 2009-2010.
Dean’s Discretionary Fund, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, in support of exhibition in the Hun Gallery International 2008, New York, NY.
Information Technologies Grant for construction of New Media Studio, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, 2005
Dean’s Discretionary Fund, Division of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, for work at TIMARA Workshop in Electronic & Computer Music, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, June 14-28, 1998.
Media Grants, Kentucky Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, 1995, for Jesse Stuart: An American Writer.
Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, 1995. Production support for Jesse Stuart: An American Writer.
Curriculum Development Grant, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN, 1994.
Professional Development Grant for Artists, Kentucky Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts, 1990.
Project Grant, Kentucky Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts and Kentucky Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities (The Kentucky Film and Video Project) to research and write screenplay for What Money Buys, adapted from a novel by Jim Wayne Miller. 1988-1989.
Project Grant, Kentucky Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts, for screenings of I Have a Place: the Poetry of Jim Wayne Miller and James Still: Man on Troublesome Creek at the Appalachian Symposium, January 18-20, 1988, University of Rome, Italy.
Project Grant, Kentucky Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, for Stories of the Mountain South, 1988-1989.
Project Grant, Kentucky Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, for Conversations with James Still, 1988.
Project Grant, Kentucky Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, for James Still: Man on Troublesome Creek, 1987-1988.
Project Grant, Kentucky Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, for I Have a Place: The Poetry of Jim Wayne Miller, 1985-1986.
Other academic and professional experience
Participant, TIMARA Summer Workshops in Electronic & Computer Music, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Technology in Music and Related Arts, June 14-28, 1998.
Workshops, lectures and lab sessions in MIDI theory and practice, electronic music and sound synthesis, major composition, sequencing and system control software, sound edit software, video interfaces, etc. Application in various New Media courses.
1991-August, 1994: Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Broadcasting & Director, Educational Television Service, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Responsible for management of WKU's Educational Television Service, including public broadcasting (WKYU-TV, Channel 24), distance learning, teleconferencing, video production, interactive multimedia production, and campus cable.
Wrote, produced, and directed for broadcast, for clients in government, business and industry, and in support of WKU's educational mission.
Taught non-fiction film/video criticism & production, film/video writing, and introduction to electronic communication.
Established WKYU’s production facilities for interactive multimedia.
1983-1991: Assistant/Associate Professor & Senior Producer, Educational Television, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Responsible for studio, remote and film-style productions utilizing the full range of video production techniques.
Wrote, produced and directed for broadcast via the Kentucky Network (KET), for statewide cable distribution, for government and business, for national distribution via Coronet Film and Video, EEN/IPS, SECA, Barr Films, and in support of the university's educational mission.
Taught courses in writing for film/video, studio production, and single-camera, film-style production.
1981-1983: Producer/Director/Writer, St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Association, WNPE/WNPI-TV, Watertown, NY.
Responsible for film-style and multi-camera productions fulfilling the station's public broadcasting agenda.
Initiated, produced, and directed full-length, multi-camera concert productions at the SUNY Potsdam School of Music. Wrote, produced, and directed several film-style programs on job opportunities for young people in New York State's North Country.
1977-1980: Director of Marketing, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse, NY.
Responsible for producing and marketing full orchestral and small ensemble performances, departmental management and budgeting, grant writing, and public relations and publicity work.
Major accomplishments included producing and promoting SSO debut and return concert engagements at Carnegie Hall (Christopher Keene, 1978 & 1980), a multi-concert residency at the Chautauqua Institution, and performances of Madama Butterfly with the Opera Theatre of Syracuse for the reopening of Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, New York.
1976-1977: Assistant Manager/Orchestra Member, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Responsible for accounting, grant proposal writing and administration, concert production and promotion. Orchestra member, bass trombone.
Professional performance career in music
L’orchestra del Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto, Italy; Villach, Austria; Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1976. Member, bass trombone. Music Direction: Christopher Keene, Gian Carlo Menotti.
New Jersey Symphony, Newark, NJ, 1975-1976. Bass trombone. Conductors: Henry Lewis, Jesse Levine.
Bolshoi Opera of Moscow, USSR, New York tour engagements, July, 1975. Bass trombone.
Tanglewood Festival Fellowship Orchestra & Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lenox, MA, 1974. Fellowship member, bass trombone. Conductors: Seiji Ozawa, Gunther Schuller
Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY, 1973-1975. Bass trombone. Conductors: James Levine, Rafael Kubelik, James Conlon, Sixten Ehrling.
National Orchestral Association Orchestra, City Center, New York, NY, 1973-1975. Member, bass trombone.
Lincoln Center Student Program ensembles, New York, NY, 1973-1975. Member, bass trombone.
Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1969-1977. Bass trombone. Conductors: Imre Pallo, Gunther Schuller, Victoria Bond.
Show band work in Catskills resorts The Pines, The Raleigh, South Fallsburg, NY, 1969-1972. Tenor, bass trombone. Mel Torme, various Broadway and Hollywood performers.
United States Military Academy Band, West Point, NY, 1969-1972. Member, bass trombone.
Aspen Festival Orchestra, Aspen, CO, 1968, 1969. Member, bass trombone. Conductors: James Levine, Walter Susskind, Darius Milhaud, Leonard Slatkin, Lawrence Foster.
University Circle Orchestra, Cleveland, OH, 1967-1969. Bass trombone. Music Director: James Levine. Members of The Cleveland Orchestra.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Band. Mid-Kansas tour, Hutchinson, KS, 1964. Tenor trombone. Conductor: Merle Evans